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Special Notice for Lithuanian Applicants: Beginning April 7, 2009 Lithuanian immigrant visa cases, except for diversity visa cases, will be processed and scheduled for interviews at the American Embassy in Vilnius. Applicants that have an appointment scheduled in Warsaw or have started the application process and need to return with more documentation or information will continue to be processed in Warsaw.
Вниманию заявителей из Литвы: Начиная с 7 апреля 2009 г. иммиграционные визовые дела, за исключением лотерейных, будут рассматриваться в Посольстве США в Вильнюсе, в котором апликанты будут проходить собеседование с консулом. Апликанты, собеседование у которых назначено в Варшаве, или те, которые уже начали процедуру и должны предоставить нехватающие документы, будут продолжать процедуру в Варшаве.
Special Notice for Applicants from Outside Poland: Applying for an immigrant visa at the Embassy in Warsaw will require at least one trip to Poland, and in some cases multiple trips. More Information
Вниманию заявителей проживающих за пределами Польши: В процессе получения иммиграционных виз требуется один или иногда несколько визитов в Американском посольстве в Варшаве. Подробнее
Visa Categories
An immigrant visa is required of anyone who wishes to enter the United States to reside there permanently, whether or not that person plans to seek employment in the United States. U.S. immigration law provides for the issuance of immigrant visas in four general categories: Immediate relatives , Family Based Immigration, Employment Based Immigration and Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, known as the "green card" lottery. This page also provides information about Fiancee visas.
Immediate Relatives
The following immediate relatives of U.S. citizens are eligible to qualify for immigration in the immediate relative category.
Note: Grandparents, aunts, uncles, in-laws and cousins cannot sponsor a relative for immigration.
Spouse or minor child of a U.S. citizen
An immigrant visa may only be processed for a child if he/she has no claim to U.S. citizenship.
Parent of a U.S. citizen U.S. citizen must be 21 or over
Step-parent or child of a U.S. citizen Step-parent, step-child relationship must occur before the child’s 18th birthday
Spouse of a deceased U.S. Citizen
Petition must be filed within 2 years of death of the U.S. citizen.
Orphans adopted abroad by a U.S. Citizen or orphans to be adopted in the U.S. by a U.S. Citizen
Family Based Immigration
Persons seeking to immigrate in one of the family based preference categories will qualify for immigrant status only if they have the necessary relationship to a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident as described below.
Note: Grandparents, aunts, uncles, in-laws and cousins cannot sponsor a relative for immigration.
Unmarried son or daughter over the age of 21 of a U.S. citizen
Spouse or unmarried son or daughter of a Lawful Permanent Resident
Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen
Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen U.S. citizen must be 21 or over
Employment Based Immigration
In general, a specific offer of employment from a U.S. based employer is required to qualify for immigration in the employment based preference categories.
Priority Workers
Persons of extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, arts, business or athletics: outstanding professors and researchers & certain multinational executives & managers.
Persons with exceptional ability in the sciences, arts and business
Defined as a member of the professions holding an advanced degree or equivalent, or baccalaureate degree plus at least 5 years of progressive experience in the specialty, and persons of exceptional ability in the sciences, arts and business.
Professionals
A person who holds a baccalaureate degree and who is a member of the professions.
Skilled and Unskilled Workers
Skilled workers with at least two years training or experience and unskilled workers whose skills are in short supply in the U.S. Note: The Embassy does not keep a list of these professions.
Special immigrants
Certain religious workers and ministers of religion, certain international organization employees and their immediate family member, qualified and recommended current and former employees of the U.S. government and returning residents.
Investors
Persons who will create employment for at least ten unrelated persons by investing a minimum of $1,000,000 in a new commercial enterprise in the U.S. or at least $500,000 where the investment is being made in a "targeted employment area".
Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes available each year by random selection 50,000 permanent residence visas to persons from countries that have low rates of immigration to the United States. Visas are apportioned among six geographic regions based on immigration rates over the last five years, with a greater number of visas going to regions with lower rates of immigration.
Due to the large numbers of Poles immigrating to the United States, as in previous years Poland has been excluded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from the 2010 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery. The Immigration and Nationality Act states that no diversity visas shall be provided for “high admission” countries – those from which there were more than 50,000 immigrants during the previous five years. Each year, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the DHS compiles the immigrant admission figures for the previous five years to identify those countries that must be excluded from the annual diversity lottery. A separate determination is made before each lottery application period, resulting in the list of countries eligible for the program changing from one year to the next. It is therefore possible that Poland could be included in the DV Program again in future years, if the number of Polish immigrants to the U.S. drops below the 50,000 threshold for the preceding five years.
DV-2010 Program Participants
Persons whose DV-2010 Lottery entry has been selected.
DV-2011 Prospective Participants
Persons who have submitted or plan to submit their entry for the DV-2011 Visa Lottery Program.
Fiancee Visas
Fiancee of U.S. Citizen
The fiance(e) of a U.S. Citizen who intends to travel to the United States to marry and take up indefinite residence after marriage.
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