Welcome to Online Application System

             

Go to <Login Page> if you have already read the below instructions.

             

Otherwise, please read the following instructions.

             

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Before Beginning an Online Application

             

Get organized!

             

To simplify the application process, gather required documents and other information ahead of time.

             

Collect Required Documents.  Following are the required documents that you should mail to us after you complete the Online Application.  A photocopy of each item is sufficient for our record.  Should the original is required, we will ask for it at later time.  As many pieces of information are required from these documents, during the Online Application, we recommend you collect the required documents before you begin the application process.

             

Applicants in Foreign Countries.  The majority of the required documents are for applicants who are currently staying the U.S.  You may skip the items that do not apply to you or your eligibility for the U.S. permanent residency.

             

For Principal Applicant:

             

1. Passport Biographical Information Page.
2. Original Visa used for last entry into the U.S.
3. I-94 Departure Record.
4. I-797 USCIS Approval Notice for your visa petition, if applicable.
5. I-797 USCIS Approval Notice for any Change of Status or Extension of Status after arrival in the U.S. , if applicable.
6. All DS-230 Certificates of Eligibility, if a J-1/J-2 visitor.
7. All I-20 Certificates of Eligibility, if a F-1/F-2 student or family.
8. Any other immigration papers issued by U.S. Government for your current visa status.
9. Professional Degrees (Doctor’s or Master’s) and the Transcripts, if applicable.
10. Bachelor’s degree and the Transcript.
11. Credentials Evaluation for all degrees and transcript received from foreign institutions.
12. State Teaching Certificate, if applicable.
13. Resume.
14. Reference Letters for your work experiences only related to the position offered by your sponsoring employer for the permanent residence application.

             

For Each of Family Members:

             

15. Passport Biographical Information Page.
16. Original Visa used for last entry into the U.S.
17. I-94 Departure Record.
18. I-797 USCIS Approval Notice for your visa petition, if applicable.
19. I-797 USCIS Approval Notice for any Change of Status or Extension of Status after arrival in the U.S. , if applicable.
20. All DS-230 Certificates of Eligibility, if a J-1/J-2 visitor.
21. All I-20 Certificates of Eligibility, if a F-1/F-2 student or family.
22. Any other immigration papers issued by U.S. Government for your current visa status.

             

Collect Necessary Information for Online Application.  Following are additional pieces of information you need during the application process.  If necessary, please arrange referential documents in advance, for your convenience in the application process.

             

• Marriage: Official date and place
• Information about previous residences (last 5 years): address, month and year you moved in and out the residence.
• Information about previous employment (last 5 years): employer company name and address, month and year you started and left the job
• If a H-1B/H-4 worker and family, information about your previous stays in H status: dates for all U.S. arrivals and departures.
• Parents: dates and places of birth, if known.
• Former spouse, if applicable: dates and places for the marriage and termination.

             

Remember to Sign and Send Certification.  At the end of online application, you are required to certify the correctness of the data you entered.  Your certification is executed by clicking the <submit> button placed at the last page (“Certification”).  The application system will pop up a hard copy of your Certification, along with the final instruction.  Please make sure you follow the end instruction before you leave the application process.

             

Tips for Online Application.

             

• Should you stop in the middle of the online application, you may do so and return to the application system at later time.  Please make sure to save your data entries before you leave.  The <Save> button is placed at the bottom of each page.
• Questions are grouped by Sections, and each group is shown on one page.  When you move to next Section (page), the application system automatically saves your entries.  If you should stop, however, in the middle of the section, please click the <Save> button before you leave.
• Sample answers are provided for your reference, in case you are unsure of questions.
• For technical immigration data required, we provided illustrations for your easy reference.  Click the question mark buttons for those items.
• If necessary, you may jump to other Sections or other Family Member Data pages, by clicking the connecting buttons or links placed at the top of each page.
• Summary pages contained a <print> command button for your convenience.  In case you wish to print out other pages, please use the regular print command provided by your Internet browser.

             

Thank you very much for your cooperation.  Let’s begin the Online Application!