PATHWAY USA IMMIGRATION QUESTIONNAIRE
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
Dianne Stewart : President – PathWayUSA |
5617 Providence Glen Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28270 USA
Skype Name : carolinabudgie
There are a number of visa alternatives open to you.
- L-1A and L-1BIntracompany work visas
- O-1A and O-1B Extraordinary Ability work visas
- H-1B and H-2B Work Visas
- EB-5 Investor Visa
- F-1 Student Visa
- J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa
- K-1 Fiancée and Fiancé Visa
- R-1 Religious Worker Visa
STEP 1 :In order for us to discuss this with you and to advise on a recommended method of approach, please complete the following questionnaire with as much honesty and detail as possible. We will obviously maintain this in the strictest confidence and will only discuss this with you and with our immigration lawyer here in the USA. As South Africans who have already made the move, we understand and appreciate the sensitivities involved here.
STEP 2 :Please submit this questionnaire, completed in full, when you are ready to proceed. We will review the strengths & weakness (if any) of your case, an explanation of the various US visas and the visa options available to you. For this evaluation as to the chances of your getting an employment-based visa, we require a processing fee of $150 which may be paid by credit card, PayPal or EFT.
STEP 3 :Should you thereafter wish to have a phone-consultation with us, to expand / clarify your situation, and/or to ask any questions about the various visas and/or to ask us any questions about immigration to the USA and/or living in the USA, or to clarify anything and/or to obtain further information, we will call you at an arranged time. These phone-consultations with Dianne Stewart, up to 90 minutes in total, are available by appointment only.Our 60-90 minute phone-consultation fee is US$150 inclusive of our time and the cost of the phone-call to you. This may be paid by credit card, PayPal or EFT.
Alternatively or additionally. you may wish to send us a list of written questions for which you may want written answers. Our fee for preparing written answers to your questions is $150 per hour and we require a $300 deposit for this service, payable in advance by credit card, PayPal or EFT. If the written answers take less time, you will receive a pro-rated refund. Should your list of questions prove extensive, requiring more than 2 hours of professional time, we will let you know before expending additional time and incurring additional costs.
STEP 4 :After the phone-consultation, if you decide to proceed with the immigration process, we suggest that you plan a Look-See-Decide (LSD) trip to the USA to make sure this is what you want to do. We will help you plan this trip and our services include, inter alia,
- introductions to our immigration attorney,
- meeting with a Realtor and looking at neighborhoods and properties,
- looking at schools,
- opening a bank account and getting a credit card,
- “Americanizing” your resume,
- meeting head-hunters,
- visiting Chambers of Commerce,
- looking at business and employment opportunities
- registering a corporation in the USA,
- meeting other ex-pats and
- pretty much anything else you want to achieve on this visit. We work with you in the planning of the LSD, we chaperone you when you arrive until you find your feet, ensuring that the LSD is as productive and rewarding as possible.
Fees for PathwayUSA services depend on the service level package(s) you require.These fees can be paid by credit card or PayPal.
STEP 5 : After the LSD, if you still intend to proceed with immigration, we will refer you to our immigration attorney who will take over the legal aspect of your visa petition. He will provide you with a list of documents that you need to collect for submission to the USCIS. He will explain his legal fees and the filing fees and when these have to be paid, as well as the anticipated time-line for consideration of your visa petition by the USCIS.
STEP 6 : Once your visa is approved, we come back into the picture in helping you make the move. We help you decide on what to bring, what to leave behind and on arrival we provide assistance in getting your Social Security card, drivers license, utility and internet connections, getting a cell-phone, and details of little things like location of library, hospitals, urgent care, doctors, dentists, shopping tricks and all those hundreds of details that can make acclimatization either so easy or so frustrating. Our fees for these services depend on the PathwayUSA service level package you require.
BUDGET
Your visa application is going to cost you somewhere between US$5k and US$7.5k (depending on the type of visa). The common practice is 50% of the lawyer’s legal fees up front, 100% of the statutory filing fees when the lawyer is ready to file your visa application, and all balances once your visa has been granted. Your PathWayUSA Assistance will depend on the service level package(s) you require. We supply you with a schedule of available services and related fees together with your Questionnaire Evaluation.
IMMIGRATION PLAN OF ACTION
- Decide on services required – Visa with or without PathWayUSA Assistance (if PathWayUSA assistance is not required, our involvement ends and you are free to proceed with an immigration attorney of your choice who will bill you hourly for any matters outside the direct visa application process.)
- Payment of deposits required to commence the application process.
- Start collecting the required documentation for your visa application – this is a lengthy process and it will take you a good few weeks to obtain/prepare all of the documents.
- Courier/fax/email copies of all the documents to the immigration lawyer.
- The lawyer will prepare the submission and keep you advised of progress and any additional information required.
- Upon completion, the submission will be sent to you for review of accuracy and your approval.
- Payment of statutory filing fees required prior to filing of the submission with the US-CIS
- If the US-CIS requires clarification or further evidence, it will contact your immigration attorney. Should this occur, adherence to deadlines is critical – a late response will void the entire visa application and you start all over again.
- Once the visa has been granted, the balance of the lawyer’s fees are immediately due and payable.
- Once your visa has been approved, PathWayUSA comes back into action with the continuation of the work started in the LSD phase. We find out as much about you as possible in order to start finding appropriate schools for your children, appropriate neighborhoods servicing those schools, housing within your price-range and a complete summary of everything you need to know in order to prepare you for your move to the USA. This process commences some months before you leave South Africa and continues for two months after you arrive in the USA to settle into your new life.Important Note :There is only ONE way of doing things correctly in the USA, and MANY ways of doing things incorrectly. Mistakes have long-term implications and are usually very costly.
- If you are considering immigration into the USA, DO NOT sell your home and business or interests in a business until this questionnaire has been evaluated – owning a home and/or business or being a manager in a business could be a critical element to getting a visa.
Instructions for completing this form : This form is dynamic and can be completed on-screen - the shaded (yellow) spaces will increase to accommodate your input. Just click the “TAB” key to move between the dynamic fields.
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PATHWAY USA IMMIGRATION QUESTIONNAIRE
PART 1
YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS
FIRSTNAME, MIDDLENAME(S) & LASTNAME :
DATE & COUNTRY OF BIRTH : AGE : NICKNAME :
CITIZENSHIP(S) OF ALL MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY : RACE OF ALL MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY :
STREET ADDRESS (City & Province only) :
E-MAIL ADDRESS : PHONE (C) : WEBSITE (IF Applicable) :
YOUR SPOUSES PERSONAL DETAILS
FIRSTNAME, MIDDLENAME(S) & LASTNAME :
DATE & COUNTRY OF BIRTH : AGE : NICKNAME :
DATE & COUNTRY OF MARRIAGE :
YOUR LEGAL DEPENDANTS DETAILS (Children Under 21)
CHILD #1 :FIRSTNAME, MIDDLENAME(S) & LASTNAME :
GENDER : AGE : DATE & COUNTRY OF BIRTH :
CHILD #2 : FIRSTNAME, MIDDLENAME(S) & LASTNAME :
GENDER : AGE : DATE & COUNTRY OF BIRTH :
CHILD #3 : FIRSTNAME, MIDDLENAME(S) & LASTNAME :
GENDER : AGE : DATE & COUNTRY OF BIRTH :
CHILD #4 : FIRSTNAME, MIDDLENAME(S) & LASTNAME :
GENDER : AGE : DATE & COUNTRY OF BIRTH :
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
YOUR ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL DEGREES, DIPLOMAS & CERTIFICATES :
YOUR EXCEPTIONAL / WORLD-CLASS BUSINESS SKILLS / ACHIEVEMENTS (IF ANY) (As recognized by your peers) :
YOUR SPOUSES ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL DEGREES, DIPLOMAS & CERTIFICATES :
YOUR SPOUSES EXCEPTIONAL / WORLD-CLASSBUSINESS SKILLS / ACHIEVEMENTS (IF ANY) (As recognized by your peers) :
PRESENT EMPLOYMENT & EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
YOUR PRESENT EMPLOYER: JOB TITLE/ DESCRIPTION: DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT : years.
DO YOU PRESENTLY MANAGE SUBORDINATE SKILLED WORKERS? If YES, describe the nature of your managerial function and how many people you manage.
YOUR SPOUSES PRESENT EMPLOYER: JOB TITLE/DESCRIPTION: DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT : years.
DOES YOUR SPOUSE PRESENTLY MANAGE SUBORDINATE SKILLED WORKERS? If YES, describe the nature of his/her managerial function and how many people he/she manages.
DOES YOUR PRESENT EMPLOYER OR YOUR SPOUSES PRESENT EMPLOYER HAVE A BRANCH OR AFFILIATE IN THE USA? If YES, provide details.
DO YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE OWN YOUR OWN BUSINESS? If YES, supply full details :
- how many years in this business:
- nature of work done by the business:
- your title & position in the business:
- how many employees in this business:
- your managerial duties :
- how many skilled workers do you manage:
- does this business have international customers or international business potential (please describe):
- if you were to expand this business into the USA and relocate to the USA, could the SA operation continue without you? :
IF THE ABOVE DOES NOT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE YOUR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY SINCE LEAVING SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION HERE (with specific regard to your managerial function and / or any extra-ordinary abilities you may have which have been so recognized by your peers) :
USA EMPLOYMENT
HAVE YOU BEEN OFFERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE USA? If YES, supply full details regarding employer, position offered, contract term, compensation package.
HAVE YOU BEEN OFFERED AN INTRACOMPANY TRANSFER TO THE USA? If YES, supply full details regarding the basis and reason for the transfer.
ARE YOU PLANNING TO EXPAND YOUR PRESENT BUSINESS INTO THE USA THROUGH A NEW START-UP COMPANY IN THE USA? If YES, supply full details regarding the nature of the new business venture. If YES, will your business in South Africa continue to exist without you? If YES, what is your job position within the SA business , how long have you held this position and how many employees will remain in this business once you leave for the USA?
DO YOU HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURSES TO INVEST $500k TO $1MILLION INTO A (NEW) BUSINESS IN THE USA? (This is the basis of the EB-5 visa)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
DOES ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY HAVE ANY CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS? If YES, supply full details.
HAS ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY SERVED IN THE MILITARY, POLICE, LAW ENFORCEMENT? If YES, supply full details, duration, nature of work done, nature of termination or discharge.
POLITICAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS? If YES, supply full details :
ILLEGAL DRUG CONSUMPTION? If YES, supply full details.
HEALTH ISSUES? MENTAL HEALTH? COMMUNICABLE DISEASES? If YES, supply full details.
DETAILS OF ANY DIVORCES IN YOUR FAMILY?
HAVE YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE EVER BEEN GRANTED A VISA TO ENTER THE USA? If YES, supply full details – duration, date & place of issue.
HAVE YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE EVER BEEN DENIED A VISA TO ENTER THE USA? If YES, supply full details.
ARE THERE ANY SECRETS OR SKELETONS IN YOUR CUPBOARD THAT YOU WOULD NOT LIKE THE WORLD TO KNOW ABOUT? Best you talk about them now rather than have them revealed later when they could sabotage your case at the 11th hour or have your visa cancelled down the road? If YES, supply full details.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU FEEL MAY QUALIFY YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE FOR A VISA TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE USA? If YES, supply full details.
PATHWAY USA RELOCATION QUESTIONNAIRE
PART 2
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
Okay, so you’ve decided to emigrate to the USA and you’ve got a thousand questions you need answered. What State in the USA? What City? What schools? What do I bring with me? What do I dispose of? What about electrical appliances? Voltages? How much do houses cost? How do Realtors work? What are house comps? How do I get started? How do I get a mortgage? What is a credit score? How important is a good credit score? How do I build my credit score? How do I meet people? What language and cultural differences are there? How do I get a Social Security Card? A Driver’s License? How do the phones work? Getting an IntraLata and an InterLata phone provider? Differences between Cable, Satellite and DSL internet connections? Don’t know? Well, this is our specialty.
To do this, we need to get to know you and your family. Who are you? What your family is like? About your home in South Africa? Your neighborhood? What your sports and hobby interests are? We need to visualize you in your new home in the USA, meeting your kind of people, doing your kind of activities. Our job is to make the USA your HOME as quickly and as painlessly as possible. We will be your first friends in the USA. From our own experiences when we arrived here in 2001, a good friend with sound advice would have saved us thousands of Dollars and made life so much easier. We’ve learned and we’ve helped other South Africans and we can do the same for you.
So, relax and tell us about your family.
YOUR CHILDREN’S DETAILS (Children Under 18)
CHILD #1
FIRSTNAME: GENDER : NICKNAME : AGE :
DOES THIS CHILD EXCELL AT ANY SPORTS? If YES, supply full details
DOES THIS CHILD EXCELL AT ANY SCHOOL SUBJECTS? If YES, supply full details
WHAT SCHOOL : GRADE / STANDARD : TYPE OF SCHOOL?
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE : (On a grading of 1 – 5 with 1 being “needs help” and 5 being “gifted”)
IS THIS CHILD LIKELY TO WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY? If YES, supply envisioned course of study.
ANY PHYSICAL, MENTAL or EMOTIONAL ISSUES? If YES, supply full details:
CHILD #2
FIRSTNAME: GENDER : NICKNAME : AGE :
DOES THIS CHILD EXCELL AT ANY SPORTS? If YES, supply full details
DOES THIS CHILD EXCELL AT ANY SCHOOL SUBJECTS? If YES, supply full details
WHAT SCHOOL : GRADE / STANDARD : TYPE OF SCHOOL?
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE : (On a grading of 1 – 5 with 1 being “needs help” and 5 being “gifted”)
IS THIS CHILD LIKELY TO WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY? If YES, supply envisioned course of study.
ANY PHYSICAL, MENTAL or EMOTIONAL ISSUES? If YES, supply full details
CHILD #3
FIRSTNAME: GENDER : NICKNAME : AGE :
DOES THIS CHILD EXCELL AT ANY SPORTS? If YES, supply full details
DOES THIS CHILD EXCELL AT ANY SCHOOL SUBJECTS? If YES, supply full details
WHAT SCHOOL : GRADE / STANDARD : TYPE OF SCHOOL?
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE : (On a grading of 1 – 5 with 1 being “needs help” and 5 being “gifted”)
IS THIS CHILD LIKELY TO WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY? If YES, supply envisioned course of study.
ANY PHYSICAL, MENTAL or EMOTIONAL ISSUES? If YES, supply full details
CHILD #4
FIRSTNAME: GENDER : NICKNAME : AGE :
DOES THIS CHILD EXCELL AT ANY SPORTS? If YES, supply full details
DOES THIS CHILD EXCELL AT ANY SCHOOL SUBJECTS? If YES, supply full details
WHAT SCHOOL : GRADE / STANDARD : TYPE OF SCHOOL?
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE : (On a grading of 1 – 5 with 1 being “needs help” and 5 being “gifted”)
IS THIS CHILD LIKELY TO WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY? If YES, supply envisioned course of study.
ANY PHYSICAL, MENTAL or EMOTIONAL ISSUES? If YES, supply full details