Immigrate to the United States – What is the quickest way?
• A2. That depends on what you mean by “immigrate”. You can move to the United States and begin living and working there very quickly with a so-called non-immigrant visa. But such a visa does not allow you to stay here forever. If, however, by “immigrate” you mean move to the United States forever, then the timing will usually be significantly longer. We have already mentioned previously that most immigration to the United States involves a two-step process. Usually immigrants get a non-immigrant working visa first, and then later adjust to immigrant status. The quickest non-immigrant working visas that will get you into the United States are the work visas for professionals under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). If you are a citizen of Canada or Mexico, such a visa can be obtained within a few weeks or even sooner. Other quick visas include working visas for executives and managers transferring from an affiliated company outside the U.S. to an affiliate in the U.S. The
