It is really important that you are able to read and interpret the information on the United States visa document clearly and properly. This is not going to help you understand the information properly that is displayed on the visa document but would also help you understand what kind of a visa has been issued to you and not to forget, with that you would be able to avoid future troubles too.

Here is how you would be doing the same:

1. First from the top left corner you should look for the information related to, from where your visa was issued. This should be the place or rather the name of the city from where you had appeared for the interview with the visa officer.
2. Next you ought to check the Passport number on the visa document is printed correctly.
3. Next you need to check that your name is spelled correctly on the visa document. Even the smallest of the errors needs to be reported to the authorities immediately having failed to do the same could have serious consequences even up to refusal of entry into the United States after you have arrived at the port of entry.
4. Below the passport number would be your permitted umber of entries. “M” is for multiple entries and in case there is a number mentioned there you would be eligible to apply for entries up to that many times.
5. Below the entries would be the annotation field, this field is primarily indicated for extra information about your visa document. If you consider the example of the student visa then in this annotation field what you would be finding is the Sevis number and the name of the school in which you would have taken admission.
6. Above the annotation field would be the field where in the expiry date of the visa would be mentioned. The point to be noted here is that this date has got nothing to do with how long your stay is going to be in the United States. All that it specifies is that beyond that specified date you would not be able to request for an entry in to the United States basis that visa, and you would have to procure or have a new one approved.
7. Above that your date of birth would be mentioned again the smallest of the errors here needs to be reported
8. Above that is mentioned is the Visa type and the class of the visa. The class is dependent on the purpose of your travel, and could be B1, J1 so on and so forth. The alphabet “R” would signify passport type Regular.

The limits for the fiscal year 09, has been fixed as per the provisions of the INA Act (Sec 201). As per the said Immigration and Nationality Act (Sec 201), the annual minimum family sponsored preference limit is 226,000. However as per the same act the Upper limit for the preferred immigrants has been set to a maximum of 7% of the total applications received from the country for the employment based preference and the annual family sponsored preference. However, only 2% has been allotted for the dependent area limit.

The Sec 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, defines the preference of the family sponsored preferences as per the under mentioned.

First – The preference would be given to the unmarried children for the citizens and the number stands at 23,400 plus what ever is the surplus from the numbers allotted to the 4^th preference.

Second – The send in the line would be the spouses and children along with the unmarried children of the permanent residents of the United States.

Third – Third in the line comes the children of citizens who are married in different countries and are have been staying there. The upper limit for this category has been fixed at 23400 plus the surplus of the first two preferences.

Fourth – Siblings of adult United State citizens, and the upper limit of this preference e has been capped at 65,000. This category would also include the surplus of the previous 3 preferences.

There has been mentioned some preferences for the employment based immigrations as well.

1. 28.6% of the world wide employment based preference level would be allowed as the first preference.

2. People in profession who holds advanced degree. This category has been capped at the maximum of 28.6% of the world wide employment based preference level.

3. The third category is for the skilled workers and the professionals. Again capped at 28.6% of the world wide employment based preference level.

4. This category is for the special immigrants being capped at 7.1% of the total world wide level.

First is if the person is not a citizen in one of the countries which fall under the thirty five countries which are listed by the United States government and falls under the visa waiver program.

Second, In case the person is a citizen of Canada or Bermuda then the person need not obtain a visa to enter in to the United State.

Finally, in case the person has some high profile criminal record or due to medical emergency also the person would not have to undergo the visa process.

There are normally 2 types of Visas there which may be Immigrant and Non immigrant types. Please note that in case you area resident of Mexico then also there are separate procedures for you, for as far as Visa is concerned.

To talk about the qualification process for the United State Visas while having applied for one. All applicants for the visa would have to establish that they do qualify as per the provisions made by the Immigration and Nationality Act. It’s an assumption that all visa applicants are intending immigrants. Thus the applicants must overcome the undermentioned.

The sole purpose of the trip is business, pleasure or a requirement of some medical assistance.

The duration of the stay would be specific and limited to a certain period.

The visitors have strong ties or relatives out side the United State boundaries, detachment from whom are likely to bring back the visitors after some time.

An interview amount equivalent of USD $131 is required to be paid to the interviewing officer at the consulate. Also in case the Visa is not granted then the fee does not stand to be refundable. The deciding factor s for the visa approval is adequate employment in the country of current residence, material assets and lack of criminal records for the applicant.

In case the visa officer has doubts about the applicant then they have all rights to reject the application or additionally, they might choose to go for a suggestion from the US Department of State. Now this is a long procedure and might take weeks of time for the approval to come in.