U.S. Immigration: Rumors, Promises And The Truth
The Embassy of the United States of America once again reminds all Pakistanis to be cautious about rumors and advertisements promoting U.S. immigration schemes. US immigration policy is based on law and implemented according to policies published by the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government has no recruitment programs or agents.
Almost all U.S. immigration requires the filing of an immigration petition by an immediate family member (Form I-130) or an employer (Form I-140) with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) in the United States. Temporary employment of specialty workers, usually requiring the equivalent of 16 years of education, also requires a U.S. company to file a petition (Form I-129) with the CIS in the United States. Under common practice in the United States, the employer usually pays most recruitment and immigration costs for skilled specialty workers, managers and executives. Those seeking employment in the United States should be cautious about recruitment programs that require the prospective employee to pay for registration or immigration processing. The U.S. Government does not recruit laborers.
Recent rumors about "political" visas in NWFP and "laborer" visas in the Punjab are false and have been spread by unauthorized "agents" who are profiting off of the poor of Pakistan. The Embassy of the United States reserves the right of handing over anyone caught presenting false documents as part of a visa application to local authorities.
For information on U.S. immigration policy, please visit the Embassy web site at http://islamabad.usembassy.gov, the U.S. State Department web site at http://travel.state.gov or the CIS web site at http://uscis.gov