For an individual to gain any sort of visa status within a given country, they must begin by filling out an immigrant visa application. For those individuals who hope to gain access to live, work, or even travel to a foreign country, they must first fill out an immigrant visa application to state their intent, purpose of their trip and travel, and state the specified period of time that they wish to be in the country they desire to travel to. A visa will grant them that access in the appropriate way but will go through a series of questions and mean an extensive background check on the individual.