What are 5 ways to apply for a Green Card? The most…
What are 5 ways to apply for a Green Card?
The most common and best ways to apply and receive a Green Card is through family, employment, refugee or asylee status, as a special immigrant and through a registry (diversity visa lottery).
Who can apply for the Green Card Lottery?
U.S. immigration law and regulations mandate that a DV entrant must have two years of work experience in a profession that needs at least two years of training or at least have a high school degree or its equivalent within the last five years.
How many Green Card holders are in the US?
Green card holders are lawful permanent residents of the United States.
There were around 14 million green card holders where 10 million of them were eligible to become a lawful citizen of the US.
How to pass your Green Card Interview?
In order to pass your Visa interview with flying colors, then you must follow these steps:
be open and honest,
speak your mind (even if the interviewer asks personal questions),
practice before attending the interview multiple times and last but not least remember to have fun and be positive!
How to Get a Family Green Card?
This type of Green Card must be sponsored by a green card holder or U.S. citizen.
To be able to sponsor the green card both the petitioner and the beneficiary must prove their familial relationship to proceed.
The petitioner has to:
file an I-130 Form,
submit the I-864 Form and submit biographic proof.
As for the beneficiary, they have to: file an I-485 Form if they are in the U.S. physically while on a valid visa, take the consular processing if they are not physically present in the U.S., also submit biographical info and complete the medical examinations.
After all these steps are approved, the beneficiary will have to attend the interview, where a final decision will be made after!
Can Asylum seekers change to Permanent Residents in the US?
In order to become a Lawful Permanent Resident in the United States as an Asylee,
you must file the I-485 Form,
which is an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
Keep in mind that you can apply if you have been physically present in the US for at least 1 year after being able to seek Asylum there.
What is the EB-5 Visa?
The EB-5 Visa is an Immigrant Investor Permanent Residence or Green Card which offers permanent residency in the U.S. for investors who spends 500,00 dollars or 1 million for unemployment areas, where they will employ 10 or more legal permanent resident employees in a US company.
Does a Green Card offer Job Opportunities?
Access to better career opportunities is one of the greatest benefits to Green Card holders.
If an immigrant wanted to work in the United States, they would have to be sponsored by the company for which they work for their work visa, so when it comes to Green Card holders, they are a permanent legal resident, which means they are free to work in almost every company in the United States.
They can also establish their own company and if they want to, become an entrepreneur.
