Which Green Card Forms are the most important? The most commonly used…
Which Green Card Forms are the most important?
The most commonly used Forms, where the petitioners and the beneficiary needs to file are:
Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative);
Form I-730 (Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition),
Form I-589 (Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal) and
Form I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker).
Who is eligible for the EB-3 Visa?
These Green Cards are available to 3 groups of workers who are very different from one another.
1. Skilled workers, are employees that need to have at least two years of training or work experience, which is not temporary or seasonal. In order to be eligible, they must do the work of qualified workers who are not available in the United States.
2. Professionals, are foreign nationals whose job required a U.S. bachelor degree or a foreign equivalent diploma. They also must work a job that qualified workers in the U.S. are unavailable to do. And
3. Other workers, which is a subcategory for foreign nationals that perform unskilled labor, which requires less than 2 years of training/experience. In all three cases a PERM is required and a waiver of interest in not available!
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!
How many Employment-based Green Cards are issued per year?
The quota for employment-based immigrants is 140,000 per year.
This means, every year there are almost twice as many applications being sent for this type of Green Card.
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 difference between a citizen and resident?
A citizen nowadays, is considered to be someone who belongs to a country legally, whereas, a resident is considered to be someone who is legally living or working in a city, state or maybe even university or hospital for a specific amount of time.
How can a Green Card help international students?
Higher tuition fees are charged to out-of-state and foreign students by many universities, colleges and technical schools in the United States. There are states where their college fees are 50% more expensive for international students.
This means that if you have a Green Card, you would be considered an in-state resident and you wouldn’t have to pay that amount, therefore you would save a lot of money!
Also as a permanent resident, you could apply for financial aid if needed to eliminate the tuition costs.
What is the new law for Green Card holders?
If you have a green card and do not report yourself on your tax return as an immigrant or are out of the country for an extended period of time, the new laws mean that your citizenship application or green card might be declined and you may even be deported.
