What is the EB-2 Visa? Employment- Based “Exceptional Ability or Advanced Degree…
What is the EB-2 Visa?
Employment- Based “Exceptional Ability or Advanced Degree Permanent Residence/Green Card (Second Preference) is the EB-2 which includes foreign nationals holding an advanced degree or its equivalent, or foreign nationals with exceptional ability in sciences, arts, athletics, business, or medicine.
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.
How long do I have to wait for an answer from the Embassy for my Green Card?
Even if your interview went well at the embassy and your application gets approved right away, you will not be able to receive the Green Card right away.
The USCIS issues Green Cards through mail, therefore it can take weeks or months after your interview.
But it also depends whether you submitted all the right documentation, how well you answered the interview questions and the type of Green Card you applied for.
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 You Obtain a Marriage-Based Green Card?
The documents that you need to obtain a marriage-based Green card are:
USCIS Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative),
USCIS Form G-325A (Biographic Information),
USCIS Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence),
USCIS Form I-693 (Medical Examination Results),
USCIS Form I-864 (Affidavit of Support),
USCIS Form I-765 (Permission for Work Authorization) which is optional and
USCIS Form I-131 (Request for Travel Documents) also optional.
How do green card holders become citizens?
By naturalization, a lawful permanent resident (green card holder) may become a U.S. citizen.
A permanent resident must be at least 18 years old in order to be eligible.
Even if married to a U.S. citizen, the green card holder must have been a permanent resident for at least five years, or three years in the United States.
What requirements does Asylum have in the US?
There are two basic requirements for asylum.
The first one is that applicants for asylum must prove that they risk persecution in their home country.
And second, applicants must prove that they will be persecuted for at least one of five protected reasons:
race,
faith,
ethnicity,
political opinion,
or social group in particular.
Green Card Student Benefits!
Having a Green Card and wanting to study in the United States is a big advantage because higher tuition fees are charged to out-of-state and foreign students by many universities, colleges and technical schools.
Because you would be considered an in-state resident, you would not have to pay the same tuition fees other international students pay.
If the tuition fees are still too much for you then, you can also apply for financial aid to help you with the costs!
