What is the difference between a citizen and resident? A citizen nowadays,…
Why should you apply for a Green Card?
There are many reasons why you should apply for a Green Card, some of them being:
if you are a green card holder then you can apply for a US citizenship after 5 years or 3 if you are married to a United States citizen, you can travel in and out easily, you can sponsor your relatives, spend less on university or college tuitions and much more!
Where do most asylum applicants come from?
In the past years just five countries accounted for more than two thirds of all refugees:
Syria,
Venezuela,
Afghanistan,
South Sudan and
Myanmar.
Syria has been the country of origin for most refugees, there were more than 6million Syrian refugees hosted by 126 countries worldwide during these past years.
How many Green Cards are available per country?
For any eligible country, the maximum number of Green Cards available is around 3,500, which equates to about 7 percent of all Green Cards.
Who is eligible for the EB-1 Visa?
There are three groups that are eligible for this type of Visa.
1. Applicants with exceptional ability must show through sustained national or international acclaim, exceptional ability in science, the arts, education, business or athletics. The foreign national must either provide evidence of a one-time achievement (such as an Olympic Medal or a Pulitzer Prize) in order to qualify;
2. In a specific academic field, outstanding professors and researchers must demonstrate international recognition for their outstanding achievements. They must have at least three years of teaching or research experience in their academic field, and they must have an offer of employment at a university or other higher education institution and
3. Multinational managers and executives must have been employed outside the United States for at least 1 year in management positions, not more than 3 years before applying for a Green Card, in order to qualify. To be able to enter the U.S., they must seek to work with the U.S. branch/affiliate or subsidiary of the employer where the petitioner has been in business with for at least 1 year.
