Is it possible to remain a permanent resident in the US? Unless you apply…
Is it possible to remain a permanent resident in the US?
Unless you apply for and complete the naturalization process, lose your status or abandon it, then once you become a Green Card holder you hold the permanent resident status forever.
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.
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).
Do Asylum Applicants need to be interviewed?
Not all asylum applicants will need to be interviewed.
While the application for Asylum and supporting documents are part of the process to be sent to the USCIS, the interview will concentrate solely on eligibility for permanent residence adjustment and not on the underlying request for asylum.
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.
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!
What are the greatest benefits of a Green Card?
As a Green Card holder you are able to:
sponsor your spouse or unmarried children in order to come to the US,
receive Medicare and social security benefits,
be eligible for federal benefits,
travel outside the United States and serve in the US military.
Difference between the Green Card and Citizenship?
Although permanent residents in the United States are legally allowed to live and work, they hold citizenship in another country.
Whereas, an alien identification card, also known as a Green Card, is issued to those who are granted U.S. permanent resident status.
