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Eligibility for the Asylum Green Card?
To be eligible for a Green Card as an Asylum applicant you need to meet a few requirements.
First, you need to file the I-485 Form while you are in the United States.
Second, you would have to physically be in the US for at least 1 year after receiving the Asylum Green Card.
Third, you need to continue to meet the definition of a refugee.
Fourth, you must not be settled in any foreign country and fifth, your asylum grant has not been terminated.
What are the types of Family Immigrant Visas offered in the US?
Based on specific family relationships, U.S. immigration law allows aliens who are family members of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents to become lawful permanent residents (get a Green Card). Family Immigrant Visas are divided into categories by ‘’preference’’, such as:
F1,
F2A,
F2B,
F3 and
F4.
F1 includes unmarried sons and daughters (21 years of age and older) of U.S. citizens; F2A includes spouses and children (unmarried and under 21 years of age) of lawful permanent residents; F2B, unmarried sons and daughters (21 years of age and older) of LPR; F3, married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens and F4, brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens.
Can a green card holder sponsor a friend?
Unfortunately, only family members can sign the petition for the immigrant Visa or Green Card.
What you can do, though is file an I-864 (Affidavit of Support) form, which is a way to fund your friend’s immigration petition.
Which Forms should a Petitioner file for your Green Card?
When applying for a Green Card, in most cases applicants need someone else in the United States to file a petition for them and complete a few Forms.
The most common Forms 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).
Other Forms which are less common are: Form I-918 (Petition of U Nonimmigrant Status); Form I-929 (Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant); Form I-360 (Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant) and Form I-526 (Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur).
Visa interviews can be very stressful so before attending we suggest you: are on time for your interview (better if you arrive 30 minutes early), wear appropriate clothing, prepare beforehand to answer all types of questions, answer the questions in a calm and organized manner, do not panic if you get separated from your spouse and of course bring all the right documentation.
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!
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-5 Visa?
This type of Employment Visa is available to foreign nationals who will improve the U.S. economy by investing half a million dollars to 1 million in unemployed areas.
Also, they must create at least 10 job positions in a U.S company where the employments are legal residents.
