How many Green Cards are distributed every year? About 1 million individuals get green…
How many Green Cards are distributed every year?
About 1 million individuals get green cards per year to reside in the United States.
The annual quota is around 220,000 for family-based immigrants.
For employment-based immigrants, 140,000 and for the visa lottery, 50,000.
Over 4 million people are currently waiting in line for green cards due to these annual quotas and the 7 percent per country cap.
However, there is no quota for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens which include parents, spouses and children.
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.
1. You would able to sponsor immediate relatives;
2. Attend university with lower tuition fees;
3. Contribute to campaigns in politics;
4. Travel easier in and out of the United States;
5. Qualify for social security benefits and
6. Better Options for Employment.
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.
What Documents Do YOU Need for a Marriage Green Card?
The documents needed for the Marriage Green Card vary from case to case but overall these documents are required:
a birth certificate,
marriage certificate,
financial proof,
proof of sponsor’s U.S. citizenship or permanent residence,
medical examinations,
current or expired U.S. visas,
prison/court/police records (if needed),
police clearance certificate (if needed),
prior marriage termination papers (if needed) and proof of lawful U.S. entry and status (also if needed).
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.
The most common and best ways to apply and receive a Green Card is through family, employment, refugee or asylee status, as a special immigrant and through a registry (diversity visa lottery).
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).
