What is the EB-1 Visa? EB-1 or Employment-Based Extraordinary Ability Green Card (First Preference)…

What is the EB-1 Visa?

EB-1 or Employment-Based Extraordinary Ability Green Card (First Preference) is a type of employment-based permanent residency Visa which includes foreign nationals with outstanding abilities, extraordinary professors/researchers, or multinational managers/entrepreneurs.

How can a Green Card help international students?

Higher tuition fees are charged to out-of-state and foreign students by many universities, colleges and technical schools in the United States. There are states where their college fees are 50% more expensive for international students. This means that if you have a Green Card, you would be considered an in-state resident and you wouldn’t have to pay that amount, therefore you would save a lot of money! Also as a permanent resident, you could apply for financial aid if needed to eliminate the tuition costs.

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.

What is a Marriage Based Green Card?

For an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen, a spouse is qualified to obtain a green card. A green card is more commonly known as a marriage-based green card for your immigrant spouse and has special immigration priority. What this card grants is permanent residency in the United States to the immigrant spouse, which allows them to legally live, work and study in the United States. Marriage-based green cards, which the immigrant partner should hold at all times, is valid for a period of ten years. For the immigrant spouse to maintain his or her legal residency, it must be renewed no less than six months prior to expiration.

Who can Apply for Asylum?

If you are at a port of entry or in the United States, you may request asylum. Regardless of your immigration status, and within one year of your arrival in the United States, you can apply for asylum.

What types of Employment-based Green Cards are there?

There are 5 Employment-based Green Cards, starting with: EB-1, which includes multinational managers/executives, foreign nationals with outstanding skills or extraordinary researchers/professors; EB-2, which includes foreign nationals that have an advanced degree or its equivalent; EB-3, professionals or skilled workers; EB-4, special immigrants and EB-5, which includes immigrant entrepreneur who want to invest.

Which continents have the highest Green Card quotas?

The two continents with the highest Green Card quotas are Europe and Africa. Both of these continents get about 20,000 Green Cards each.

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.