What types of Green Cards are there? There are many types of green cards…

What types of Green Cards are there?

There are many types of green cards that you can apply for. The most famous ones can be obtained through: Family Sponsors, Job Visas, Diversity Visas (Lottery), Asylum or Refugee Visas and much more!  

How to pass your Green Card Interview?

In order to pass your Visa interview with flying colors, then you must follow these steps: be open and honest, speak your mind (even if the interviewer asks personal questions), practice before attending the interview multiple times and last but not least remember to have fun and be positive!

What rights does the Green Card give to its holders?

The US Green Card allows its holders to reside in any part of the United States permanently. There are no restrictions, its holders can move freely in all 50 US states. Other than that, this Card gives you the right to enter the United States without any complications because you would be considered a permanent resident.

What is the EB-4 Visa?

The EB-4 is a type of Green Card for special immigrants which includes Special Immigrant Juveniles, Religious Workers, Afghan and Iraqi Translators, Armed Forces Members and much more!

What Forms are required for the Family Green Card application?

The required Forms for the Family-based Green Card are: Family Sponsorship Form (I-130), Green Card Application Form (I-485), Online Green Card Application Form (DS-260), Financial Support Form (I-864), Work Permit Application Form (I-765) and Travel Permit Application Form (I-131).

How are Green Cards through Lottery selected?

A computer algorithm randomly selects the winners of the Diversity Visa lottery, with a certain number of visas allocated to each region of the world and no country obtains more than 7% of the available Diversity Visas throughout the year.

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.

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.