How can a Green Card help international students? Higher tuition fees are charged to…
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.
How do green card holders become citizens?
By naturalization, a lawful permanent resident (green card holder) may become a U.S. citizen.
A permanent resident must be at least 18 years old in order to be eligible.
Even if married to a U.S. citizen, the green card holder must have been a permanent resident for at least five years, or three years in the United States.
Can Asylum seekers change to Permanent Residents in the US?
In order to become a Lawful Permanent Resident in the United States as an Asylee,
you must file the I-485 Form,
which is an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
Keep in mind that you can apply if you have been physically present in the US for at least 1 year after being able to seek Asylum there.
Questions asked in the Employment-based Green Card Interview!
In an Employment-Based Green Card Interview you will be asked multiple questions regarding your background.
In more detail you will be asked about who you are going to work with, your educational background, the salary and duties of your job which need to be written in the I-140 petition and your biographical information provided by you in your application.
What is the easiest way to get a Green Card?
The most common method of obtaining a green card is to receive it through a family member.
You can request a green card if you’re a close relative of a U.S. resident or a green card holder.
This is also one of the fastest forms of obtaining permanent legal residency.
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.
U.S. immigration law and regulations mandate that a DV entrant must have two years of work experience in a profession that needs at least two years of training or at least have a high school degree or its equivalent within the last five years.
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).
