Job opportunities through the Green Card?! If you have received a Green Card then,…
Job opportunities through the Green Card?!
If you have received a Green Card then, unlike an immigrant in the United States, you have access to better career opportunities.
The reason for this is that, in order for immigrants to be able to work in the US, they need to be sponsored by the company they want to work for, whereas the holder of a Green Card is considered a legal permanent resident, so they are free to work in almost any company.
Other than that they can start a business and become an entrepreneur if they want to!
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 difference between refugees and asylum seekers?
A refugee is anyone who has been accepted to be a refugee under the 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees.
On the other hand, an asylum seeker is someone who is seeking foreign security but has not yet been authorized to claim refugee status.
How does Green Card Lottery work?
To summarize the procedure there are five steps:
1. Applicants apply;
2. Applicants are selected at random using a computer;
3. The selected applicants are then screened through an interview process;
4. Those that pass the screening process are awarded immigrant visas and
5. Upon entry into the U.S., they are awarded their green card.
What are 5 ways to apply for a Green Card?
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).
The documents that you need to obtain a marriage-based Green card are:
USCIS Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative),
USCIS Form G-325A (Biographic Information),
USCIS Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence),
USCIS Form I-693 (Medical Examination Results),
USCIS Form I-864 (Affidavit of Support),
USCIS Form I-765 (Permission for Work Authorization) which is optional and
USCIS Form I-131 (Request for Travel Documents) also optional.
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!
The EB-5 Visa is an Immigrant Investor Permanent Residence or Green Card which offers permanent residency in the U.S. for investors who spends 500,00 dollars or 1 million for unemployment areas, where they will employ 10 or more legal permanent resident employees in a US company.
