How Can You Obtain a Marriage-Based Green Card? The documents that you need to…
How Can You Obtain a Marriage-Based Green Card?
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 long would it take to get the 2022 Green Card?
The whole process takes a minimum of about three to five months.
The Green Card process starts when the papers are ready to be processed, after that they are forwarded to the embassy or consulate involved. You will be asked to file and pay the necessary fees for an Affidavit of Support (Form I-864) and more.
There are two basic requirements for asylum.
The first one is that applicants for asylum must prove that they risk persecution in their home country.
And second, applicants must prove that they will be persecuted for at least one of five protected reasons:
race,
faith,
ethnicity,
political opinion,
or social group in particular.
What is a PERM?
PERM or Program Electronic Review Management, is a very important part of the employment-based Green Card process (especially for EB-2, EB-3 applicants).
PERM is filed not with the USCIS but with DOL (Department of Labor), where they test the labor market to see if there are any U.S. employers willing to sponsor foreign nationals.
Application process of the Green Card?
First, you must check if you are eligible for the Green Card and then choose which process to use (consular processing or adjustment of status).
You need to go with consular processing if you aren’t physically in the United States, if you are physically present in the U.S. on a valid Visa then you must choose the adjustment of status process.
After that is settled, you need to file the I-485 Form, pay all the fees if needed and once your application gets approved by the USCIS then, you need to gather all the right documentation and other Forms and attend the interview if required!
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.
6 benefits of the GREEN CARD!
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.
What age can you apply for green card?
There are many different Green Cards, therefore the age eligibility is also different.
For unmarried adults, who have at least one US citizen parent, they must be 21 years of age or older.
F2A applicants (spouses and unmarried children of a green card holder), the children must be younger than the age of 21 and F2B applicants (unmarried children of a green card holder), should be older than the age of 21.
