Which continents have the highest Green Card quotas? The two continents with the highest…
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.
Benefits of a Green Card for family members!
It gives you the opportunity to sponsor your immediate family members and give them the right to stay with you in the United States if you hold a US Green Card.
Remember, “Immediate family members” are identified as unmarried children under 21 years of age, parents, and spouses by US Immigration.
So if you want to sponsor an extended family member then, that is also possible!
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 Is a Family Green Card?
An immigrant visa that is issued based on a qualifying family relationship that exists between a foreign national applicant and a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident is a family-based green card.
Among other green card categories in the United States, it is one of the most popular ways of obtaining permanent residency.
This type of Green Card has two categories:
immediate relatives of United States citizens and family preference.
What are the types of Family Immigrant Visas offered in the US?
Based on specific family relationships, U.S. immigration law allows aliens who are family members of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents to become lawful permanent residents (get a Green Card). Family Immigrant Visas are divided into categories by ‘’preference’’, such as:
F1,
F2A,
F2B,
F3 and
F4.
F1 includes unmarried sons and daughters (21 years of age and older) of U.S. citizens; F2A includes spouses and children (unmarried and under 21 years of age) of lawful permanent residents; F2B, unmarried sons and daughters (21 years of age and older) of LPR; F3, married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens and F4, brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens.
How long does it take to get a marriage Green Card?
Depending on whether you are married to a U.S. citizen or a green card holder and where you currently live (not including delays), the average wait period for a marriage-based green card varies from 10 and 38 months.
First, find out if you are eligible for the Green Card.
Second, file the I-485 Form with USCIS and provide all the documentation required.
Third, the USCIS will review your application and if everything is correct they will schedule an interview with you.
Once your Green Card gets issued, it is valid for 10 years!
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.
