Does a Green Card offer Job Opportunities? Access to better career opportunities is one…
Does a Green Card offer Job Opportunities?
Access to better career opportunities is one of the greatest benefits to Green Card holders.
If an immigrant wanted to work in the United States, they would have to be sponsored by the company for which they work for their work visa, so when it comes to Green Card holders, they are a permanent legal resident, which means they are free to work in almost every company in the United States.
They can also establish their own company and if they want to, become an entrepreneur.
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.
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.
Which Forms should a Petitioner file for your Green Card?
When applying for a Green Card, in most cases applicants need someone else in the United States to file a petition for them and complete a few Forms.
The most common Forms are:
Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative);
Form I-730 (Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition),
Form I-589 (Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal)
and Form I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker).
Other Forms which are less common are: Form I-918 (Petition of U Nonimmigrant Status); Form I-929 (Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant); Form I-360 (Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant) and Form I-526 (Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur).
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 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).
What is the new law for Green Card holders?
If you have a green card and do not report yourself on your tax return as an immigrant or are out of the country for an extended period of time, the new laws mean that your citizenship application or green card might be declined and you may even be deported.
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!
