Can you get a green card if you marry a permanent resident? An immigrant…
Can you get a green card if you marry a permanent resident?
An immigrant visa available to the spouses of U.S. citizens and permanent residents is a marriage-based green card (or ‘spousal visa’).
While the procedure can seem overwhelming, whether one partner is a U.S. citizen or green card holder, most couples qualify for a marriage-based green card.
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 Documents Do YOU Need for a Marriage Green Card?
The documents needed for the Marriage Green Card vary from case to case but overall these documents are required:
a birth certificate,
marriage certificate,
financial proof,
proof of sponsor’s U.S. citizenship or permanent residence,
medical examinations,
current or expired U.S. visas,
prison/court/police records (if needed),
police clearance certificate (if needed),
prior marriage termination papers (if needed) and proof of lawful U.S. entry and status (also if needed).
Who is eligible for the EB-3 Visa?
These Green Cards are available to 3 groups of workers who are very different from one another.
1. Skilled workers, are employees that need to have at least two years of training or work experience, which is not temporary or seasonal. In order to be eligible, they must do the work of qualified workers who are not available in the United States.
2. Professionals, are foreign nationals whose job required a U.S. bachelor degree or a foreign equivalent diploma. They also must work a job that qualified workers in the U.S. are unavailable to do. And
3. Other workers, which is a subcategory for foreign nationals that perform unskilled labor, which requires less than 2 years of training/experience. In all three cases a PERM is required and a waiver of interest in not available!
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.
Do Asylum Applicants need to be interviewed?
Not all asylum applicants will need to be interviewed.
While the application for Asylum and supporting documents are part of the process to be sent to the USCIS, the interview will concentrate solely on eligibility for permanent residence adjustment and not on the underlying request for asylum.
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.
The most commonly used Forms, where the petitioners and the beneficiary needs to file 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).
