Diversity Immigrant Visa lottery (DV lottery) Program also known as the Green Card Lottery program is sponsored by the government of the U.S. This program allows eligible winners to immigrate to the U.S. and also to bring their eligible dependents along with them to the U.S. This program is not open to the citizens of […]
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Legal permanent residents of the U.S. are citizens of other countries. They will be granted a number of rights in the U.S. but not the right to vote. To exercise their votes and to enjoy citizenship rights, they will need to become U.S. citizens by going through the legal process called naturalization. There are few
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The Office of Immigration Statistics at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), says that more than 990,000 foreign nationals received permanent resident status (green card status) in the U.S. in 2013. Most of the new green card holders originated from Mexico, China and India. More than 13 percent of Mexicans, 7 percent of Chinese
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Green cards, also known as permanent resident cards, are issued to people who have been granted permanent resident status in the U.S. These cards are issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The cards have the photos, names and other information about the holders. Legal residents are required by law to carry these cards
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The green card marriage interview is an important part of the green card process and both the partners must attend the interview. Applicants can take the stress out of the situation through careful preparation. First thing they need to do is to gather the documents that they need for their interview. The list of documents
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Foreigners who marry U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents (green card holders) may become eligible for marriage based green cards. But marriage to U.S. citizens or legal residents does not automatically guarantee a marriage based visa or green card. There have been a lot of instances of people involving in marriage fraud and getting married
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U.S. citizens can get permanent resident cards (green cards) for the non-U.S. citizens they want to marry. A U.S. citizen who wants to get married to a foreigner, can get that fiancé(e) a K-1 visa, a temporary non-immigrant visa. This visa will permit the fiancé(e) to enter into the U.S. and get married to the
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Non-immigrants living in the U.S. can apply for permanent resident cards (green cards), without traveling back to their home countries, through a process called adjustment of status. However, prior to filing their applications, they need to confirm that they belong to categories that are eligible for green cards through this process. All categories of non-immigrants
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Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card is the form that must be filed by the permanent residents (green card holders) to get their green cards replaced or renewed. Only the green cards with a 10 year validity can be renewed by filing this form. Conditional residents who hold cards valid for two years
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Foreigners looking to settle permanently in the U.S. generally must be sponsored by their U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident relatives or by U.S. employers. But not all the foreign nationals have relatives in the U.S. to sponsor them. Similarly, it not possible for all the citizens of foreign countries who wish to settle in
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