According to the US Department of State, an application to take part in the DV 2015 Green Card Lottery Program must be filed between Tuesday, October 1, 2013 and Saturday, November 2, 2013. To enter this program, a foreigner must file an application online, paper applications are not accepted. While filing applications, the applicants need not pay […]
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Citizens of the United States have been given the privilege to sponsor their spouses, children, parents, and their siblings for Green Cards. To promote family unity, the Immigration and Nationality Act, permits the US citizens to get their family members, US Green Cards and bring them to the United States. While the spouses, parents and children of US
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Citizens of foreign countries can get US Green Cards by investing in business ventures in America. America makes available 10,000 immigrant visas for eligible entrepreneurs, every year. These investors fall under the EB-5 category. To enter this EB-5 program, they need to invest between $500,000 and $1,000,000, in commercial enterprises in America. To become eligible
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US citizens can petition for their siblings and get their siblings US Green Cards. To do that, the US citizen who looks forward to sponsor his sibling must be above age 21. US citizens alone can petition for their siblings. Permanent residents cannot sponsor their siblings for lawful status in the United States. To get
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It is well known that the Senate immigration reform bill has been approved by the US Senate. If the House passes that bill and if that bill is signed into law, undocumented immigrants living in America would be granted authorization to apply for temporary legal status called the Registered Provisional Immigrant status. Immigrants in this
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The Supreme Court recently invalidated the section of the Defense of Marriage Act that prevented the government of America from recognizing gay marriages and ruled DOMA unconstitutional. Gay couples are now eligible for federal benefits, social security and for health benefits. Apart from that, they can help their same sex partners to get Green Cards.
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Gay couples in America are denied several rights and they cannot sponsor their same sex foreign spouses for permanent resident status in America and the Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA prevents the government of America from recognizing same sex marriages. Now the Supreme Court has struck down the part of DOMA that prevents US citizens
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Green Cards are generally issued by the USCIS to the immigrants as a proof of permanent residency. But all the Green Cards issued by the USCIS are not permanent as the USCIS also issues conditional Green Cards. Permanent resident cards are the ten year Green Cards issued to the foreign nationals who have been granted
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To obtain immigration benefits, required forms must be filed with the USCIS. Earlier, all the applicants were required to file paper forms but now USCIS permits the customers to electronically file applications to obtain immigration benefits. Hence, you need not worry if your Green Card is set to expire as the Green Card renewal process
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Foreign nationals who invest in the United States will be granted Green Cards, in return for their investment. However, they need to file several applications, undergo criminal background checks and submit several other supporting documents, to become lawful residents. EB-5 visa program is a program of the USCIS, that grants lawful status to eligible foreign
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