How are Green Cards through Lottery selected? A computer algorithm randomly selects the winners…

How are Green Cards through Lottery selected?

A computer algorithm randomly selects the winners of the Diversity Visa lottery, with a certain number of visas allocated to each region of the world and no country obtains more than 7% of the available Diversity Visas throughout the year.

What is a Marriage Based Green Card?

For an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen, a spouse is qualified to obtain a green card. A green card is more commonly known as a marriage-based green card for your immigrant spouse and has special immigration priority. What this card grants is permanent residency in the United States to the immigrant spouse, which allows them to legally live, work and study in the United States. Marriage-based green cards, which the immigrant partner should hold at all times, is valid for a period of ten years. For the immigrant spouse to maintain his or her legal residency, it must be renewed no less than six months prior to expiration.

Which Green Card Forms are the most important?

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).

What is the difference between a citizen and resident?

A citizen nowadays, is considered to be someone who belongs to a country legally, whereas, a resident is considered to be someone who is legally living or working in a city, state or maybe even university or hospital for a specific amount of time.

How many Green Cards are available per country?

For any eligible country, the maximum number of Green Cards available is around 3,500, which equates to about 7 percent of all Green Cards.

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.

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 rights does the Green Card give to its holders?

The US Green Card allows its holders to reside in any part of the United States permanently. There are no restrictions, its holders can move freely in all 50 US states. Other than that, this Card gives you the right to enter the United States without any complications because you would be considered a permanent resident.