Can you get a green card if you marry a permanent resident?…

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.

Who can Apply for Asylum?

If you are at a port of entry or in the United States, you may request asylum. Regardless of your immigration status, and within one year of your arrival in the United States, you can apply for asylum.

What is a PERM?

PERM or Program Electronic Review Management, is a very important part of the employment-based Green Card process (especially for EB-2, EB-3 applicants). PERM is filed not with the USCIS but with DOL (Department of Labor), where they test the labor market to see if there are any U.S. employers willing to sponsor foreign nationals.

6 benefits of the GREEN CARD!

1. You would able to sponsor immediate relatives; 2. Attend university with lower tuition fees; 3. Contribute to campaigns in politics; 4. Travel easier in and out of the United States; 5. Qualify for social security benefits and 6. Better Options for Employment.

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.

Family Green Card Interview Questions!

In the marriage-based green card interview, the objective is to establish that your marriage is real based on love and not on immigration benefits. The questions will be about how you met in detail, your wedding, your relationship in general and questions about your spouse.

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).

How much does a Marriage Green Card Cost?

First, the I-130 filing fee of around $500, after that you must pay the I-485 filing fee, which varies depending on your age but for most applicants it is about $1,200. Remember that you only need to pay for this form if you are changing your status from a nonimmigrant status. As for the applicants that are not under a nonimmigrant status, consular processing will be required. Which includes the DS-260 application online, which is around $200. Last but not least, you need to submit an Affidavit of Support, which costs only if you are in the U.S.