What rights does the Green Card give to its holders? The US Green Card…
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.
What benefits do asylum seekers get in the US?
There are a few benefits that asylum seekers have in the US.
Asylum seekers are eligible for Social Security Payments, Medicaid, and Food Stamps for the first seven years after being granted asylum, and a number of other benefits and services.
Eligibility can extend beyond the first seven years for many of these programs.
What types of Green Cards are there?
There are many types of green cards that you can apply for.
The most famous ones can be obtained through:
Family Sponsors,
Job Visas, Diversity Visas (Lottery),
Asylum or Refugee Visas and much more!
Can a green card holder sponsor a friend?
Unfortunately, only family members can sign the petition for the immigrant Visa or Green Card.
What you can do, though is file an I-864 (Affidavit of Support) form, which is a way to fund your friend’s immigration petition.
Which Forms should a Petitioner file for your Green Card?
When applying for a Green Card, in most cases applicants need someone else in the United States to file a petition for them and complete a few Forms.
The most common Forms 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).
Other Forms which are less common are: Form I-918 (Petition of U Nonimmigrant Status); Form I-929 (Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant); Form I-360 (Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant) and Form I-526 (Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur).
How long would it take to get the 2022 Green Card?
The whole process takes a minimum of about three to five months.
The Green Card process starts when the papers are ready to be processed, after that they are forwarded to the embassy or consulate involved. You will be asked to file and pay the necessary fees for an Affidavit of Support (Form I-864) and more.
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.
The required Forms for the Marriage Green Card!
The Forms every Marriage-based Green Card application needs in order to get issued are:
USCIS Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative),
USCIS Form G-325A (Biographic Information),
USCIS Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence),
USCIS Form I-693 (Medical Examination Results) and
USCIS Form I-864 (Affidavit of Support).
