All about the green card: how to get, what you need to remember how much it costs

The applicants for the green card have very little time left to apply for the lottery.

However, the lottery is only one way to obtain a residence permit in the United States. ForumDaily has collected all the information about what a green card is, what are the ways to obtain it, what dangers and risks, including financial ones, should be taken into account and how much it costs.

What is a green card

Green Card, also used in official documents as Permanent Residence or Form I-551, is a certificate of permanent resident of the United States. This card confirms your legal right to stay in the United States.

What does she give

Green card entitles you to:

• enter / leave the USA
• work in any company
• start a business
• education benefits (apply for grants financed by the government; pay 3-4 less for tuition)
• opportunity to apply for citizenship
• social security at retirement

However, there are obligations. If the immigration service suspects that the person received the card “just in case” and does not live in the country permanently (missing for more than six months), you will have to prove contact with the United States or obtain a special permit for a long absence. Otherwise, the card can pick up. Read more about this in material ForumDaily.

Who can get a green card

There are several categories of persons to whom the US government grants the right of permanent residence in the country. Among them are holders of a work contract, people whose relatives live in the United States, persons who have received political asylum, and others. For a detailed overview of all categories, read material ForumDaily. Let's stop on the most popular:

Green Card Lottery Winners

The method is suitable for all who have completed secondary education or vocational education, requiring at least 2-x years of study. ForumDaily published detailed material about the features of this method of obtaining a green card.

The green card lottery is the most popular way to move to the United States. Photo: depositphotos

Persons granted political asylum in the United States

Apply for a green card can those who received political asylum in the United States and lived in the country 1 year. The US Migration Service has certain criteria according to which a person can be granted political asylum. Basically, it is about those who are afraid to return home for a number of real or contrived reasons (political persecution, national or racial identity, faith, persecution of business, sexual orientation, family violence). This procedure has a number of legal restrictions and features. More on this. read in our material.

Marriage

Any person who marries a US citizen has the right to receive a green card. Quite popular a way of legalization in America, and we are talking about both law-abiding lovers, and the whole shadow business of providing fake marriages for money. Details on how to get a green card for the bride or groom, as well as the history of those who went through this, read our material.

Family reunion

Satisfied complicated procedure: long paperwork is required, waiting queue. In addition, there is a certain order priority in issuing green cards, depending on the degree of kinship and other criteria. You can read about this in our material. In addition, green card holders who live in the United States can help themselves your relatives get a green card.

Other Categories

In addition, there is the possibility of obtaining a green card for those who invested large sums in the us economy or opened a joint business in the USA. Another extremely difficult way is to become a witness or victim in a high-profile case. ForumDaily писал about this earlier.

How to apply for a green card

So, if you think you can qualify for a green card, ForumDaily offers you detailed instructions on how to properly prepare and fill out the documents on the green card.

Temporary and permanent green card

A temporary green card is granted for a period of 2. In order to receive a permanent document, you must submit an application 90 days before the expiry of the card, otherwise the status of a permanent resident will be lost. Resume temporary green card is not possible. Detailed instruction Find out how to apply for a green card renewal, as well as useful phone numbers for obtaining background information, in our material.

What to do if you have lost your green card abroad or it has expired

Loss of a green card abroad can be a serious problem for a permanent resident of the United States, as he will have problems confirming his status at the airport, and he may simply not be allowed into the plane. ForumDaily писал about this in one of the materials.

Errors in the design of the green card

Obtaining a residence permit is associated with a set of documents, waiting and other difficulties. Many applicants are denied the receipt of a green card because of errors that could have been avoided. In our material - the most common mistakes of green card applicants.

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