US GREEN CARDS
A Green Card provides lawful permanent residence in the US and can be applied for through employment, a family member or the Diversity Lottery. A US Green Card offers foreign people the opportunity to live and work in the US permanently and without restriction.
EMPLOYMENT BASED GREEN CARDS
Foreigners with a permanent employment opportunity in the US can be sponsored by their employer to apply for lawful residence in the US. This category includes four employment based priorities and one employment creation sub-category (EB-1 - EB-5).
PRIORITY WORKERS (EB-1)The Priority Worker category allows foreigners with extraordinary abilities in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics to apply for permanent residence through their employment. |
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ADVANCED DEGREE HOLDERS (EB-2)The Advanced Degree Holder category allows foreigners with a Master's degree or exceptional ability in the sciences, arts or business, to apply for permanent residence through their employment. |
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PROFESSIONAL AND SKILLED WORKERS (EB-3)The Professional and Skilled Workers category allows foreigners with a Baccalaureate degree or professional work experience to apply for permanent residence through their employment. |
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SPECIAL IMMIGRANTS (EB-4)
The Special Immigrants category allows ministers of religion, NATO employees and certain medical graduates to apply for permanent residence through their employment. |
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EMPLOYMENT CREATION (EB-5)The Employment Creation category allows entrepreneurs who can invest in a new commercial enterprise in the United States to apply for permanent residence. |
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FAMILY BASED GREEN CARDS
Foreigners with eligible family members who are either US citizens or permanent residents can apply for a US Green Card through their family. A Green Card through family can be granted to immediate relatives (IR) and through any of the four preference categories (F1-F4).
IMMEDIATE RELATIVE OF US CITIZEN (IR)The Immediate Relative Green Card category allows US citizens to sponsor their foreign spouses, children and parents to apply for permanent residence in the US. |
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SPOUSE OR CHILD OF US PERMANENT RESIDENT (F2)This Green Card category allows permanent residents of the US to sponsor their foreign spouses and children to become US permanent residents. |
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CHILD OF US CITIZEN (F1-F3)These Green Card categories allow US citizens to sponsor their married and un-married children to become US permanent residents. |
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SIBLING OF US CITIZEN (F4)The Sibling of US Citizen category allows US citizens to sponsor their brothers and sisters to gain permanent residence in the United States. |
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DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY
Each year, the US Department of State holds a lottery and randomly selects applications to apply for a visa to live and work permanently in the US. The lottery is open to people from countries with low rates of immigration to the US and applications are accepted from October to December each year.
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The Vital Statistics Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has implemented changes to the Birth Certificates.
To be implemented immediately, non-immigrant visa applicants may schedule their visa interview appointments within any US Consular Section in China, regardless of the province, city or region in which they reside in.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has introduced a new version of the Green Card Application form (I-90) and is now available within the Government website. Applicants may file their new applications electronically or through mail to the USCIS lockbox facility.
