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Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comGreen Card Definition From USCIS

A Green Card holder (permanent resident) is someone who has been granted authorization to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis. As proof of that status, a person is granted a permanent resident card, commonly called a "Green Card."

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Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comCommon Knowledge Folk Name

Green Cars is

Informal name for a document that identifies

Legal Permanent Resident3

Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comGreen Card Benefits

Right to live in the United StatesRight to workRight to travel (enter and leave, with some limitations)Right to enjoy certain privileges available to general public (like services of police, social security, health care, public transportation, etc.)

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Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comResponsibilities of Green Card Holders

Pay taxes Obey lawsFollow certain residency requirements and address regulations as defined by immigration authorities5

Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comGreen Card Path to CitizenshipAvailable but not automaticOne has to applyPay feesPass medical and civic testTake oath

Generally, green card holders are eligible for citizenship after being a permanent resident for five years

Green card through marriage allows for a fast track to citizenship three years6

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Green card is NOT available to all who wants it

You can get legal is not available for all immigrants, legal or illegal7

Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comHow to Get a Green Card (continued)One must be eligibleOne must apply and prove their eligibilityOne must pay feesOne must submit ones biometrics (photograph and figure prints, etc.)One must participate in an interviewOne has to receive a green card number (may take years!)Once the number is available, one can have his or her green card finally!8

Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comGreen Card CategoriesFamilyEmploymentDiversity visa/lotteryRefugeeAsylee (aka asylum seeker) Other

Approximately 1 million green cards are issued every year9

Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comGreen Card Categories: Family (Immediate Family)Green card through marriageSponsor: US citizen or Sponsor: green card holder

Green card through marriage to US citizen is the largest green card category~25% of all green cards issued

Green card through marriage to a green card holder (together with green card holder children) account for 10% of green card issued annually10

Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comGreen Card Categories: Other FamilyAvailable to people sponsored by US citizensAdult unmarried children of U.S. citizen and their childrenMarried children of U.S. citizens, their spouses and their children; and Adult brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens, their spouses and their children

These categories combined account for ~11% of the green cards issued annually

Note: green card holders can only sponsor their spouses and unmarried/minor children they cannot sponsor other family members 11

Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comGreen Card Categories: Employment

Require employer/corporate sponsorship:

Foreign executives of domestic or international businesses operating in the United States

Skilled employees12

Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comGreen Card Categories: Employment (continued)

No sponsorship requiredAdvanced degrees (designated by the government, such as medical doctors)

Aliens with exceptional abilities (example: Noble Prize winners, Olympic medalists)

Alien US government employees abroad (example: Afghani translator to US military)

Religious workers13

Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comGreen Card Categories: Employment (continued)

No sponsorship required but must qualify

EB-5 program

Investors spending between $500,000 and $1,000,000 in direct contribution to the United States economy

Must demonstrate the investment creates job

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Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comGreen Card Categories: Diversity Visa or LotteryAs the name implies distributed through lottery

50,000 green cards annually

Favor given to countries, from which immigration to the US was low over the past five yearsCertain countries are ineligible because of too high of immigration rates

For 2013 lottery, 12.5 million people appliedChance of winning this lottery is 0.4%, or 4 out of 1,000

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Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comGreen Card Categories: RefugeesApplicants Must demonstrate that they were persecuted or fear persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social groupMust be outside of the United StatesMust secure referral to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP)Must enter the United States as refugeeMust wait one year to apply for green card

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Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comGreen Card Categories: AsylumApplicants Must demonstrate that they were persecuted or fear persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social groupNote this condition is the same as for refugeesMust be at the port of entry to, or inside of, the United States17

Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comGreen Card Categories: OtherVery small bucket of green cards less than 2% annuallyTypically not considered an immigration path

Includes previously scheduled to be deported illegal immigrants, who petitioned their case in front of the immigration judge and received authorization to stay

Also includes continuous residents since 1972

Direct order of certain government agencies like CIA18

Copyright 2016 www.DoItYourselfGreenCard.comWhat About Your Eligibility Test?In short, it is tough to qualify

Unless you are married to a US citizen easiest and most certain green card path

Other categories require sponsorships, may involve spending a lot of money, time or both

When politicians argue get legal to illegal immigrants, or illegal is illegal is illegal, perhaps they should try going through the green card application themselves19

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