How to get the “Green Card”

Permanent residence is the status granted to immigrants to live and work permanently in the United States.

In most cases, a sponsor (employer or relative) is the one applying for permanent residence or “Green Card” for another person.

An immigration lawyer will help you to know if you meet all the necessary requirements and will accompany you in your process so that the proper form is carried out.

Through family

You may be eligible for permanent residence in the following cases:

1. You are an immediate family member of US citizens and meet the following requirements:

• • You are married to an American citizen.
  • You are an unmarried son or daughter under the age of 21 of an American citizen.
  • You are the parent of an American citizen who is at least 21 years old.

2. You are related to an American citizen or legal resident based on different family-based preferences and meet the following requirements:

• • Direct relatives of an American citizen:
    • You are the unmarried son and are over 21 years old.
    • You are a married son.
    • You are the brother and are over 21 years old.
  • Direct relatives of a permanent resident:
    • You are the husband or wife.
    • You are the unmarried son under 21 years of age.
    • You are the older unmarried child who is 21 years of age or older.

3. You are the fiancé of an American citizen.

• • You must have been admitted to the US as a fiancé and possess a K-1 nonimmigrant visa.

4. You are the child of a fiancé / a of an American citizen.

• • You must have been admitted to the US as the child of a fiancé / e and possess a K-2 nonimmigrant visa.

5. You are the widower of an American citizen.

• • You must be able to prove that he was married to a US citizen at the time of death.

6. You are a VAWA self petitioner (victim of extreme cruelty or abuse).

• • Spouse who suffered some type of abuse by a US citizen or permanent resident.
  • Abused child (unmarried and under 21 years of age) of a US citizen or permanent resident.
  • Abused parent of a US citizen.

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