Green Card

How Will You Know If You Have Been Selected for the DV Lottery?

You’ve submitted your application for the Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery (“DV Lottery”) and are now waiting patiently to learn whether or not ...

Filling Out USCIS Form I-90 to Renew or Replace Green Card

If your green card (the card showing that you are a U.S. lawful permanent resident) is about to expire or you have lost it, or if it has been stolen...

Who Can Apply for a Green Card Through Adjustment of Status

This article is not about who fits the basic eligibility categories for a U.S. green card (lawful permanent residence).

The Permanent Bar to Immigration for Certain Repeat Violators

The U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act (I.N.A.) contains a number of grounds of “inadmissibility,” including one called the “permanent bar.�...

Timeline for Sponsoring an Immigrant Worker for a Green Card

If you are a U.S. employer wishing to hire foreign workers and sponsor them for U.S.

Employer's Obligations to Workers Being Sponsored for a Green Card

By electing to sponsor a foreign worker for a green card, the U.S. employer is taking on several important responsibilities and must meet several obli...

Top Reasons Your Green Card Might Be Denied

There are several reasons for a green card application (for lawful permanent residence) to be denied by the U.S. immigration authorities (most likely ...

Can an Illegal Immigrant Get a Green Card Based on Marriage to a U.S. Citizen?

An illegal immigrant is someone who either:

Marrying a Citizen of Russia? How to Get a Green Card for Your New Spouse

If you are marrying someone from Russia, and plan to sponsor your new husband or wife for a U.S.

Marrying a Citizen of India? How to Get a Green Card for Your New Spouse

If you are marrying someone from India, and plan to sponsor your new husband or wife for a U.S.

Marrying a Citizen of China? How to Get a Green Card for Your New Spouse

If you are marrying someone from China, and plan to sponsor your new husband or wife for a U.S.

What If Your Spouse Dies Before You Get Your Green Card?

If you are applying for a green card based on marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, the last thing you probably want to think abo...

Marrying a Citizen of Canada? How to Get a Green Card for Your New Spouse

If you are marrying someone from Canada, and plan to sponsor your new husband or wife for a U.S.

Marrying a Citizen of Mexico? How to Get a Green Card for Your New Spouse

If you are marrying someone from Mexico, and plan to sponsor your new husband or wife for a U.S.

Winning a Green Card Through the Visa Lottery

A green card lottery was created by the Immigration Act of 1990 to benefit people from countries that in recent years have sent the fewest numbers of ...

Strategies for Family Green Card Success

Many people in the United States have family members living in other countries, and wonder whether they can bring them here. It's a myth that if one i...

Green Card Qualification

A green card identifies its holder as a U.S. permanent resident, with rights to enter, exit, work, and live here. You might be eligible if youre a clo...

Who Qualifies for Green Cards

A green card identifies its holder as a U.S. permanent resident, with rights to enter, exit, work, and live here. You might be eligible if youre a clo...

Applying for a Green Card

Once you're ready to apply for a green card -- most likely because a visa petition filed for you by a relative, fiancé, or employer has been approved...