Friday, September 17, 2010

U.S. Green Card and Benefits

In United States many people become permanent residents or get a green card through family members. The United States allowed U.S. citizens and permanent residents to petition for family members or certain relatives to come and live permanently in the United States.

There are different types of ways to qualify for a green card and a person have several choices on how to apply a green card. For example if a person qualifies green card through employment even he/she should qualify for a green card through relative. It is important to understand which type of visa application will be approved and processed faster than other applications.

Obtain green card means, the person/applicant must first have issued work visa like H-1B and the person/applicant company act as the sponsor of the applicant, so you must have learn about different criteria of eligibility for green cards.

Green Card Benefits

  • The right to live and work permanently in the United States
  • Ability to leave/enter the U.S. at without risk
  • Opportunity to apply for U.S. citizenship after a certain amount of years as a Green Card holder
  • Green Card holder can sponsor spouse and unmarried children less than 21 years of age
  • Permission to start own business and create own company
  • If you obtain green card for your family, they will remain stay even if you lose job or passed away

Diversity Immigrant Visa Program

The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State Diversity Visas (DV) each fiscal year to be made available to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. There is no fee to enter diversity visa lottery.

American Diversity Visa Benefits

  • 50,000 people and their families will live and work in the United States
  • You have a chance to live and work in the United States.
For more information click the link : http://www.emandilaw.com/Green_Cards.aspx