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The United States government has a vested interest in bringing immigrants with outstanding attributes and skills into the country. Rather than placing highly qualified persons in a lottery system, such as the H-1B Visa, the U.S. awards separate visas for those who will bolster the country’s overall workforce. The EB-2 green card is a category…
A green card is a commonly used term for a permanent resident card. A green card allows the holder to work and live in the United States without restrictions. On this page, you will learn how to check your green card status, your NVC case status, and delayed green card applications. Ways to Track the Green…
Many people choose to work temporarily in the U.S. through nonimmigrant visas, but others want to make this country their permanent home. Immigrant visas, or green cards, allow for these foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. for ten years at a time. One of the more common types of green cards that people…
PERM (Program Electronic Review Management) labor certification is a process that employers may go through in order to hire a foreign immigrant worker on a permanent basis. Stated another way, this is one of the most common methods an employer may sponsor a foreign worker for a green card. The PERM Labor Certificate processing time has…
So you’ve completed all the necessary paperwork, settled the fees, acquired your USCIS receipt number, and now the anticipation sets in. The waiting game begins, accompanied by potential backlogs, government hitches, and evolving regulations. While this intermediary period can be stressful in itself, a reliable way to alleviate the tension is by monitoring your USCIS…
The O-1 visa and the EB-1 green card are both very attainable visa options for foreign extraordinary workers but it’s important to understand the differences and benefits of each one respectively. If you’re planning on switching from an O-1 to an EB-1 status, the process will require some changes that each applicant will need to thoroughly…
With so many international companies doing business in the United States, managers, executives, and other senior personnel often choose to move permanently to the United States to oversee operations using the EB-1C green card. Many of these individuals consider attaining a green card to minimize the issues often related with having to renew their nonimmigrant status…
Getting an employment-based green card can be a long but rewarding process. There are many advantages to using your employment to gain lawful permanent resident status in the U.S., and there are many ways to go about getting this status. One such way is through an adjustment of status through the use of an I-485…
