Green Card
- Who May Obtain a Green Card?
A U.S. permanent resident card, or “green card,” identifies the cardholder as a permanent resident of the U.S. Learn about the categories of those eligible for a green card and how to obtain one.
- How to Keep Your Green Card
Once you’ve obtained a green card you have to comply with a number of rules in order to keep it. This article provides information about the type of activities you should avoid, like leaving the country for long periods.
- Petition for a Family or Employment Green Card
An employer or family member can petition the government to obtain a green card on your behalf. Learn about the process for family and employment green cards, including the visa petition, priority, and more.
- The Green Card Process: Do's and Don'ts
A collection of tips to help make the green card application process go as smoothly as possible. Learn about the things you should do and the things you should avoid doing when obtaining a green card.
- Can I Travel without a Green Card?
Find answers to your questions about how a green card will affect your ability to travel. Learn about whether permanent residents and those awaiting a change in their immigration status may travel freely.
- Green Card Marriage Interview FAQ's
Commonly asked questions about green card marriage interviews. Find answers to your questions about the type of things covered in the interview, how to prepare for it, and the time frame for the green card process.
- Adjustment of Status to Stay in the U.S.
- Bringing a Child to Live in the U.S.
- Bringing Children of Permanent Residents into the U.S.
- Can a Person with a Green Card Travel Outside the United States?
- Can I Travel without a Green Card?
- Family-Based Immigration Overview
- Getting a Green Card
- Green Card Marriage Interview FAQ's
- How Do I Participate in the Diversity Visa Lottery?
- How to Keep Your Green Card
- Immigrant Visas FAQ
- Immigration Eligibility and Preference Categories
- Investment Visas: Eligibility
- Investment Visas: Status and Filing FAQ
- Investment/Business Immigrant Visas
- Other Ways to Obtain an Immigrant Visa/Green Card
- Permanent Resident Rights
- Priority: Spouses, Fiances, and Adopted Children
- Spouse Immigration
- Submitting a Visa Petition for a Family or Employment Green Card
- The Diversity Lottery: Overview
- The Diversity Visa Lottery
- The Green Card Process: Do's and Don'ts
- Violence Against Women Act: Visas for Battered Spouses
- What is an Investment Visa?
- Who May Obtain a Green Card