Green Card
An immigrant visa for permanent legal residency (typically called a “green card”) allows a foreign national to live and work in the United States, usually indefinitely. People seeking immigrant visas usually are sponsored by an employer or a family member, but there are other avenues toward obtaining an immigrant visa. Below you fill find a wide range of information on immigrant visas, including overviews of employment- and family-based visas; investment/business visas; tips on how to maintain your green card; and much more. Download FindLaw's Guide to Applying for Your Green Card [PDF] for a one-stop overview of the permanent residence application process.
- Immigrant Visas FAQ
Answers to common questions on issues such as what the expiration date on a visa means, and whether entry into the U.S is guaranteed with a visa.
- About Green Cards
An overview with much more about green cards and the categories of individuals who are eligible for a green card.
- Immigration and Taxes: Who has to Pay U.S. Taxes?
Non-citizens still face numerous circumstances where they have to pay taxes.
- How to Keep Your Green Card
Knowing the rules to keeping your green card is almost as important as getting it in the first place.
- Employment-Based Immigrant Visas
An overview of investment/business immigrant visas, with information about eligibility and filing too.
- Immigration Visas through Adjustment of Status
Learn more about the process known as "adjustment of status", as well as eligibility and filing procedures.
- Immigration Visas for Battered Spouses and Children
The law allows for additional avenues toward LPR status for battered spouses and their children.
- Submitting a Visa Petition for a Family or Employment Green Card
Learn more about the first step towards obtaining a green card, submitting a family or employment-based visa petition.
- The Green Card Process: Do's and Don'ts
Some tips to smooth out the green card process and avoid potential pitfalls.
- How Do I Get an Immigrant Visa Number?
Find out more about visa numbers, their availability, plus eligibility and assigned priorities for visa numbers.
- Can I Travel without a Green Card?
Answers to common questions about traveling without a green card and re-entry into the United States.
- The Diversity Visa Lottery
An overview of who is eligible for the diversity visa lottery, how many such visas are available, the application process, and more.
- Other Ways to Obtain an Immigrant Visa/Green Card
Learn about the other avenues toward visas and green cards that may be available.
- Green Card Marriage Interview FAQ's
Common questions about the marriage interview process for green card applicants.
- Find Immigration Lawyers in the UK
- 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?
- Eligibility and Preference Categories
- 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
- Investment Visas: Basics
- 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
- Who May Obtain a Green Card