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Green Card via Employment

Immigrant Worker

  • Have extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics, or
  • Are an outstanding professor or researcher, or
  • Are a multinational manager or executive who meets certain criteria
  • Are a member of a profession that requires an advanced degree, or
  • Have exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, or business, or
  • Are seeking a national interest waiver- A skilled worker (meaning your job requires a minimum of 2 years training or work experience), or
  • A professional (meaning your job requires at least a U.S. bachelor’s degree or a foreign equivalent and you are a member of the profession), or
  • An unskilled worker (meaning you will perform unskilled labor requiring less than 2 years training or experience)

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Physical Therapists and Nurses

Are a physician who agrees to work full-time in clinical practice in a designated underserved area for a set period of time and also meets other eligibility requirements

Have invested or are actively in the process of investing at least $1 million (or $500,000 in a targeted employment area) in a new commercial enterprise in the U.S. which will create full-time positions for at least 10 qualifying employees

Green Card via Investment

Green Card as a Special Immigrant

Religious Worker

  • Are a member of a religious denomination coming to the U.S. to work for a nonprofit religious organization

Special Immigrant Juvenile    

  • Are a juvenile who needs the protection of a juvenile court because you have been abused, abandoned or neglected by a parent.

Afghanistan or Iraq national

Were an Afghan or Iraqi translator or interpreter for the U.S. government;

  • Were an Iraqi employed by or for the U.S. government in Iraq on or after March 20, 2003, for at least one year; or
  • Were an Afghan employed by the U.S. government or International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

International broadcaster    

  • Are coming to work in the U.S. as a member of the media for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) or a USAGM grantee.

Employee of an international organization or family member or NATO-6 employee or family member    

  • Are a retired officer or employee of an eligible international organization or NATO, or are an eligible family member of such an employee.- Were granted asylum status at least 1 year ago
  • Were admitted as a refugee at least 1 year ago

Green Card via Asylee or Refugee Status

Green Card for Human Trafficking and Crime Victims

  • Human trafficking victim and currently have a T nonimmigrant visa
  • Crime victim and currently have a U nonimmigrant visa

Green Card for Victims of Abuse

VAWA self-petitioner – victim of battery or extreme cruelty 

  • The abused spouse of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident
  • The abused child (unmarried and under 21 years old) of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident
  • The abused parent of a U.S. citizen

Special Immigrant Juvenile

Are a child who has been abused, abandoned, or neglected by your parent and you have SIJ status?

An abused (victim of battery or extreme cruelty) spouse or child under the Cuban Adjustment Act 

  • The abused spouse or child of a Cuban native or citizen

An abused (victim of battery or extreme cruelty) spouse or child under Haitian Refugee Immigrant Fairness Act (HRIFA)

  • The abused spouse or child of a lawful permanent resident who received his or her Green Card based on HRIFA

Green Card through Registry

You may be eligible to register for a Green Card if you have resided continuously in the U.S. since before Jan. 1, 1972.

Green Card through Other CategoriesLiberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF)    

  • Are a Liberian national who has been continuously physically present in the United States since Nov. 20, 2014, or
  • Are the spouse, child under age 21, or unmarried son or daughter over the age of 21 of a qualifying Liberian national.

Diversity Immigrant Visa Program    

Were selected for a diversity visa in the Department of State’s diversity visa lottery.

Cuban Adjustment Act    

  • Are a Cuban native or citizen, or
  • Are the spouse or child of a Cuban native or citizen

An abused (victim of battery or extreme cruelty) spouse or child under the Cuban Adjustment Act    

  • Are the abused spouse or child of a Cuban native or citizen

Dependent status under the HRIFA    

  • Are the spouse or child of a lawful permanent resident who received his or her Green Card based on the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA)

An abused (victim of battery or extreme cruelty) spouse or child under HRIFA    

  • Are the abused spouse or child of a lawful permanent resident who received his or her Green Card based on HRIFA

Lautenberg parolee    

  • Were paroled into the U.S. as a Lautenberg parolee

Indochinese Parole Adjustment Act of 2000    

  • Are a native or citizen of Vietnam, Kampuchea (Cambodia), or Laos who was paroled into the U.S. on or before Oct. 1, 1997 from Vietnam under the Orderly Departure Program, a refugee camp in East Asia, or a displaced person camp administered by UNHCR in Thailand.

American Indian born in Canada    

  • Were born in Canada, possess at least 50% American Indian blood, and maintain your principal residence in the United States.
  • Person born in the United States to a foreign diplomat    
  • Were born in the United States to a  foreign diplomatic officer who was stationed in the U.S. when you were born.

Section 13 (diplomat)    

  • Were stationed in the United States as a foreign diplomat or high ranking official and are unable to return home. 

Green Card via Family

Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizen

If you are an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen, you can become a lawful permanent resident (get a Green Card) based on your family relationship if you meet certain eligibility requirements.

You are an immediate relative if you are:

  • The spouse of a U.S. citizen;
  • The unmarried child under 21 years of age of a U.S. citizen; or
  • The parent of a U.S. citizen (if the U.S. citizen is 21 years of age or older).

Other relative of a U.S. citizen

Family member of a U.S. citizen, meaning you are the: 

  • Unmarried son or daughter of a U.S. citizen and you are 21 years old or older
  • Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen
  • Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen who is at least 21 years old
  • Family member of a lawful permanent resident, meaning you are the: 
  • Spouse of a lawful permanent resident
  • Unmarried child under the age of 21 of a lawful permanent resident
  • Unmarried son or daughter of a lawful permanent resident 21 years old or older

Fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen or the fiancé(e)’s child

  • Person admitted to the U.S. as a fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen (K-1 nonimmigrant)
  • Person admitted to the U.S. as the child of a fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen (K-2 nonimmigrant)

Marriage

One of the most common petitions are Marriage petitions. The process for your spouse to become a US 

Permanent Resident varies depending on whether they are inside the United States or outside.

Inside the United States

If your spouse is inside the US they may file for Adjustment of Status if they have been admitted, paroled, or if they are the beneficiary or are able to be grandfathered under a visa petition filed on or before April 30, 2001. 

Outside the United States

If your spouse is outside the United States and you are already married you may file a Petition for Alien Relatives. When this is approved and a visa is available, it will be sent to the National Visa Center and for consular processing at the respective consulate or embassy. BPA lawyers can assist you with this process. 

Conditional Residence and Removing Conditions

If you have been married less than 2 years when your spouse is granted permanent resident status, your spouse will receive permanent resident status on a conditional basis. To remove the conditions on residence, you and your spouse must apply together to remove the condition on your residence. If you are no longer together with your spouse you may apply for a waiver to remove the condition on your own.

You must apply to remove conditional status within the 90-day period before the expiration date on the conditional resident card. If you fail to file during this time, your spouse’s resident status will be terminated and he or she may be subject to removal from the United States. Use our Filing Calculator to determine your 90-day filing date. For more information, see the Remove Conditions on Permanent Residence Based on Marriage page.

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