Green Card Eligibility Categories

A Family Based Green Card enables foreign family members of U.S. citizens/permanent residents to become a Green Card holders in the USA. Spouses, parents, children and siblings of U.S. citizens, as well as the spouse and children of permanent residents could be eligible to receive a Family Based Green Card.

If you have a temporary job in the US and your employer is willing to petition you for permanent residence, you may be eligible to get a Green Card. Green Card Through Employment is divided into the following categories:

EB-1: Outstanding professors and researchers, and certain executives and managers of multinational corporations.
EB-2: Advanced Degree & Exceptional Ability.
EB-3: Professional, Skilled & Unskilled Workers.
EB-4: Special Immigrant & Religious Workers.

Persons who invest a certain of money in a business or regional center in the US and who create a minimum of 10 jobs for US workers can obtain permanent residence in the US through the EB-5 Investors Program.

You may be eligible for EB-1A green card if your extraordinary ability in the arts, sciences, business, education, or athletics can be demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim, and your achievements has been recognized in his field through extensive documentation.

In alternative, you may not need an employer’s sponsor for EB-2 green card by showing that it would be in the best interest of the United States.

The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV Program) makes up to 50,000 immigrant visas available annually, drawn from random selection among all entries to individuals who are from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. To apply for the Diversity Visa Lottery, you must have completed a full-time high school education that is at least equivalent to a U.S. high school education (4 years, full-time, general studies). Generally, you must reach the age of 18 to fulfill all the educational requirements.