How to Apply for a Greencard
Learning how to apply for a green card will make a difference in whether you actually obtain a green card. You can apply for a card in three different ways. You must know how each way works before deciding which way would be the best. You cannot just fill out the application for a green card and expect to be granted the card. There is some thought that must go into obtaining a card successfully.
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Instructions
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Apply for a job with an employer in the country that offers a sponsorship. The employer will file paperwork to sponsor you to come into the country for work. The entire process takes times, but some employers use this way to find people willing to work for the wages they pay and to find laborers that are skilled in the particular field of work. The employer must be able to guarantee that there will be work for you and you must stay employed. Before the process is complete, you must go through the adjustment of status process, immigration petition and the labor certification application process.
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Place your name on the lottery list. The lottery is a way to obtain a green card, but this process can take years before you are chosen. A computer-generated program selects the names of people that applied to the program. To enter the lottery, you must have a high school diploma or at least two years of work history. Fill out the application for the lottery and wait to see if your name is drawn.
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Marry for love and a green card. If you find someone from the United States to fall in love with and marry, you can enter the country and apply for a green card to stay. The requirements for this way of obtaining a green card are strict. You must prove that the marriage is for commitment and love. You have to reside together and sleep together as man and wife (wife and wife, or man and man in states that allow same sex marriages), and be interviewed by immigration agents before getting a card. Your name will go on the waiting list for a green card and you must remain married for the entire wait period.
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Tips & Warnings
Falsifying a marriage will result in deportation.
