Permanent Visas

People who have ‘Lawful Permanent Residency’, also known as a ‘Green Card,’ enjoy many benefits.

An Introduction to Permanent Immigration

Many people who come to the United States want to become permanent residents of the country. People who have ‘Lawful Permanent Residency’, also known as a ‘Green Card,’ enjoy many benefits, including the freedom to live and work permanently in the U.S. Potential immigrants should know as much as possible about the laws of this country. Our firm is dedicated to helping you get that knowledge with a comprehensive online database of information about all kinds of immigration:

Permanent immigrants to the U.S. are divided into four general categories. Each of these categories may have their own subcategories:

  • Family-Based Immigration
  • Employment-Based Immigration
  • Diversity Visa Lottery
  • Asylum/Refugees

Click on these categories on the menus on the side to learn more about the different paths to lawful permanent residency in the U.S.

Employment-Based Immigration Many people want to acquire permanent residency status in the U.S. because permanent residents enjoy a variety of rights and privileges. One of the most widely-used methods to obtain permanent residency in U.S. is the Employment-Based immigration category. You are eligible to apply for permanent residency under this category if: You have an opportunity to work permanently in… Read More
EB-3 Skilled or Professional Workers The EB-3 category includes: Individuals with at least two years experience as skilled workers. Professionals with a bachelor’s degree. Unskilled laborers who possess less than two years of experience with work for which U.S. workers are not available. Documents required for an EB-3 visa To apply under this category, you require the following documentation: A… Read More
EB-4 Special Immigrants The EB-4 category is for special immigrant religious workers. To qualify under this category: You must be a member of a religious organization that has a non-profit religious unit in the U.S. You must have been working in the religious organization for at least two years before applying to the U.S. for immigration. You must be entering… Read More
EB-5 Immigrant Investors Under U.S. immigration law, qualified individuals seeking permanent residence on the basis of their engagement in a new commercial enterprise can do so by applying for investor visas (EB-5 visas). Permanent resident status based on EB-5 eligibility is available to investors, either alone or coming with their spouse and unmarried children. Eligible application will need to meet… Read More
EB-2 Professionals The EB-2 classification is open to: Individuals with exceptional ability in the sciences, arts or business. Professionals with advanced degrees. Physicians intending to practice medicine in underserved areas. Individuals with Exceptional Ability in the Sciences, Arts or Business USCIS has specified “exceptional ability” in the sciences, arts, or business as “a degree of expertise significantly above that ordinarily… Read More
EB-1 Priority Workers The EB-1 category is open to: Individuals with extraordinary ability in the arts, sciences, education, business or athletics. Outstanding professors or researchers. Managers and executives soon to be transferred to the United States. Individuals with Extraordinary Ability USCIS defines foreign nationals with extraordinary skills as “individuals with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics… Read More
Family-Based Immigration Permanent immigration or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. comes with a variety of rights and privileges including the right to permanently live and work in the U.S. If you want to immigrate to the U.S. through the family-based category, your relative who is either a U.S. Citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident must sponsor you. Procedure to… Read More
K Visas Under the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE Act) and its amendments, the K visa allows the spouse and unmarried children (below the age of 21 years) of a U.S. citizen to enter, live and work in the U.S. as nonimmigrants until they receive Lawful Permanent Resident status. The spouse is given a K-3 visa and the children… Read More
V Visas Under the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE Act) and its amendments, a V visa allows the spouse and unmarried children (below the age of 21 years) of a Lawful Permanent Resident to enter, live and work in the U.S. as nonimmigrants until they receive Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status. The spouse is given a V-1 visa and the… Read More
Alien-Spouse U.S. Immigration law allows two methods for U.S. citizens to bring future spouses to the U.S.: the K-1 Fiance Visa and the Alien-Spouse Immigrant Visa. The K-1 Visa. generally takes less time to process than the Alien-Spouse Visa. The Alien-Spouse Visa, however, is a proven path toward lawful permanent residency for your spouse. If the marriage takes place abroad, an I-130… Read More
Asylum or Refugee Immigration Every year, thousands of people come to the U.S. in need of protection from persecution in their country on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. Those found eligible for asylum are permitted to remain in the U.S. for as long as they “have a well-founded fear of… Read More
Diversity Lottery The Diversity Visa Lottery Program (DV) offers 55,000 new immigrant visas each year for people from underrepresented nations. A nation is considered underrepresented if less than 50,000 people from that country have immigrated to the U.S. in the last five years. Since the DV ’99 lottery, 5,000 of these 55,000 visas have been allocated for use under the… Read More

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