Who can have permanent residence in the United States? | Requirements

Those people who dream of going to live in the United States and obtain legal employment are looking for a way to get the desired job. permanent residencewhich is also known as Green Cardeither green card.

This permit allows a foreigner to live permanently in the country of the stars and stripes, although it is only issued in particular cases or circumstances, which means that very few can apply for it.

If you are interested in the Green Card, here at Debate we explain how a foreign citizen can apply for permanent residence of the USA.

All people who are not from the United States but want to stay in the country to live or work must have the permanent residencea limited visa type that can open the way to the citizenship of the North American country.

However, it must be noted that a permanent residence It is not the same as an American nationalitybut it does allow an indefinite and legal stay in the United States, which must be renewed every 10 years.

The way to obtain permanent residence in the United States is through the following options:

• Refuge or asylum
• Job
• Victims of human trafficking
• Victims of abuse
• Family
• special immigrant

To obtain a green card through family, you must have a consanguineous relationship in the following way:

• Be the spouse of a United States citizen
• Unmarried child under 21 years of age of a United States citizen
• Unmarried child of a United States citizen who is 21 years of age or older
• Be the spouse of a legal permanent resident
• Married son of a United States citizen
• Unmarried child under 21 years of age of a legal permanent resident
• Widower of a United States citizen
• Fiance of a United States citizen

On the other hand, for acquire the green card from employmentapplicants who meet the following requirements They will be able to live in the United States permanently and legally:

Immigrant workers (first category)

• Be a distinguished professor or researcher
• Have extraordinary abilities in science, arts, education, business, or sports
• Executive manager of multinational companies that meet some requirements

Immigrant workers (second category)

• Extraordinary abilities in science, arts, or business
• Want to have an exemption for reasons of national interest
• Member of a profession that requires an advanced degree, postgraduate

Immigrant workers (third category)

• Skilled employee, meaning the job requires a minimum of 2 years of training or work experience
• A professional whose work requires at least a U.S. baccalaureate degree or its foreign equivalent and is a member of such profession
• Non-skilled worker, who will be dedicated to tasks that require less than 2 years of training or experience

Likewise, those who have received the status of political asylum or refugee at least one year, they can apply for permanent residence after that period.

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