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Green Card & Permanent Residence in the U.S:

The green card is the term which is used informally in the U.S for the lawful permanent residency. The green card enables the holder to live and to work permanently in the United States. The Government of U.S issues green cards to the eligible immigrants with a maximum validity period of 10 years. The Green card holder must renew or replace the existing green card once in 10 years. Depending on the nature of immigration, applying for the green card includes three steps.

Green Card/ Permanent Resident Card Eligibility Categories:

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In order to apply for a green card, one has to be eligible for getting a green card before applying for it. If your immigration status match with any of the below-mentioned categories then you will be eligible applying for the green card in the U.S. There are seven different ways applying for US green card they are, one can apply for green card through employment, through family, through investment or through refugee status etc. But in all the above-mentioned cases one has to be clean from health, security and criminal issues. Before applying for the green card one should have a valid visa to stay in America.

  • Green Card through Employment.
  • Apply for Green card as a Special Immigrant.
  • Apply for Green card through Refugee Status.
  • Green card for human trafficking and crime victims.
  • Green card for Victims of Abuse.
  • Green card through Registry.
  • Green card through Categories.

How to get a Green card in U.S?

After checking the eligibility applying for green card, file I-485 application (green card application) to register permanent residence at USCIS. While filing the I-485 application you have to submit the required supporting documents at USCIS. After the submission of I-485 application, USCIS reviews your application and schedules a personal interview with you. If your interview is successful and if you are eligible for getting the Green card, you will be issued one with a validity of 10 years.

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Apply Green Card Online:

  • Visit the USCIS official website.
  • Go to the Green cards and Permanent Residence in U.S category.
  • Check your eligibility applying for Green card or Permanent Residence.
  • If you are eligible then download the I-485 application form (green card application).
  • Before filling the green card application form, go through it and fill the green card application form and sign it.
  • Lodge the filled I-485 green card application form along with the supporting documents and the required fees.
  • Fees can be paid by money order or personal cheque or cashier’s cheque.

Download green card application – https://www.uscis.gov/i-485

Download USCIS forms applying fora green card – https://www.uscis.gov/i-485

Green card Fees/ Permanent Resident Card Fees:

S.NO Type of Applicant Application Fee Biometric Services Fee Total
1. If you are under 14 years and filing with I-485 application $750 No fees $750
2. If you are under 14 years and not filing with I-485 application $1410 No fees $1410
3. From age 14-78 $1410 $85 $1225
4. 79 years and above $1410 No fees $1410

How to apply for Green Card Renewal in U.S?

The permanent residents in the US whose 10 years valid green card/permanent resident card is expired or about to expire in coming 6 months they can apply for green card renewal. You can renew your green card by e filing an online I-90 form or you can download the green card renewal form and fill it and send it through the mail.

Green Card Online Renewal Process:

  • Visit the USCIS official website.
  • Go to the Green cards and Permanent Residence in U.S category.
  • Select Renew your Green card option form the Renew/Replace a Green card menu.
  • Log in to the online filing window will be displayed.
  • Click on the Form I-90 application to replace or to apply for green card renewal online.
  • Before filling the green card application form, go through it and fill the green card application form and submit it to pay the fees.
  • After the successful fees payment, you will get the confirmation message which consists of a receipt save it for further reference.

Apply for Green card renewal online – https://www.uscis.gov/file-online/log-online-filing

Permanent resident card renewal – https://www.uscis.gov/file-online/log-online-filing

Renew your green card online – https://www.uscis.gov/file-online/log-online-filing

Download I-90 application for renewing your Green card – https://www.uscis.gov/i-485

How to Check Green Card Status Online?

The ones who have applied for the green card renewal or replacement of green card or who have applied for a green card for the first time they can check the green card status online with the help of their green card application receipt number.

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Find out Green card Status Online:

  • Visit the USCIS official website.
  • Go to the Green cards and Permanent Residence in U.S category.
  • Select Renew your Green card option form the Renew/Replace a Green card menu.
  • Now select the “my case status” option from the how to find out the status of your application menu.
  • The green card Case status online window will be displayed.
  • Now enter your receipt number in the receipt number field and click the status button.
  • A window will be displayed with your Green card status.

Check green card status online – https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do

Green card application status online – https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do

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