A Permanent Resident Card also called Form I-551 is a proof of your permanent resident status in the United States. You can use it as a valid identification document to prove that you are eligible to live and work in the United States.
How do I get a greencard?
Getting an immigrant visa, being sponsored by relatives for a greencard (permanent resident card) or getting a greencard through one's own eligibility are the commonly used immigration procedures to enter the United States. Having a greencard is a proof of being officially granted immigration benefits to live and work in the United States permanently and legally. You can get a greencard either while you are in the US or outside the US. When you get a greencard while physically being present in the US, the process is called adjustment of status. Whereas when you get one while being outside the US or when you are ineligible to adjust status, it is called Consular processing. You can enter the US through an immigrant or non-immigrant visa. Non...
Members of Congress Urge Colleagues to Pass LGBT-Inclusive Immigration Reform
Elected Leaders Stress Urgency of Issue for Families Facing Separation and Exile
WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of Congressional leaders joined Immigration Equality and advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) immigrant families on Capitol Hill today to press for passage of an immigration reform measure which would end discrimination against the LGBT community.
Illegal Immigration a $113 Billion a Year Drain on U.S. Taxpayers
FAIR Releases First-of-its-Kind Comprehensive Study of Federal, State and Local Costs of Illegal Immigration
WASHINGTON, July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study released today by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) estimates that illegal immigration now costs federal and local taxpayers $113 billion a year.
Immigration Attorney Video Clips Help People Find the Right Lawyer
Immigration attorneys use videos to demonstrate bilingual proficiency and cultural sensitivity when advertising their services and people seeking to find an immigration lawyer on the attorney video directory, LegalTube.com, search for immigration attorney videos more than any other practice of the law.
Nikki Jacobson, Attorney at Law, to Lobby Congress for Immigration Reform at the AILA “Day of Action” this March
When asked about family history, most Americans will recite a host of stories about their immigrant predecessors from various countries “finally making it” in the United States. But over the years, congressional legislation has complicated the immigration process to the point where even U.S. Citizens cannot effectively navigate it. Nikki Mehrpoo Jacobson, immigration attorney and Chair of the Immigration Law Committee at the Beverly Hills Bar Association, will be one of the lawyers lobbying Congress for immigration reform at the National American Immigration Lawyers Association event this March.
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