A Green Card allows individuals to live and work permanently in the United States and is required to apply for citizenship. To be eligible, applicants cannot have security, health, or criminal issues and must fit into an immigrant category outlined by law. Green Cards are obtained either in the US or abroad and are often given to those with family in the US, job skills needed by employers, or those who are refugees, investors, or highly educated. Holding a Green Card provides social benefits, the ability to apply for citizenship, freedom of movement, in-state status, and the option to sponsor relatives for immigration.

1. An Immigration Status of a person in the U.S.

2. What is Green Card?
 For any individual who wish to permanently
live and work in the United States, it is
required for him to get the United States
Lawful Permanent Residency which is
informally known as the Green Card. The
individuals who hold these Immigrant visas
are referred to as lawful permanent residents
(LPR). One must generally secure a Green
Card prior to applying for naturalization as it
is the first step towards US citizenship.

3. Eligibility to get a Green
Card
 The applicant must have no security, health,
or criminal issues.
 The applicant must be permissible into the
U.S for him to qualify for the Green Card.
 The applicant must belong to one of the
immigrant categories outlined in the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
 The applicant must secure visa before
submitting the Green Card application.

4. How to get a Green Card?
 Green Cards are either obtained in the US or
abroad at a US Embassy or Consulate.
 They are mostly available to individuals who
have immediate family members in the US or
job skills needed by a US employer
 Yearly, a number of Green cards are granted
to refugees, investors and highly educated
individuals.

5. The benefits of being a Green
Card holder:
 Social Benefits
 The ability to apply US citizenship
 Freedom of movement
 In-State status
 Sponsor relatives
 Resources: www.us-greencardlottery.com

6. The benefits of being a Green
Card holder:
 Social Benefits
 The ability to apply US citizenship
 Freedom of movement
 In-State status
 Sponsor relatives
 Resources: www.us-greencardlottery.com