Green Cards

A permanent resident will be able to apply for citizenship after 5 years of living in the US. Getting married usually helps with citizenship for people that do not have permanent resident status. After getting married there still is a wait period of about 5 years. In the case of the a permanent resident there is not much that will change. If one has a driver's license, SSN, etc. The only difference will be applying for the actual citizenship at the end of the wait period. For more information on applying for citizenship see the INS website - ins.org

Not 5 years. After you get a green card you have to continue living in the U.S for at least 7 years, after that you can aply for a American citizenship.

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Actually, what really helps you to be married to a US Citizen is that instead of th 5 years of continuous residency in USA that the law request after becoming a Permanent Resident, is reduced to 3 of marriage with the same US Citizen, which is more helpful for people that entered USA with a Visa, marriege to a US Citizen and after those 3 years, he can become a US Citizen and that's the Law.

IF YOU HAVE A TEMPORALY GREEN CARD THE ONE THING YOU SHOULD CHECK ON IS IF THE PERSON IS CHEATING ON YOU OR HAS ABUSED YOU IN ANY SENSE (EVEN VERBAL) THAT WOULD GIVE YOU AN AUTOMATIC PERMANENT CARD AND ..... HAVE FUN

Yes, but make sure you have the card with you upon re-entry. Also, don't stay for more than 6 months at a time, else you may have some trouble, be accused of abandonment, or may need a re-entry permit. Besides that, I don't have further details.

Don't think the interview is like any normal interview you may have had. You will have an appointment time & be admitted to the Embassy on production of the interview appointment letter. You will be given a numbered ticket (Just like in some Supermarket deli's!) then wait until you are called to a booth. Yes it's booths just like in the bank & you stand there while the official takes you fingerprints for the umpteenth time, asks a few questions, says you are approved & please remember this next bit, he sends you to the Courier service desk where you pay for the service of sending you the sealed package you need for entry to USA. So interview time a few minutes but total time in Embassy about 2+ hours & 5 days later the courier delivers your package. There is no alternative to the courier by the way. If anyone wants the run down on the whole thing let me know. We just arrived as LPR's in February 2008 so it's still fresh! Tom

If the CBP finds you falsified any information to them they have the right to revoke a green card. It does not happen often as the checking process when the card is applied for is very rigorous and catches most errors, whether deliberate or a simple mistake. If you find the error, it is better to approach them rather than let them find out. If you approach them they will be more willing to work with you to rectify the issue. If they find it themselves there is a lot less chance they will believe you if it is a simple error rather than a deliberate attempt to mislead However, I would suggest you contact an immigration attorney as they will be able to answer your question more accurately. My experience with the old INS is a few years out of date and things might have changed since then (2003)

In short, yes. The following will happen once child support is filed and non-payment has been reported to the government. For citizens: driver's license, business license, passport, assets seizure, income garnishment, etc.. For Legal permanent residence (green card holders): All of the above as well as revocation of green card status. They call it "status adjustment". There was a treaty signatory agreement signed between the US and 70 countries as United Kingdom being the first one which states even if parent leaves the courty and goes back home the child support will follow them to the country and to the residence there as well. So again in a nutshell if you have a child support petition against you, pay your child support. If it hasn't happened yet, it is suggested to give the mother financial support on your own so you won't have to deal with the system. If the mother needs help they will come after you and quicker for an immigrant especially if the custodial parent (usually the mother) is a US citizen. Help the parent or be prepared to have all sorts of legal problems and the immigration bill for child support act was just passed in 2006 for the revocation of green card holders because alot of immirants tried to evade the by putting their residence in other names and got in even more trouble. They track all your movements thru 5 different government systems which also give the mother access to your social (if one is obtained), your employment id number (if businesses owned), you residence (if was unknown before), green card information, medical information, and so forth. So in a nutshell if you are petitioned to pay child support especially as a green card resident your best bet is to pay the child support with no problems because it will cause you way more harm than good. There isn't a lawyer who can get you out of child support and if you attempt to question the paternity of child to stop it, the courts will order a DNA test done and will further harm you when the test returns positive. The court will belive you were trying to prevent the inevitable and may also up child support just because of that fact. They support amount depends on your income but in most states like New York,Ct, Penn,CA, and about 10 others, they award 20% of your gross income. They also add on child care fees (babysitters and health). And if you make more than $50,000 (which will be verified by the government systems, they will make their own calculations which is usually more than 20%. And if you refuse to pay they will garnish your check diresctly from your employer and if the employer fails to cooperate they then sue your employer which will put you in further hot water with your job. Child support is a serious matter now in teh United Stated and they have toughened up on the laws. even if a person doesnt work they will put them on a work program for them to be able to pay child support. And if they feel like an employeer may lie about income they will investigate all jobs you've had and you're education and if they find you are able to make more than what you do or is it stated that you do they will award the mother for that amount and not hte amount on books. Again Best bet, pay child support ESPECIALLY if you have a green card. The last thing you want is your residency revoked here and deported back to to the UK where you will still have to pay child support from because of the signatory treaty signed between the US and UK. I hope this helped in full sir/maam. -Joseph All Law Esquire, LLC YES AND ALL OF THE ABOVE STATED IS 100% CORRECT. I'd like to state i am a mother of a child fathered by a French man and he went through the same thing. He also had a few legit businesses going here in the US. Our relations were over and he did not want to help me with our child. i didnt want to do this to him becuase foolish me actually did love him but i could not afford a child on my own and it didnt seem fair to me. so my family urged me to get child support. but my case was worse because i had to go on public assistance with the city*im from new york city* and they immediately went after him. i did not have to give them anything but his name and the fact he had a green card they found him faster then they would have a citizen. immigrants with green cards are very much easier to locate. He begged me to take the child support away and i really wanted to because i didnt want all that to happen to him from the beginning. I couldn't even stop the child support case once it was in action. The petition was filed and along with him having to pay my money every 2 weeks he also got deported back to France until his (arrears) back support was paid in full after 2 years. but i never wanted to do that to him because I KNEW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO HIM. they explained it all to me and it all happened so fast. i couldnt believe it one month he was good and then BOW! wages garnished.. is license revoked! he was back up in payments wouldnt pay then the big wammy accounts frozen and GREENCARD REVOKED! all because he didnt pay his child support. to this day i wish he would have just helped me from the beginning. Answer That law rep up there is on point with what he is saying and the mother. i would definitely say if the mother is honest and a good person then work with her and give her some support every week/2 weeks/or every month. child support itself works bi monthly or monthly and either way they will pull a hell of alot out of you probably more than what she would even want from you. i know they did for me. i only wanted $600 every 2 weeks from him and they awarded me 1500 every 2 weeks after waging out health care expenses and baby sitting fees and the standard award amount. i didnt even need the health coverage from him because i had healthcare but since he had healthcare coverage they MADE him pay for it and took what i had away for the child. so yes, they screwed him totally. and he made about 75,000 a year and also had a few other things going on (legal things). he also was paying alimony to his ex wife and support for his son from England. i laugh because he really thought he wasn't going to provide anything. Not in the country and not in England either if the baby is from here. Our child support laws stretch overseas thanks to the good government of the UK and the signatory treaty that lawyer was discussing! Viva La Child Support! -Maria J i did the same thing and not only did i almost get deported but my license got suspended and all other hardships occured. I've lived in the Unites States for 35 years legally, i am an origianl citizen of India. The saddest part about after i gave in and paid and spoke to my daughteer's mother was that; i found out she began to a career in exotic dancing to get more money for the child because she was modeling before she got pregnant, but it messed up her body to the point she couldn't get much work anymore. From man to man i felt awful knowing this because I know I could have helped her. Some men don't care and I was one of them until that really hit me. I saw my daughter for the first time when she was a year old and felt guilty for not being there at birth and not helping out with support for her. The mother and i still do not share a personal realtionshi[ although i must say it's not as bad as i thought. We occassional share sexual relations and communicate well for the sake of the child. She doesn't allow men around my daughter and i love the girl for that. She's a hell of a mother and i do regret not doing what i should have done from the beginning. Especially all that money i had to pay up and fines to get my license back, and paperwork and appointments to make sure my green card status remained clear. It got really bad man. it's about the child and that's it. CHILD SUPPORT not spouse support or alimony. This is where people today meet their own demise, your own negligence can get you alot of trouble you don't need nor want. not being judgemental of you man just trying to stop you from making the biggest mistake of your life here in the US... I was only lucky as to have my greencard before immigration got the memo. The day i got there to let them know about my child support order as you are suposed to was the day they received the order to revoke me but i had the court order stating that I paid all back child support so the woman was kind enough not to put the revocation into action although technically she should have and then i would have had to get it reinstated all over which is the same process as the first except they give you an extra period of violation for teh child support. you could be sitting for a long time in your home country not able to come back. M. Singh New York, New York

I am also wondering about this question. someone please help.

answer is yes. If you go to www.immigrationdirect.com it'll explain everything. There is also currently something called a touchback. If an immigrant from Mexico comes here undocumented and has children and a wife here they have to gol back to Mexico but they'll be granted a greencard and eventually a residence. Hope this helps !

Yes.The home country is not an issue to get US green card provided the home country government has no issues.

Individuals who obtain a Green Card through marriage to a U.S. Citizen are granted "Conditional" Green Card status, which is only valid for two years. Individuals who have been granted Conditional Green Card Status are required to apply to remove the Conditions on their Green Card within 90 days of the date that their Conditional Permanent Resident status expires.After conditions are removed the applicant is issued a green card valid for 10 years.If married to U.S. Citizen you may apply after 3 years with valid green card for US citizenship.

It depends on if he is entering as a spouse or fiance. If you marry in Canada, he will have to reside in Canada until he can get a visa, which I have been told by Immigration is two to three years. If he entered as a fiance, then about 8 months after you get married, or longer. The actual length of time depends on how backlogged the immigration process is at the time you apply.

It depends on how long you were married and the reason for the divorce.

You don't just get a green card. You still have to apply for a visa in order to stay in the United States.

If you get married overseas there are a few different visa options. If the American citizen has been living in the foreign country for over 6 months, they can apply for an I-130 visa for their spouse through direct consular filing, and the spouse can be brought to the U.S. permanently in as little as three months. It doesn't matter how long they have been married except that there is different paperwork and processes for those who have been married for more or less than two years. I brought my foreign husband to America, however, after having only been married for a month and a half since I qualified for Direct Consular Filing. Typically, if you do not qualify for DCF, the processing for a visa can take as long as 6 to 8 months and necessitate time apart for the fiances/spouses.

Well answer depends on when or how fast after applying for green card your travel plan is. Depending on the seriousness and urgency of your visit the decision to travel must be taken. Maybe going outside US will not be a problem but entering becomes a problem.

Generally, you must be a United States citizen in order to register to vote in any governmental election in the country. A legal permanent resident (green card holder) is not eligible to vote, unless a particular municipality allows for it. A person must check with their local board of elections office for detailed information on his or her eligibility to vote.

Having a Green card entitles a person the status of a permanent resident. This means that the green card holder can live and work in the US permanently. The permanent residency status is for the entire lifetime of that person. So this means that you can stay in the US foe your entire lifetime provided that you renew your green card periodically (once in 10 yrs)

It depends on how you are applying for green card. The US green card can be applied through family member, employment or marriage. A family member who is already a green card holder can petition for alien relative using the Form I-130 and once the priority date becomes current the alien can get the visa and enter US as green card holder. Next is through employer who has to petition and green card can be got either with or without labor certification. Lastly after an alien marries a US citizen or green card holder and is petitioned with Form I-130, the alien can adjust status to permanent resident after two years of successful marriage using Form I-485.

You should ask him/her straight up. Explain to your spouse the doubts and fears your having. If you have a healthy relationship, he/she should be somewhat understanding.

Tell him/her that you don't feel comfortable applying for the greencard at this time, but would like to wait a few years. If he/she becomes extremely angry or agitated by your suggestion, then you will know that he/she has an interest besides just you.

I am married to someone who will eventually get a greencard out of our marriage. We have a good relationship, but even I have had a doubt or two. We waited a year before filing any paperwork for my spouse's greencard. When I felt those slight tinges of doubt, my spouse was very understanding and reassured me that he would have married me no matter what citizenship I had

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Maintaining Permanent Residence

You may be found to have abandoned your permanent resident status if you:

-Move to another country intending to live there permanently.

-Remain outside of the US for more than one year without obtaining a reentry permit or returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.

-Remain outside of the US for more than two years after issuance of a reentry permit without obtaining a returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.

-Fail to file income tax returns while living outside of the US for any period.

-Declare yourself a "nonimmigrant" on your tax returns.

Source: www.uscis.gov

you can go to a lawyer and try to find out what they can do for you even though you may have to pay a big fine for being here

It may indeed, but that's no reason not to get divorced in this case. See a lawyer to see what your options are.

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