What are the types of Employment-Based Green cards? There are 5 Employment-based Green Cards, starting…

What are the types of Employment-Based Green cards? There are 5 Employment-based Green Cards, starting with: EB-1, which includes multinational managers/executives, foreign nationals with outstanding skills or extraordinary researchers/professors; EB-2, which includes foreign nationals that have an advanced degree or its equivalent; EB-3, professionals or skilled workers; EB-4, special immigrants and EB-5, which includes immigrant entrepreneur who want to invest.

How long does it take to receive the marriage Green card?

Depending on whether you are married to a U.S. citizen or a green card holder and where you currently live (not including delays), the average wait period for a marriage-based green card varies from 10 and 38 months.

What are the types of immigrant visas that get issued the most?

The United States welcomed 1.18 million legal immigrants where 48% of them were relatives of U.S. citizens, 20% were family sponsored, 15% of them were asylum seekers, 10% were employment based, 4% were part of the DIV (Diversity Immigrant Visa) program and 1.0% were Iraqis and Afghans employed by the U.S. government through the SIV (Special Immigrant Visa). This means most Immigrant Visas were accepted in the Family Related Visa category and the least in the Special Immigrant Visa category.

What are the types of Family Immigrant visas that are offered in the US?

The types of Family Visas offered in the United States are: IR1, CR1 Visa which the Spouse of a U.S. Citizen can apply, K-3 for the Spouses of U.S. Citizen awaiting approval of an I-130 immigrant petition, K-1 for the Fiancés who are going to marry a U.S. Citizen, IR3, IH3, IR4, IH4 for Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens, IR2, CR2, IR5, F1, F3, F4 for Certain Family Members of U.S. Citizens and F2A, F2B for Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents.

Which are the top 10 countries of receiving immigrant visas?

The top 10 countries that received the most Visas in The United States out of the 44.7 million applicants who got their Visa issued are: Mexico with 11million, India with almost 3 million, China with just over 2 million, the Philippines with 2 million, El Salvador with 1 and a half million, Vietnam with 1 and a half million, Cuba with 1 million, the Dominican Republic with 1 million, South Korea with 1 million and Guatemala with 1 million.

What are some of the questions that you’ll be asked in the immigrant visa interview?

Depending on the Immigrant Visa category, you get different questions. If for example you are applying for the Spouse Visa then the questions might revolve around how you met them, they might ask you more in-depth questions about your U.S. citizen spouse such as biographical information, education and employment info, their cultural background, your common interests and their family/children. Other than that you might be asked about the reason you want to enter the U.S., how long you plan to stay there, if you want to get a job or maybe study and they will also ask about your criminal history!

What rights do you have as a Green Card holder?

The US Green Card allows its holders to reside in any part of the United States permanently. There are no restrictions, its holders can move freely in all 50 US states. Other than that, this Card gives you the right to enter the United States without any complications because you would be considered a permanent resident.

How does the process of selecting a green card through the lottery go?

A computer algorithm randomly selects the winners of the Diversity Visa lottery, with a certain number of visas allocated to each region of the world and no country obtains more than 7% of the available Diversity Visas throughout the year.