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Filled Out Form I-485 Sample Download

If you are inside the U.S. for an allowed reason and are currently trying to adjust your status to permanent resident, then you can use Form I-485. Form I-485 Sample Download: Download a sample of the I-485 Here. Fill out the I-485 Online Here. Who can submit the Form I-485? Relatives of United States citizens: […]
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La Guía Completa de cómo Obtener una Green Card

Para inglés, haga clic aquí. Estados Unidos tiene un largo y orgulloso historial de acogimiento e integración de inmigrantes. El número de personas que han obtenido la residencia legal permanente en los Estados Unidos anualmente se ha mantenido en alrededor de 1 millón, durante los últimos años, según el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional la Oficina […]
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How to Renew a Missing Green Card

First of all, don’t panic. You can notify the police department in the jurisdiction where you lost your card to obtain a police report. If that doesn’t turn up anything, you simply have to renew your green card to get a new one. On the bright side, if you’re a permanent resident, your new green […]
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What is Consular Processing?

“Consular processing” is the term for what happens when you live outside the U.S. and you apply to come to this country and be admitted as a permanent resident. You’ll file your forms and have your interview at a U.S. Department of State consulate office in the country where you reside. If you live outside […]
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What is Adjustment of Status?

Thinking of making the United States your home? You’ll need a green card. Although the process can be rather long and seemingly complex, SimpleCitizen is here to help make the process as smooth and easy as possible. Having a U.S. green card, in this case, is not only necessary but offers many benefits that only […]
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The Ultimate Guide on How to Get a Green Card

For Español click here. The United States has a long and proud history of welcoming immigrants to its shores. The number of people granted lawful permanent residency in the United States has hovered right around 1 million a year for the past few years, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Immigration Statistics. […]
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What happens after submitting your I-751 – Petition to Remove Conditions?

The USCIS provides “conditional permanent resident status” and a two-year green card to immigrants married to a Legal Permanent Resident or United States Citizen. Those who wish to attain their status as a Lawful Permanent Resident must file the Form I-751 – Removal of Conditions Application. Now, what happens after you submit your Form I-751? […]
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How to Apply For a Green Card in a Same-Sex Marriage

Since the birth of this nation, marriage was a right reserved for heterosexual couples. Gay couples, no matter their love and dedication to one another, had no legal right to marry or reap the benefits that came with marriage — including the ability to petition the U.S. government for legal permanent residency for an immigrant […]
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What Happens After Submitting the Form I-130?

The I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, is the first form you must submit in order to obtain lawful permanent residence (green card) for a family member. After submitting this form, there are three key steps which must occur to receive a green card: 1. Confirmed Receipt of I-130 Within 2-3 weeks of submitting your I-130, you […]
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