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Green Card as a Special Immigrant
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- Easy to Understand Instructions
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- Checklist of Required Documents
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What’s included
- Green Card as a Special Immigrant Overview
- Description of the Special Immigrant Categories
- Privileges and Limitations
- Eligibility and Requirements
- How to apply if you are already in the United States
- How to apply if you are outside the United States
- Green Card Interview Information
- How to check the status of a Green Card Application Already Submitted
- Eligibility Information
- Traveling with a Conditional Green Card and Permanent Green Card
- Traveling with a Conditional Green Card and Permanent Green Card
- Information about reentry permits for Green Card holders
- Eligibility Information
- List of Required Documents
- Information on Filing Fees
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- List of USCIS Offices Nationwide
- Directory of U.S. Embassies and Consulates
- Information on how to obtain the latest United States immigration forms
The Green Card application process involves two steps:
Green Cards are sometimes issued by the USCIS to individuals that are defined and categorized as Special Immigrants. The “Special Immigrant” category consists of different categories that have specific requirements. These specific application requirements must be fulfilled for the Green Card immigration application to be accepted. Green Card application requirements include favorable recommendation letters, certified copies of original documents, bank account statements, insurance documents, and evidence of higher education.
- The Petition
- The Application
The application process can be carried out in the United States or at any U.S. consulate abroad. A filing fee is charged by the USCIS for most applications, but some applicants may not have to pay the fee. Married applicants or applicants with children below the age of 21 can apply for green cards as accompanying relatives. In this case, they would need to prove their relationship by submitting the required supporting documentation.
The "Special Immigrant" classification consists of the following categories:
The application process can be carried out in the United States or at any U.S. consulate abroad. A filing fee is charged by the USCIS for most applications, but some applicants may not have to pay the fee. Married applicants or applicants with children below the age of 21 can apply for green cards as accompanying relatives. In this case, they would need to prove their relationship by submitting the required supporting documentation.
- Workers for recognized religious organizations/li>
- Employees of certain Panama Canal companies
- Physicians
- Foreign medical graduates who have been in the United States for a certain time
- Foreign workers who were formerly long-time employees of the United States government
- Foreign nationals who have been declared dependant by juvenile courts in the United States
- Retired officers or employees of certain international organizations who have lived in the United States for a certain time
- Certain armed forces members
- Afghani and Iraqi nationals who worked with the U.S. Armed Forces a as a translator for at least 12 months
