Green Cards:I-765: Employment Authorization During Green Card Process
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1. An applicant with a pending green card case, who is in the U.S., should still consult with a competent immigration attorney to apply for his/her I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (EAD) even though (s)he has a non-green-card work visa.
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Green Cards:I-131: Advance Parole During Green Card Process
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I-131: Advance Parole During Green Card Process
1. In general (certain exceptions apply), a green card applicant with pending I-485 green card cases should not travel internationally without an I-131 advance parole to prevent jeopardizing the pending green card case.
2. Depending on the criteria, the green card applicant may also be eligible to file the I-485 Adjustment Application concurrently with the I-130 Immigration Relativce Petition. The filing of a non-frivolous I-485 case confers the eligibility to the green card applicant to apply for an I-131 advance parole and I-765 employment
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Green Cards:I-485: Adjustment of Status to U.S. Permanent Residence Status for Green Card
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I-485: Adjustment of Status to U.S. Permanent Residence Status for Green Card
1. An applicant with a pending green card case, who is in the U.S., should still consult with a competent immigration attorney to apply for or maintain a non-green card work visa even if the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued and approved his/her I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (EAD).
2. Choosing the family-based classification (such as an FB-1, FB-2 or FB-3) is crucial to the processing time for the green card case especially for foreign nationals with certain country of birth (not nationality). Some FB green card cases can take more than 25 years to process while other FB green card cases may take 5 or less years to process.
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Green Cards: I-130: Immigrant Petition for Alien Relative
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I-130: Immigrant Petition for Alien Relative
1. An applicant with a pending green card case, who is in the U.S., should still consult with a competent immigration attorney to apply for or maintain a non-green-card work visa or immigration status even if the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued and approved his/her I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (EAD).
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Green Cards: I-212 Waiver
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I-212 Waiver
1. A foreign national who has a removal order from the United States (“U.S”) and is applying to be in the United States within the proscribed/prohibited period of time bar, may need an I-212 waiver if (s)he is to be allowed to return or remain to the U.S.
Green Cards: I-601 Extreme Hardship Waiver
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I-601 Extreme Hardship Waiver
1. A foreign national who has been illegally present in the United States (“U.S”) for more than six months or one year, and is applying to be in the United States within the proscribed/prohibited period of time bar, will need an I-601 extreme hardship waiver (“I-601 waiver”) if he/she is to be allowed to return or remain to the U.S.
2. Under certain circumstances, a green card holders or lawful permanent residents (even for those who have lived in the U.S. for most of their lives), may need an I-601 extreme hardship waiver (“I-601 waiver”) if he/she is to be allowed to remain or return to the U.S.
Green Cards: Re-Entry Permit
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Re-Entry Permit
1. Contrary to the popular belief, green card or permanent residence approval in the U.S. does not always confer the eligibility to live and work permanently in the U.S., even if the green card resident has lived in the U.S. for most of his/her life. This is because:
a) Green card or permanent residence status can be revoked or abandoned (internationally or inadvertently).
b) Green card holders or permanent residents who have committed certain crime may be deportable.
Green Cards: Renew or Replace Green Card
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Renew or Replace Green Card
1. Upon the expiration, damage or loss of the green card, the green card holder or lawful permanent resident will need to renew or replace the green card because:
a) The green card serves as evidence of his/her lawful permanent residence status, eligibility for unfettered or open-market employment in the U.S.
Green Card: Removal of Conditions for Conditional Green Card
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Removal of Conditions for Conditional Green Card
1. A conditional green card holder based on marriage to a U.S. citizen spouse will need to apply for removal of the conditional green card status within 90 days before the expiration of the 2-year conditional green card.
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Green Card: Relatives of Green Card Holder
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Relatives of Green Card Holder
1. An applicant with a pending green card case, who is in the U.S., should still consult with a competent immigration attorney to apply for or maintain a non-green-card work visa or immigration status even if the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued and approved his/her I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (EAD).
Relatives of U.S. Citizen
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1. An applicant with a pending green card case, who is in the U.S., should still consult with a competent immigration attorney to apply for or maintain a non-green-card work visa or immigration status even if the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued and approved his/her I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (EAD).
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1. Relatives of U.S. Citizens
2. Relatives of Green Card holders
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