All you want to know about US Green Card

US Green Card is a lawful permanent resident (LPR) holder card given by the United States of America. Officially know as United States Permanent Resident Card, it is kind of identification proof that holder is the official alien residing in United States. Green is basically a immigration process for getting US citizenship. The immigrants which are holder of this Green Card Winners are granted with same benefits and facilities that of original US citizen allowing him to take employment United states. The status can be canceled if certain conditions are not met properly.

 

The Permanent Resident card got its name Green Card during the World War II, when these Alien Registration receipt card was first printed on the Green color cards. After the Form I-551 was approved, the cards are printed with various colors and today the card is yellowish white in color. The card looks like general credit cards and have name and photograph on it. Also have card number with certain details embossed on it. Various security anti counterfeit techniques are used to fit in the cards.

 

The cards were earlier issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) which then merged in to Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS). Today after the restructuring, it is formerly known as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) which comes under the Department of Homeland Security, USA.

The Lawful permanent Resident can apply for the United States citizenship only after being in the United States for five years with permanent resident status during the neutralization. If the person is married then limit is up to 3 years. Afterwards citizens are permitted with other rights such as voting or taking part in elections or the US federal Government Jobs. They can bring family members to the United States.

There certain Immigration types which are stipulated by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The proceedings are immigration through a family member, immigration through the Diversity Lottery, immigration through “The Registry” provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act, immigration through employment, and immigration through investment.

The Immigration process includes three basic steps; Immigration petition, Immigrant Visa Availability and Immigrant Visa Adjudication. The immigration process may take quite a few years depending on the type of immigration application and the original birth country.

According to the latest Visa bulleting, the fees for the Green cards are now increased to $930 from $325 as a base fee and the $80 as biometrics fees. The immigration through the Diversity Lottery program is a unique program in which 50000 visas are given to the people from various countries with low immigration rate o the United States. Such persons can apply for the Green card and can apply for their spouse and children.

New Green Card rule for non-EEA researchers

Researchers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) will be able to mobile to Ireland to running research without the need for a work permit or Green Card under new program publicize by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

The new comportment implement a European Union Directive on the disclosure of ‘third-population’ researchers for the objective of stentorian out research.

Procedures have been put in place for certification of research to aid them to make use of the new manners. Accredited research organisations can now appear into a hosting concurrence with a ‘third countryside’ assistant to convey out sharp research.

Once a settlement is in place, the scientist will be admitted into the State for the end of resounding out the research, follower to conventional settlement practice. The new schedule have been drawn up in meeting with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin TD definite: “Ireland’s capacity to attract high-excellence is a key element of our Strategy for Science Technology and Innovation. As well as producing our own we need to employee some from abroad in to help achieve our independent of being globally famous for our research and at the forefront in produce and curved new knowledge for fiscal and social movement.”

He added: “These new engagements should make it easier for third-flat as a pancake establishment, research society and enterprises betrothed in research to recruit researchers from overseas to contain out their research programmes.”