{"id":448,"date":"2025-12-18T09:46:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questionnaire-esta.com\/living-in-the-united-states-of-america-how-do-i-get-a-green-card-usa\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:46:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:46:27","slug":"living-in-the-united-states-of-america-how-do-i-get-a-green-card-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/questionnaire-esta.com\/en\/living-in-the-united-states-of-america-how-do-i-get-a-green-card-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Living in the United States of America: how do I get a Green Card USA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immigrating to the USA is a dream for millions of people around the world. The country continues to fascinate the collective imagination. We all have in mind the images of those thousands of immigrants wishing to expatriate, for whom the first vision of America was the Statue of Liberty arriving at Ellis Island harbor.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those days are gone, and the new key to opening the &#8220;Golden Door&#8221; and living in the U.S. is to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">obtain a Green Card USA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This card entitles its holder to establish permanent residence on American territory, and to work in the United States indefinitely. But how do you   <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">get a green card USA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  ? We&#8217;ll explain the conditions required by the American authorities to access this precious sesame and open the doors to the American dream.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtaining a Green Card USA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if your parent is an American citizen <\/span> <\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first solution to qualify for a trip across the Atlantic and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and obtain a USA green card<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  is to have a family member, more or less close, who is an American resident and citizen. This relative must then apply to sponsor you. This means that he or she must initiate the immigrant visa procedure. To do so, he or she must already complete a petition to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service.     <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The application will then be examined, and if it is approved, the expatriation candidate must make an appointment at the appropriate American embassy or consulate, depending on his or her location. During the interview, the documents in the file will be examined (copy of online form I-130, biometric passport, passport photo, etc.), and the consular officer will question the applicant on his or her reasons for wanting to come and live in the USA.   <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are married and wish to immigrate with your spouse and children, they too will have to go through the same procedure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the interview, the applicant is informed of the outcome of his\/her application, and his\/her fingerprints are taken electronically. The USA immigrant visa will be issued in the following days, enabling the applicant to organize his or her trip to the USA. Once on American soil, the new permanent resident will    <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/questionnaire-esta.com\/comment-se-procurer-la-carte-verte-usa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will get his Green Card USA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by post. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A U.S. citizen may sponsor more than one family member:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a wife ;  <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a son or daughter;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a brother or sister;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a parent over the age of 21.  <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A person in possession of a green card who has been sponsored by a U.S. citizen can apply for U.S. citizenship after 3 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtaining a green card USA <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">if you have a permanent resident parent<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The procedure for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">obtain a Green Card USA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  is quite similar to the previous paragraph. You must have a family member living in the USA as a permanent resident, and they must submit a petition on your behalf. The major difference lies in the degree of kinship.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, a permanent resident can sponsor only his\/her spouse and son\/daughter, provided he\/she is not married.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The petition must also be approved, and the candidate must go to the US embassy for an interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The waiting time for an appointment and the documents to be provided vary from embassy to embassy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once again, the application documents are examined and the applicant is informed whether or not he or she is authorized to live in the United States. If the answer is yes, he or she will be issued with a U.S. immigrant visa, allowing him or her to enter the country. Once here, he or she will receive a green card within a few weeks. He or she will then be able to find a job or take courses at an American university. A card with a social security number can also be sent, if applied for in advance.    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A person who comes into possession of a green card sponsored by a permanent resident can apply for naturalization after 5 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtain a Green Card USA by being sponsored by an employer<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An employer can sponsor you to obtain your work permit and enable you to live legally in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To do so, he must make you a promise of indefinite employment, fill out a petition and submit it to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. If the proposal is found to be legitimate, the same procedure applies as for a family-based application. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people who work in highly skilled fields and are recognized internationally as experts in their field have the opportunity to sponsor themselves and obtain a USA green card.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">obtain a USA green card<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">if they intend to live in the USA and continue working in their fields of expertise.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special cases<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications for a permanent resident card for family or professional reasons account for the majority of authorizations issued. There are, however, other statuses that allow for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">obtain a Green Card USA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Here are a few examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">religious worker, working for a non-profit organization;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">special juvenile immigrant (victim of abuse, abandonment or neglect) ;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afghan or Iraqi citizen (having worked for the American government) ;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">journalist (coming to work in the USA);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">asylum seeker or refugee ;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">victim of abuse.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The green card lottery<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last solution for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">obtain a green card USA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is to be drawn in the green card lottery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This lottery is the result of the DIversity Immigrant Visa program. Each year, 55,000 USA green cards are allocated to foreign nationals participating in the lottery. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain conditions must be met to be eligible for this program, such as your country of origin, your level of education or your professional experience. For more details, please visit the official U.S. government website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be aware that the procedure for expatriating and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">obtain a Green Card USA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  can be long and complicated. The U.S. government has established quotas for the number of green cards issued each year. If supply exceeds demand (which is often the case), a waiting list is drawn up, and applications are examined chronologically from the date of issue of the petition. An interesting but costly solution is to retain the services of a lawyer specialized in immigration matters, who is used to dealing with paperwork and administrative delays.   <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immigrating to the USA is a dream for millions of people around the world. The country continues to fascinate the collective imagination. We all have in mind the images of those thousands of immigrants wishing to expatriate, for whom the first vision of America was the Statue of Liberty arriving at Ellis Island harbor. 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