(CNN Spanish) — Having a green card in the United States gives you many benefits, such as: B. legally and permanently living and working in this country. And one of the ways to get this document is the so-called visa lottery of the United States government.
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program grants permanent residency in the United States to approximately 55,000 people from countries around the world each year through the document known as the Green Card. Its owner could potentially get US citizenship in the future.
The Permanent Resident Card allows its holder to relocate to the United States and bring with them a large proportion of their close relatives, who in this case also have legal and permanent residency through diversity visas.
Individuals outside of the United States typically participate in the Visa Lottery program, but those who are in the country of legal status and make a status change can also participate, according to the United States Department of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS, for its acronym). in English).
In the latter case, for example, an individual can switch from an immigrant worker visa (which may be temporary) to a green card through the Visa Diversity program.
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Other ways to get a green card
The Visa Lottery Program, which distributes visas by world region, is open for registration for the 2024 period from October 5 to November 8, 2022.
However, this is not the only way to get a Permanent Resident Card. According to USCIS, a person can obtain this document by:
Family: A green card may be obtained if you have an immediate family member who is a US citizen, the fiancé of a US citizen, the widower of a US citizen, or if the family member of a US citizen is a victim of abuse or extreme cruelty .
Through a job: When the person is an immigrant and receives a job offer in the country or meets a set of requirements that qualify them as such.
Medical Staff: Physicians who agree to work full-time at a clinic in an area with poor medical care for a specified period of time. To do this, the admission criteria must be met.
Investor: The immigrant who must invest at least $1 million in a commercial enterprise in the United States to create jobs for at least 10 qualified employees.
Other cases: To get a green card, you can also apply for refugee or asylum status; Be a victim of human trafficking or other crime, be a victim of abuse, or have resided in the United States continuously since before January 1, 1972, according to USCIS.
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