What is a Green Card?

A Green Card gives you the right to live and work in the United States permanently and potentially sponsor your spouse to come and live in the United States.
After five years, or three, if you are married to a United States citizen, you have the right to apply for US citizenship.

Trump Extends Limits on Certain Work Visas Through 2020
In April, President Trump signed an executive order that temporarily halted certain types of immigration to the United States in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was done in order to protect American jobs as unemployment rose over the months during the pandemic. Trump stated on the matter, “This order…
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USCIS Rescinds Policy Memos that Increased Denials for H-1B Visas
On May 20, 2020, USCIS agreed to a settlement with ITServe Alliance that overturned policies restricting employers and H-1B visa holders. Within this settlement exists an agreement to withdraw two policy memoranda as well as a new policy memo to take their place. The two previous policy memoranda consisted of:…
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Supreme Court Rules Against Ending DACA Program
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was created in 2012 to provide temporary protection from deportation to qualified individuals who were brought to the United States illegally as children. Known as “Dreamers,” these individuals could work legally and apply for college loans if they met certain requirements and…
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