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.

 Once you have your Green Card, you should not stay out of the United States for more than six months at a time because you may interrupt your continuous presence in this country.  You will interrupt your continuous presence in this country if you stay out of the United States for more than one year at a […]

 You are an immediate relative if you are sponsoring your parent, your spouse, or your child.  They are eligible to change status if they have entered the United States legally and you can demonstrate the means to support your family over the poverty level, even if they have stayed here illegally for numerous years. They would file for […]

If you have had a Green Card for 10 years and it needs to be renewed, use an I-90 form.

 The 2-year Green Card is for two years, but it is important to see on the card that it will expire after a certain period of time.  You have to file the 751, the petition to remove the condition, within 90 days of the date of the expiration.

If you are illegally in the United States, an employer cannot sponsor you for a Green Card because you are out of status. If you are in status on an H1B or a student visa, your employer can sponsor you for a Green Card.

If your children are here illegally, they probably won’t be able to get a Green Card.  If your children are living abroad and you have a Green Card, you can file an I-130 petition and they can come to the United States.  US Immigration allows a certain number of people to come into the United States […]

 Unfortunately, the answer is no.  You can only apply for your parents once you become a United States citizen.  If you have a Green Card, you can only file for your spouse or children.