No. You must have your green card when you submit your application. Before a fellowship is awarded, the residency status of all aliens will be confirmed with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.

You must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to RECEIVE funding from a training grant, individual fellowship, or career development award, with the exception of the K99/R00. You may APPLY for an F32 or K award while you are in the process of becoming a permanent resident or citizen, if your institution allows it. R-series grants do not have this restriction.

No. All applicants are subject to all grounds of ineligibility specified in the Immigration and Nationality act (INA) and there are no special provisions for the waiver of any ground of visa ineligibility other than those generally provided in the act.

In most instances Foreign Nationals can not apply for their own permanent residency or "green card". Only specific categories of individuals can qualify for Permanent Residency in the U.S. Please go to our Immigrant Visa section to see if any of these categories apply to you.

The conditional green card has an expiration date of two years from the date issued. Investors can submit their I-829 petition as early as three months prior to the expiration date. PIDC Regional Center will supply all supporting evidence regarding the limited partnership, capital investment and newly created jobs. Once the I-829 petition is filed with the USCIS, your conditional permanent residency is extended for one year.

Yes. If, however, you are a citizen of a country in Latin America or the Caribbean and usually write in Spanish, Portuguese, or French, you should consider applying in the Latin American and Caribbean competition.

YES: Although the regulations permit escrow arrangements, other investment companies place EB-5 investors funds directly into the project, whereas the Promoters of the Ski resort insist that for investor protection and assurance, that the Investors funds are placed in a trust or escrow account pending petition approval. In this case the funds may only be released to the project upon approval of EB5 Investor immigration petition.

ANSWER: If you acquired your L-1 based on specialized knowledge (an L-1B), I would consult with a lawyer to see if you can avoid an individual labor certification. Normally people who use the "specialized knowledge" category cannot qualify, but there may be a way to do it depending on your facts. People on L-1A's (managers and executives) can, on the other hand, easily switch to permanent residency through the priority worker green card category.

Apply for a Returning Resident permit. This will create a presumption in your favor, should your green card status ever be challenged. Even though the instructions on the form say that the Returning Residency permit is for those who are leaving the country continuously for more than 1 year, file it anyway---even if you'll visit the U.S. before the year is up. You can use form I-131 from the Handbook.

If you have your receipt number, you should contact the USCIS case status service online or call the National Customer Service Center (NCSC).

If you are in Japan, you should apply for a transportation letter at the Embassy in Tokyo or Consulate-Generals in Osaka or Naha. For information on Transportation Letters, see here.

American ' Green Card' is a Permanent Residence Visa of the U.S.A. Holders of a Green Card are given the legal right to work and reside permanently in the United States. All Green Card holders are entitled to receive health, education, and various other benefit entitlements. As a Green Card winner, you can always apply for U.S. Citizenship at a later date. Ownership of a Green Card does not affect your present citizenship.

The United States has a program, called DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA LOTTERY (also known as GREEN CARD LOTTERY), making available each year by random selection 50,000 permanent residence visas (GREEN CARDS) to people from around the world. The programs objective is to issue Green Cards to individuals born in countries which historically have low levels of immigration to the United States.

Generally, the H-1B visas are temporary employment visas, entitling the visa holder to work in the U.S. for a particular employer, in a particular job, for a specified period of up to a total of six years. H-1B visas are available for temporary specialty occupations or professional positions. The job must be either in a "specialty occupation," i.e., a professional field.

The U.S. Department of State received 8.7 million entries for the 2005 Green Card Lotary. From the total entries, over 2.5 million were rejected for not complying with the guidelines and regulations.

E visa is a non-immigrant visa and does not lead to either a "green card" or U.S. citizenship. You may remain in the U.S. only as long as your business conforms to E visa regulations, assuming you maintain proper visa and immigration status. To qualify for an E visa as the employee of an E company, the applicant must have the same citizenship as the owners of the E company.

Do not go through the arduous labor certification. It is too risky, time consuming and costly. The ORNIW package will tell you many LEGAL shortcuts, faster, less-costly, easier, and less risky. During the step of adjustment of status, INS will ask you whether you accepted or will accept public assistance. If your answer is "yes", INS has the right of discretion to deny your application. If you don't have to seek public assistance, by all means, don't do it.

Only one entry for a person will be allowed.If entered more than one entry.if submitted more than one entry, all the entries will be deleted regardless whoever submitted them.If you are married,your spouse too can submit an entry,so if one you win you both can immigrate to USA.

Once, only. Legislation restricts the same person applying more than once for Green Card Lottery during the same year. This application may be made in person or others. However, anyone determined to send more than one application would be disqualified.

There is no minimum age to apply for the program, but the requirement of a high school education or work experience for each principal applicant will effectively disqualify most persons who are under age 18.

No, you do not have to speak or understand English to apply for the Green Card Lottery. If you apply for the Green Card Lottery on-line using our easy to understand step-by-step interactive application form, only a basic knowledge of English is required to understand the questions. However, it is recommended, that applicants who are selected in the Green Card Lottery program, acquire at least basic English language skills before they attend their visa interview, and travel to the USA.

If you have been a refugee or asylee for one year you can apply for your green card by filing an I-485 along with various supporting documents.

You do not require MyUSGreencard services to participate in the Green Card Lottery. However, by using MYUSGreencard Lottery’s Services, you ensure that your application will be prepared complying all Department of State regulations. Over 2.5 million applications (more than 25%) of the applications submitted last year were rejected for not being compliant with all the regulations laid down by the Department of State.

If you are still married to your spouse, you can apply for citizenship after three years, rather than waiting five years.

Yes. Each of them has the right to apply for individually. However, they cannot sign for each other. Each must sign his/her own application. The applicant should attach his/her own, his/her spouse's and all children's ( including those who were adopted by law and step children) newly taken photographs, even though they do not reside with him/her.

You should contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) office in Ho Chi Minh City to request a replacement. Although your green card (I-551) is valid for 10 years, you can stay outside the U.S. less than a year. If you cannot return within one year, it is considered that you have abandoned your resident status. For further information about your green card, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) office in Ho Chi Minh City.

A U.S. residency status test used to determine whether a non-U.S. citizen will be treated as a resident alien for U.S. tax purposes. An individual passes the test if he/she is granted lawful permanent residence in the U.S. as an immigrant by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and is issued an alien registration card (often called a "green card").

You should have someone send it from the United States. If this is not possible, you will be required to apply for a transportation letter.