U.S. green card

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A green card grants lawful permanent residence in the U.S. It comes through family, employment, the diversity lottery or humanitarian routes and leads to naturalization eligibility.

Contents

1. Overview
2. Paths
3. Frequently asked questions
4. References

Overview

LPR status allows indefinite residence and work but not federal voting.

📌 At a glance

Next step: Naturalization after 5 years (3 if married to a citizen)

Paths

Family (I-130), employment (PERM, I-140), diversity visa (up to 55,000), refugee/asylum. A 7% per-country cap creates long backlogs for India and China; many workers move from H-1B.

A green card is a house key, not a vote. You live here permanently but are not yet at the owners’ meeting.

Frequently asked questions

Can long trips abroad cost the card?: Yes; get a reentry permit (I-131) before absences over a year.

References

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) §§ 201–203, 8 U.S.C. §§ 1151–1153.
USCIS, "Green Card Eligibility Categories" (uscis.gov).
U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin (travel.state.gov).
8 U.S.C. § 1186a (conditional permanent residence); USCIS Form I-751, I-90.

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