What's Green Card?

Question: What's Green card?



Answer: It's a card, but it is not Green.



Wow, Green Card seems very complicated!
It's a card, but not green????!!!!

It's actually light yellow as you can see, but it was green long time ago, so it is called Green Cards.

GC is an identification card for aliens' permanent resident in America.


Permanent Residents........What a magical word!
Let's say PR stands for Permanent Residents instead of Public Relations from now on!
Basically, PR means "you can live in USA legally forever, and oh hey you can work here, too!"
That is what so many people love to be.

Yes, PR. If you are not citizenship in USA, you need a GC to be a PR.

(Too many abbreviation? Well, you'd better expect more for the future articles.)

Getting a GC is the only way to stay permanently in the states legally for non us citizens.

I am so tired of getting visas to stay in America!! Getting visas is a long process. You have interview with US embassy in your own countries. So many documents, and certain amount of money are required, and most of the visas expire in few years. You can not just apply for them with no reason. You need some sponsors such as your school or company in USA.

Way complicated. So, I need GC now. Let's go get a GC!

Bad news.....

It's not on eBay. I bet you have never seen it in Wal Mart, either.

(I have asked Santa to bring me one several times, but he has failed.)

Only U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can give you one.

Yes, the process is very difficult, but once you get it, you are PR!!

Permanent Residents!

We will show you some ways to get it in the show!!

Love,

Naomi

References: Wikipedia, where I borrowed the pic of GC.

US Citizenship and Immigration Services