Green Card

Green Card 
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Get to know the different green card applications and how we can help your process

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What is a Green Card anyway?

Green card is a permanent resident card that allows you to stay and work permanently in the United States as you guessed the term Green Card is derived from its original color, 
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Green Card Applications

The Green Card process is often a complex one and will require a great attention to details. Here are some of the different applications and forms that you submit based on your current immigration status. 

Form I-751

You received your Green Card upon arriving the US and reuniting with your spouse and you notice you have a 2 year only Green Card. Do not worry. This just means that you were married to your spouse for less than two years when you got the Green Card and you have not yet proven a bonafide marriage which is to says you are required to further prove that you marriage was entered in good faith and not just for the immigration benefits.  This also doesn't mean that you have less rights than a normal resident.


This is what this application is about, and we will guide throughout the process to remove the conditions from your permanent residence status.


Here is what you need to know:

  • You are required to file this Petition to Remove Conditions - Form I-751 during the 90 days before your current Green Card expires.
  • You and your spouse will file this jointly.
  • Gather additional evidence as you can to prove that your marriage is not sham.
  • Application Fee - you should always check USCIS website for the up to date fees (you can contact us as well)


Evidence Checklist


You are required to prove that your marriage was entered in good faith and that your relationship is not a sham just to get immigration benefits. The office reviewing your application will determine if your evidence is enough to remove your condition from your green card and providing as many items from the following list as you can will be recommended. 


  • Marriage certificates
  • Joint bank accounts
  • Joint credit card statements
  • joint federal and state tax returns
  • Photographs of you and your spouse taken before and during your marriage, wedding photographs preferably those that include parents and other relatives from both families.
  • Rental agreements, leases, or mortgages showing that you have lived together and/or haveleased or bought property in both spouses' names
  • Your mutual child's birth certificate or a doctor's report indicating that you are pregnant
  • utility bills in both your names
  • evidence that one spouse has made the other a beneficiary on his/her life or health insurance or retirement account
  • a car title or other titles to property showing joint ownership
  • Affidavit letter from people that know your marriage and relationship
  • others you think are relevant.


Filing your application can be quite overwhelming even when you meet all the requirements and small mistakes can get your application delayed or worse rejected. At Immigrant Reource Center Office we have helped so many clients in the past two decades and we can ensure that you get the best our of your application process. 


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Form I-485

Adjustment of status is the process that you can use to apply for lawful permanent resident status (also known as applying for a Green Card) when you are present in the United States. This means that you may get a Green Card without having to return to your home country to complete visa processing.


Application Checklist:

 1. Government Valid identification. 

 2. Copy of your admission status refugee/asylum; immigrant petition for alien worker or any other form your are legally admitted in the USA.

 3. Address shows residence in the state.

 4. Employment history. 

 5. If you have arrested please obtain certified letter from applicable courts about type of charges 

 6. Two recent immigration photo (we do take photos here for free if you file your application here at IRC). 

 7. Names if your parents, Date and place of birth if available.

 8. Name of your spouse and childen and their dates of birth and place of birth current resident. 

 9. Date &place of marriage your and spouse

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Violence Against Women Act

Under the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), you may be eligible to become a lawful permanent resident (get a Green Card) if you are the victim of battery or extreme cruelty committed by:


  • A U.S. citizen spouse or former spouse;
  • A U.S. citizen parent;
  • A U.S. citizen son or daughter;
  • A lawful permanent resident (LPR) spouse or former spouse; or
  • An LPR parent.

You may self-petition under VAWA by filing a Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant (Form I-360) without your abusive family member’s knowledge or consent. A person who files a VAWA self-petition is generally known as a VAWA self-petitioner. If your self-petition is approved and you meet other eligibility requirements, you may be eligible to apply to become a lawful permanent resident.




In order to be eligible for a Green Card as a VAWA self-petitioner, you must meet the following requirements:


  • You properly file Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status;
  • You are physically present in the United States at the time you file your Form I-485;
  • You are eligible to receive an immigrant visa;
  • An immigrant visa is immediately available to you at the time you file your Form I-485 and when USCIS makes a final decision on your application;
  • None of the bars to adjustment of status apply to you;
  • You are admissible to the United States for lawful permanent residence or eligible for a waiver of inadmissibility or other form of relief; and
  • You merit the favorable exercise of USCIS’ discretion.

Eligible to Receive an Immigrant Visa


You are eligible to receive an immigrant visa based on:


  • An approved VAWA self-petition (Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant);
  • A previously filed VAWA self-petition that remains pending (if ultimately approved); or
  • A VAWA self-petition (if ultimately approved) filed together with your Form I-485.


At Immigrant Resource Center Office, we will protect your confidentiality and help you with the process of filing  your application and give you all the information you needin  every step of the way.


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