THE FORMS YOU NEED TO FILE FOR A GREEN CARD TO BE A PERMANENTT RESIDENT.

 

Filling for green card while living in the United States of America or living outside of United States of America.

To petition for your parents (mother or father) to live in the United States as Green Card holders, you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 21 years old. Green Card holders (permanent residents) may not petition to bring parents to live permanently in the United States.

Documents you can file all at once or fill separately.

• 1.      Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative
• 2.      Form I-485,Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
• 3.      Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
• 4.      Form I-131, Application for Travel Document
• 5.      Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record 
• 6.      Form I-864, Affidavit of Support 

 

 Document to file.

• ·         Mother/Father lives outside the United States, submitting Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, is the first step to help an eligible relative apply to immigrate to the United States and apply for a Green Card. The filing or approval of this petition does not give your relative any immigration status or benefit.

 A copy of your birth certificate showing your name and your mother’s/ Father’s name

A copy of your Certificate of Naturalization or U.S. passport if you were not born in the United States

USCIS will notify you if your Form I-130 petition is approved or denied. If it is approved and your parent is outside the United States, USCIS will notify your parent to go to the local U.S. consulate to complete visa processing. 

Note this: If parents living currently in the United States, your parent may be eligible to file Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status, at the same time as you file Form I-130.

 

• ·         The 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.

 

·         When you are filing your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, you will need to complete Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record

• ·         To be able to work in the United States (Only if you already in the USA) you generally must file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. While your form I-485 application pending.

• ·         If you which to travel outside of the United States while your application is pending you can file Form I-131, Application for Travel Document (no fee if your I-485 pending)

• ·         You will need someone support when filing your applications. The person that going to support you need to fill out the Form I-864, Affidavit of Support   (No fee)

Please note that if you file your application while in the United States, its best you file all these forms together. If you choose to file them when the USCIS requested them you can, just a longer process. If you want to work while the application is pending, then apply for the working authorization by submitting the application form I-765.

1.      Form I-130 (paper filling fee is $675, or online filling fee is $625)

2.      Form I-485 (Fee is $1,440) With Medical Form I-693 (No Fee to file but a doctor got to fill out form)

3.      Form I-765 (paper filling fee is $520, or online filling fee is $470 and if you have a I-485 pending the fee is $260)

Please go to the USCIS website to see all the supporting documents you will need to submit with your applications.

 If you married to someone and your spouse filling for you, you will need the same documents.

If you are living outside of the United States of America, the process may be a little different but same Forms.