Planning for Green Card after Schooling? Here is what you got to do

For most of the students who decide to pursue a degree in America, he/she often has the ambition of creating a living and employment in America. Unfortunately, most of them are unaware of the fact that it is quite hard to get a legal status and acquire the right to live and work like that of any other naturalized US citizen. So, what are the ways to settle in America after completing school? There are many ways to get a Green Card status which include employment sponsorship, marrying a citizen, winning Green Card lottery, military service, and others.

Employment Sponsorship

One of the advisable ways to acquire a Green Card status and also the hardest way is employment sponsorship. You need to find an employment which suits you and the employer whose ready to hire and accept to trigger the process of sponsoring employment for citizenship. The employer has to fill in several immigration forms reasoning why they need to hire you over an employee who is an Americal Citizen, Also, you have to prove that they are unable to find a well qualified American citizen to fit in that employment. In the case of many American candidates qualified and willing to work in that employment, the sponsorship will not be approved and so is the visa, so this kind of Green Card sponsorship is normally only available for those who have unique kind of employment or those who have unparalleled skillsets and expertized in what they do. Especially, Scientific, Health, and Engineering related disciplines often tend to have gotten the shortest duration in obtaining employment sponsorship Green Cards.

Getting Married to an US Citizen

It has been one of the easiest ways in getting a Green Card. However, proving that the marriage is real and legitimate is very important. If not, it will result to annulment of the wedding, application would be rejected, and deported to country where he/she belong. The typical inspection process involves couples to show cohabitation (both living together), how they fallen in love, intimate and personal knowledge about each by the other, children , proper intimation to US citizen"s family about marrying the foreign spouse, and many more...

If the application was successful, temporary Green Card which is valid for 2 years is provided by the immigration and later a permanent Green Card is given. 

Winning the Green Card Lottery

The Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery is  a lottery game played for acquiring Green Cards. After finishing high school in case of no options to obtain a Green Card, playing this lotter may be a wise idea.

Military Service

Another way to acquire the Green Card is by enlisting the applicant on the Military Service. However, it is not possilbe to get enlisted unless having a work authorization. Thus, by pursuing any military career fields that are in demand and using an Optional Practical Training (OPT) work visa permit or work for the military for an year. After getting enlisted, the applicant may be sponsored for Green Card status.