{"id":5618,"date":"2021-11-16T13:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T19:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krilaw.com\/?p=5618"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:44:05","slug":"am-i-eligible-for-a-green-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krilaw.com\/es\/am-i-eligible-for-a-green-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I Eligible for a Green Card?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ability to hold a green card and stay in this country permanently is a dream of many. However, before you can determine if you are eligible to apply for and receive a green card, it’s imperative that you understand what one is and what it means to hold one. Someone who is granted a green card is a permanent resident<\/a>. They are legally authorized to live and work in the United States permanently. A green card is simply proof of their status <\/span>granted by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)<\/span><\/a>. There are different pathways to obtaining a green card.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through Your Family Members<\/h2>\n

You may be able to get approved for a green card if you are an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen, including the spouse, unmarried child under the age of 21, or parent who is at least 21 years old. Other non-immediate family members are also eligible based on preference categories. Fiances, widowers, and abused spouses of U.S. citizens are also sometimes eligible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through Your Job<\/h2>\n

Another common way to obtain a green card is through employment in the U.S.<\/a> Immigrant workers, such as the following may apply:<\/span><\/p>\n

First preference immigrant workers, such as those who:<\/span><\/h4>\n