Alabama - Apply for a Green Card (Permanent Resident Card)

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. The application form is available in the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Contact link
2. The applicant can also use the following link to download form. Link
3. The applicant should make sure to carry all the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
4. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the form and attach the photocopies of the documents that are needed along with the application form before submitting.
5. Once completed, the applicant should submit the form to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
6. The fee for this procedure has been mentioned under the “Fees” section of this page.
7. Concerned authorities will look into the application form and interview the applicant before issuing it.
8. Approval will be provided within 7 to 33 months.
9. If the approval has not been given within 7 to 33 months, the applicant can visit the office to know the status of their application.

Apply Online

1. The application is available in the following Link
2. If the applicant is an existing user, they can log in directly using their “Email” and “Password”.
   • If the applicant is a new user, they have to register first by clicking on the “Create an account” option.
   • The applicant has to provide their own email address when they create an account.
   • While registering, the applicant has to provide all necessary information in the application form and finally click on the “Sign Up” button.
   • Once the registration is successful, the applicant can log in with their “Email” and “Password”.
3. After logging in, the applicant has to choose the service necessary for them.
4. The applicant must provide all information necessary for the application procedure online.
5. The Fee for this procedure can be paid online.
6. After getting approval from concerned authorities, a Green card will be provided within 120 days through mail.

Status Check

1. The Status of the application can be tracked by clicking the following Link
2. If the applicant is an existing user, they can log in directly using their receipt number.
   • If the applicant is a new user, they have to register first by clicking on the “Sign up” option.
   • While registering, the applicant has to provide all necessary information in the application form and finally click on the “Sign up” button.
   • Once the registration is successful, the applicant can track the application with their Receipt Number.
   • After logging in, the applicant has to choose the service necessary for them.
3. The applicant must provide all the information necessary for the application procedure online.
4. Finally, the applicant has to click on the “check status” button.

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Required Documents

A List of documents those are necessary for the application process:

• Court orders (Original)
• Government Contracts (Such as an immigrant petition - Original)
• Vital records including (Copy):
  • Birth certificates
  • Marriage licenses
  • Separation agreements
  • Divorce certificates or
  • Divorce party and
  • Death certificate
• Educational Diploma
• Application Form Link

Office Locations & Contacts

Location: Alabama
Address:
2850 Wall Triana Highway SW, Huntsville, AL 35824
Contacts:
USA Phone: +1 646 564 5615
UK Phone: +44 207 100 1469
HK Phone: +852 5803 6222
Contact link

Eligibility

• An immediate relative of a U.S. citizen
• Family-based preference categories
• Fiancée of a U.S. citizen or the fiancée’s child
• Widower of a U.S. citizen
• AWA self-petitioner– victim of battery or extreme cruelty
• Immigrant worker
• Religious worker
• Refugee or Asylee
• Human trafficking victim or crime victim
• Victim of abuse
• Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
• Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF)
• Cuban Adjustment Act
• American Indian born in Canada
• A person born in the United States to a foreign diplomat
• Lautenberg parolee
• Resided from Jan 1 1972
• Dependent status under the HRIFA
• Indo-Chinese Parole Adjustment Act of 2000
• Special Immigrant Juvenile

Fees

• The fee varies from 220 USD to 700 USD depending on eligibility.

Validity

• The Green card has a ten years Validity Period.

Documents to Use

Application form

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The Processing time for this procedure is 7 to 33 months.

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Instructions

• Beware of scams like identity fraud and common immigration scams.

Required Information

The information needed to be filled in the application form is listed below:

• Information About the applicant such as:
  • Current legal name
  • Other Names Used Since Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Sex
  • City or Town
  • Country of Birth
  • Country of Citizenship
  • Alien Registration Number
  • USCIS Online Account Number
  • U.S Social Number
  • U.S Mailing Address
  • Recent Immigration History
  • Last place of arrival
• Filing Category
• Additional Information
• Information About Parents
• Marital History
• Information About Child
• Biographic Information
• Individuals With Disabilities
• Contact Information, Declaration, Certification, and Signature
• General Eligibility

Need for the Document

• A Green card is necessary for the applicant to reside in a country and claim their insurance.
• People from outside the United States want a green card because it allows them to live and work (legally) anywhere in the United States for three or five years before becoming eligible for U.S. citizenship.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• A green card is used as proof of identity.

External Links

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Others

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