green card
Immigrant's work authorization
A green card is the document authorizing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the United States.
Officially called a Permanent Resident Card, its informal name comes from its historical color.
Getting a green card—through employment, family sponsorship, or lottery—is the typical path to American citizenship: She's been waiting three years for her green card.
Formal request document
- petitionFormal written appeal
- formShape or document
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- filingStoring documents systematically
documentation · certificate · records · authentication · notarization · renewal · expiration · biometrics
Travel authorization stamp
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- borderOuter edge or limit
asylum · refugee · deportation · quota · migrant · sponsorship · adjustment · lottery
One who stays indefinitely
- lawfulPermitted by statute
- alienNon-native being
- noncitizenNon-national resident
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
beneficiary · petitioner · adjustment of status · abandonment · travel · absences · physical presence · good moral character
Legal right to employment
- sponsorFunder of activities
- employerOne who employs others
- job offerFormal employment invitation
- occupationOne's regular paid work
skilled worker · professional · investor · H-1B · work permit · wages · Department of Labor
Permanent legal residence
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- residentOne who inhabits
- inhabitantOne who resides somewhere
address · dwelling · household · state residency · proof of residence · utility bills · lease · ties
One who resettles abroad
- cardholderOne issued plastic
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- privilegesRights granted to some
- responsibilitiesDuties one must fulfill
jury duty · selective service · deportable · path to citizenship
application
Formal request document
filing · documentation · certificate · records · authentication · notarization · renewal · expiration · biometrics · fingerprinting
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
border · asylum · refugee · deportation · quota · migrant · sponsorship · adjustment · lottery · diversity visa
permanent resident
One who stays indefinitely
- lawfulPermitted by statute
- alienNon-native being
- noncitizenNon-national resident
conditional · beneficiary · petitioner · adjustment of status · abandonment · travel · absences · physical presence · good moral character · inadmissibility
work authorization
Legal right to employment
occupation · skilled worker · professional · investor · H-1B · work permit · wages · Department of Labor
domicile
Permanent legal residence
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- residentOne who inhabits
inhabitant · address · dwelling · household · state residency · proof of residence · utility bills · lease · ties
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
- cardholderOne issued plastic
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- privilegesRights granted to some
responsibilities · jury duty · selective service · deportable · path to citizenship
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- ID cardsphoto ID, national ID, driver's license, student ID, federal ID
- expatexpat, expat community, expat bubble, relocation, overseas posting
- immigrant storiesimmigrant experience, immigration story, Ellis Island, first generation, second generation
- naturalizationcitizenship test, naturalization ceremony, naturalization test, naturalization certificate, citizenship oath
- immigrant labormigrant workers, guest workers, undocumented workers, work visa, work permit
green cardtourist visa
Temporary entry authorization
visitor visa · temporary visa · student visa · travel visa · transit visa
green cardundocumented status
Lacking official authorization to reside
deportation order · visa overstay · unlawful entry · illegal immigration · unauthorized entry
green cardcitizenship
Status as state member
naturalization · birthright citizenship · deportation · exile · statelessness
green, card, greens, greenery, greenish, greenness, evergreen, greener, greening