1. What is a conditional green card?
A conditional green card is a temporary green card valid for two years. One year and nine months after it is issued, a three-month window opens up, during which an
individual must file another application (I-829) with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to verify that all of the funds have been invested and employment has been created in a
regional center, whether directly or indirectly. When the conditional resident status has been lifted, full resident status is granted and a permanent green card is issued.
2. What is the difference between conditional and unconditional green cards?
Under the regulations an investor who is approved for the EB-5 immigrant visa receives a conditional green card, which must be reissued after two years, subject to
removal of conditions. Otherwise, the two cards offer the same rights and privileges.
3. What are the benefits of the green card?
4. Who receives the green card?
The investors, their spouse, and any unmarried children under the age of 21 are eligible to receive permanent green cards. It is possible for adopted children to be included in the family. Upon approval, you will receive a form evidencing approval and a travel document. You should also receive a temporary green card in the mail. Once, your green card arrives, look at it carefully to insure the information is correct. Your green card is your most important travel and identification document.
5. How long is a green card valid for?
There are several answers to this question. If you received your green card through marriage and have not been married for two years when you go get your green card, you
should have a conditional green card that is good for two years. Also, if you received your green card through investment (EB-5), you should have a conditional green card for two years. You must
apply for removal of the conditional status within 90 days before the two years are up. Once that is approved, you have a regular unconditional, or permanent, green card. If you apply either too
early or too late, you will have a problem and should consult with an immigration attorney for advice. If you do not have the conditions removed, the green card will become invalid at the end of two
years and your permanent resident status will be terminated. Unconditional green cards are valid for ten years. This does not mean that after ten years, you stop being a legal permanent resident –
only the card itself becomes invalid. You must apply for a new one using form I-90. Without a current green card, you cannot use the green card to travel out of the U.S. or evidence that you are
permitted to work.
6. Can my green card be taken away?
Once you receive a green card, there are only two conditions required to keep it for life. First, you must not become removable or inadmissible. The most common way of
doing this is to be convicted of a serious crime. The second requirement is that you not abandon the U.S. as your permanent residence.
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