my parents are green card holders of US. i am 21yrs  unmarried son. how can i get green card?
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Best thing to do is go to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services website http://uscis.gov and take a look at your options. Your door of opportunity is closing however, so act fast...(taken from uscis) Eligibility\n\nTo be eligible to sponsor a relative to immigrate to the United States you must meet the following criteria:\n\nYou must be a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States and be able to provide documentation proving your status.\n\nYou must prove that you can support your relative at 125% above the mandated poverty line. Click here to find out more information about meeting this criteria and filing the Affidavit of Support. \n\nIf you are a US Citizen you may petition for the following foreign national relatives to immigrate to the United States; however you must be able to provide proof of the relationships:\n\nHusband or wife; \nUnmarried child under 21 years old; \nUnmarried son or daughter over 21; \nMarried son or daughter of any age; \nBrother or sister, if you are at least 21 years old; or \nParent, if you are at least 21 years old.
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no you cannot....you can only get us citizenship if you are under 18 and one of your parents was a citizen.
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If you are not an American citizen, you need a "Green Card," which is a work permit issued by the Federal Government.\n\nI think that you can work here without a Green Card if you have certain types of visas.  Check with the consulate or embassy in your country.\n\nA United States Permanent Resident Card, also known popularly as Green Card, is an identification card for a permanent resident of the United States of America who does not have U.S. citizenship. It is proof that the holder has permission to permanently reside and take employment in the U.S. Its "former" official title was Alien Registration Receipt Card, and it is now officially called a Permanent Resident Card, also referred to as form I-551.\n\nThe name "green card" comes from the fact that the cards were originally green. Their color has changed over the years, but the term "green card" has remained in use. As of 2005, the card is mostly white and the only prominent green feature is the lettering on the back of the card. A card includes the holder's name and photograph, and other information, and has been updated over the years with numerous anti-counterfeiting devices. The latest hologram on the back of the card contains representations of all American presidents, flags of each state, image of the card holder and other personal information found on the front of the card.\n\nThe card must be in the possession of the U.S. permanent resident at all times. This means the U.S. permanent resident must have a currently valid card on their person at all times, to show to an USCIS officer, if requested. One interesting aspect of American law is that permanent residents are required to carry identification cards, but citizens are not.\n\nGreen cards were formerly issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). That agency's functions have been shifted to the new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) formerly the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) in the Department of Homeland Security.\n\nIt is possible that an alien wants to work while the application for a green card is pending. Employment Authorization Document(EAD) is needed in this case.\n\nWikipedia knows all.
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I will suggest to go to www.uscis.gov \n\nGood luck!
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If you are a US citizen by birth your son is automatically considered a US citizen even if he was born in another country. If you are a citizen through immigration then you will have to immigrate him. The quickest way is with a lawyer. You will have to prove that you are financially capable of supporting him until he can find a job once he gets over here. The process takes close to 1 1/2  years for all the paperwork to be processed. Be very careful of the lawyer you choose if you do decide to get one. There have been many cases in which people have paid a lawyer to do their paper work only to find the lawyer was  scamming them.
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How easy or difficult obtaining a green card can be depends greatly on a person's individual situation. Some individuals will apply for a greencard through family immigration. Employment immigration also gives people the opportunity to become a lawful permanent resident of the United States.\n\nMethods of Obtaining a Green Card\nA person can apply to become a permanent resident based on having a relative who is either a lawful permanent resident or a US citizen. The relative must first file the petition and it has to be approved. Once an immigrant visa number is available you can apply to have one assigned to you.\n\nEmployment can also allow a person to apply for a greencard. There is a multi-step process that is quite complex and can vary depending on the petitioner's qualifications, as well as which visa he or she applies for. The employer must complete a labor certification request for the applicant to be either granted or denied. \n\nObtaining a green card can also occur during the Diversity Program which is a green card lottery. This program began in 1994 and allows 50,000 new permanent residents enter the United States each year. The Diversity Program specifically allocates more visas, though randomly, to countries that have provided few immigrants to the US in recent years.\n\n\n\nUS-Immigration law is an extremely complex field where most people need the advise and services of an expert. Green Card Support Service has co-operated with a number of excellent Immigration Attorneys in the USA. We are glad to recommend and to provide you with the details of one of the best immigration lawyers in the USA. \n\nMr.\n\nClemens Pauly\n\nAttorney at law in Germany and the USA\n\nwww.cpauly.com
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These are good answers, although they assume you already have a permanent resident card. Is that your case?
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A Green Card, officially known as a Permanent Resident Card, is evidence of your status as a lawful permanent resident. A Green Card gives you the right to live and work permanently in the United States.\n\nThere are other ways to apply for a Green Card:\n\n- Marriage to a United States citizen\n- Through Adoption\n- Through Employment\n- Through Investment\n- Through Relatives/Family Members\n- As a Special Immigrant\n- Green Card Lottery
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Call the US Embassy and ask! With both parents being American Citizens, they can "sponsor" you. You should have no problems getting a "green card" and working here. Just do things "by the book" so that you don't have problems later.
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If you are under 18, your parents can sponsor you or be adopted by US citizens.\nIf you are over 18, you must marry a US citizen and have him/her sponsor you, or your employer can sponsor you.
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I find your situation quite bizarre. How can you be in the US without a permanent resident status ?\n\nWhat status do you have ? Are you illegal ?\n\nOnce a foreigner marries a US citizen, they automatically qualify for a permanent resident status but this is not automatic. The US citizen spouse must petition the USCIS for a permanent resident status for their immigrant spouse.\n\nAfter 3 years of marriage the immigrant spouse qualifies for  US citizenship. The immigrant spouse must apply with the USCIS for citizenship.\n\nNow, if you've been married for 6 years you do qualify  for citizenship but only if you were a permanent resident for at least 3 of years. \n\nIf you don't have permanent residency you must first apply for that and after 3 years you are eligible for citizenship. There is no way to bypass directly to citizenship.\n\nTime spent in the US in a status other then permanent resident does not count toward citizenship !\n\nRESPONSE:\n\nWow this truly amazing. I have never heard of anybody waiting for so long. The most I have ever heard of anybody waiting is like 15 months ( PR based on marriage).\n\nDo you have a receipt of your applicaltion indicating the date that you applied on ?\n\nI can tell you with definte certantity that they lost your application, it's simply impossible to last so long.\n\nHave you tried contacting the National Customer Service Center 1-800-375-5283 ? Do not speak with the operator the first answer the phone (they are clueless), insist that you want to speak to an immigration officer (they are available to answer calls but it's hard to get to them)\n\nI also think it would be a good ideea to contact an immigration lawyer, they usually have contacts and can find out more info.\n\nI think you should really put a lot of pressure on them, call them everyday if you can !!! This is simply unacceptable ! Don't count on them or belive it when they tell you you just have wait.\n\nLastly, I'm just curios, how were you able to work all this time ? Did they give you an Employment Authorization Card that you kept renewing ?
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First try the Green Card Lottery. My wife got her Green Card that way. \n\nBasically you fill out a form online and the gov. chooses 50,000 entries who are given an opportunity to get a Green Card. It has been around for many years.\n\nWhen my wife did it she won it after 3 years of trying. \n\nIf you are married then you can both enter on your own. If one of you wins then both of you (because you are married) are given the chance to get the Green Card.\n\nIt is free to enter the lottery but if you win it costs about $600 to get all the paperwork and stuff together but it sure beats the thousands you might pay a lawyer to do it for you.\n\nIn all I know 7 people who have gotten their Green Cards that way.\n\nIf you choose to try it then DO NOT go through an agency to do it. It if 100% FREE to enter the green Card Lottery so why would you pay someone else to do it for you. It takes abour 10 minutes to fill out the form online.\n\nHere is the link to the details on the US Govt. site. \n\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/divlott.htm\n\nOnce again - DO NOT pay someone or some company to do it for you.
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It's a little more complicated than that.  Your parents may qualify for us citizenship through the blood of your grandparents.  however, you may not if your parents never lived in the u.s. prior to your birth.  When you say your grandparents are you referring to both your maternal and paternal grandparents?  It's a complicated issue.  A lot of questions need to be answered first. best thing to do is have your parents apply for the u.s. citizenship.  See if they can apply for you to derive citizenship for you.  If they cannot they should be able to immigrate you to the u.s. as a lawful permanent resident.  after that you may qualify on your own merits after 5 years.  you should speak to the u.s. consulate citizenship services division.  they will have the answers that you need.  you may or may not be.  there just isn't enough information provided by you to decide.
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go to www.uscis.gov - the website should guide you what you need to get a green card and of course you need to be here first legally.
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There is an immigration process but it's tedious. You have to be able to prove you didn't marry for the purpose of the green card.\n\nThe easiest way is to get her here on a tourist visa and marry in the states. Then apply for permanent resident alien status, then citizenship.
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There seems to be a lot of dissenting views here on how long you needed to be married to become a citizen, so I looked it up.  You are correct on the 3 years.  However, if you have been a permanent resident for 5 years, even without being married, you can apply for citizenship.  You should have been issued a green card when you came here 10 years ago.  I read that it is valid for 10 years, so I am I correct in assuming that yours has expired?  Is that why you are now illegal?  You can get the green card renewed for another 10 years.  From what I read I believe you will have to get your green card renewed in order to apply for citizenship.  For the sake of your children, you need to go through all of the hassle so that you can stay with them.  They need their mother. I know this must be really tough on you.\nI have included a link below to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services website. You can also contact they by phone toll free at 1-800-375-5283.  Call the number, I'm sure they can give you much better answers that anyone here on Yahoo.  If I can be of any more help, or if you just need someone to talk to, just post me a note as additional information and I'll be happy to give you my email address.  Good luck and God bless.
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you can get the immigrant visa at the same time your parents get it (not later) as long as you are under 21 at the time of the visa issuance (the category doesn't matter). US consulates normally try to speed up the process if they know that a child is about to reach their 21st birthday, however, you MUST be under 21 at the time of visa issuance.\n\nIf that doesn't work out, your parents can still petition for an immigrant visa for you under family immigration, however, the wait time for children over 21 of permanent residents is ridiculously long (10 years on average)