How to apply for a green card?

A marriage green card is allotted to the legal resident of the United States of America and a person who would be married to the resident. This card will allow the partner to serve and work and live anywhere in the US. a green card holder will have a permanent resident status for himself and if they wish to apply for United States citizenship then they will become eligible after three years of residence to apply for citizenship. 

The total time a marriage green card takes to process is of nine to thirty-six months depending upon whether you are married to a US citizen or a green card holder, to avoid delays and re-filling the forms make sure that you enter the information correctly and read it in-depth for confirmation. 

Cost of a marriage green card

It does not matter if you are looking to apply for a marriage green card or to apply for citizenship because both will require an application fee to start the process. The government issues a form that is based on marriage and costs you $1,760 for the spouse residing in the US and for the spouse living outside the country, the charge will be $1,200. The fees mentioned are only applicable for the applying and medical examination costs differ from the same. 

You can get the form-I-130 which is officially known as” petition of alien relative”. And the form is to prove that the marriage exists legally along with some other important documents of you and your spouse. However, if the marriage is fraudulent the card itself will be illegal, so avoid seeking residency through illegal methods to avoid any court cases. 

Advantages of getting a marriage green card

There are certain benefits you will get if you apply for a marriage green card or you have a marriage green card because through that you will become a lawful and permanent resident of the US, when you have recently married to a US resident, you will have the conditional permanent resident status for it. 

• You will have permanent residency which means no one can depart you from the country however if you have committed a crime or you have violated a law you can be easily deported on that basis. 
• You can easily travel from the United States more easily than any other visa holder. 
• You will be eligible to have social security and education assistance in the country itself.