Every year, thousands and thousands of people enter the U.S. to find work. Some people enter the country illegally. Others come in legally through a non-immigrant visa (for example, a tourist or student visa), and then violate the terms of the...
Getting a Green Card: Family-Based Immigration
The most common path to getting a Green Card (and thus becoming a lawful permanent resident) is family-based immigration. Sometimes the person who wants to immigrate is outside the U.S. and wants to come in through consular processing (i.e....