Green Card for Parent
The Green Card for Parent or IR-5 Visa allows parents of the United States citizen to lawfully work and live in the country. If you are a citizen of the United States and have parents who are not US citizens, then you can have them apply for the IR-5 Visa for obtaining the Green Card. The IR-5 Parent Visa to the United States allows US citizens to bring along foreign parents to the country in the form of permanent residents. This visa is expected to be issued or granted abroad at the respective US Embassy or Consulate in the foreign country wherein the parent resides. You are also expected to be at least 21 years of age for sponsoring the IR-5 visa for the parents.
Special Requirements for IR-5 Visa
The IR5 Visa or the Green Card for Parent will have different requirements for offering support for evidence. It will depend on the circumstances and the parent of the sponsor. If the sponsoring kid offers petitions for bringing the adoptive parents to the United States, they are expected to submit:
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A copy of the birth certificate
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A copy of the Certificate of Naturalization or the United States passport if they were not born in the US
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A certificate or copy of the adoption certificate revealing that the adoption had taken place before the 16th birthday of the sponsoring kid.
Eligibility for IR5 Visa
The US sponsor or citizen should be at least 21 years of age
The sponsor should have access to ample financial means for supporting the parent until they would start working in the United States
The sponsor should be living in the United States and a proper US address
The sponsor should offer a copy of the birth certificate for proving the relationship between the parent and the sponsor
Family-Based Visit Services
The Green Card allows the individual to move to the United States and attend school and work in the United States.
Fiance Visa
Fiance Visa for the US is also known as the K1 Visa. It allows the fiancé or fiancée to marry the US citizen within 90 days of entering the country.
GC Through Marriage
It is a form of protection granted to foreign nationals currently in the United States or on their way there and fits the international law criteria of a “refugee.”
