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Posted on: 15 August 2016

If you are a potential immigrant who wishes to become a citizen of the United States, you should look into the ways in which you can receive a Green Card, which ultimately grants you US Citizenship. There are plenty of ways in which you can qualify for a Green Card. Read on and discover just a few of these ways. In many cases, an attorney who focuses on immigration law can advocate for you if you wish to obtain a Green Card.

As Needed Special Cases

There are some ways in which the US Government can circumvent the law and help certain immigrants achieve permanent residency, but these cases come on an as needed basis, and are far from the norm. These reasons are often humanitarian in nature and are due to the fact that a citizen or group of citizens are being politically persecuted in their own state.

Immediate Relatives of US Citizens

If you are the immediate relative of a United States citizen, then you basically fly to the top of the list for those being considered for permanent residency. Among those considered to be immediate relatives include unmarried people that are younger than 21 years of age and have at least one parent who is a citizen, stepchildren of citizens, so long as the marriage was consummated prior to the stepchild's 18^th birthday, spouses of citizens, including widows, parents of citizens, so long as the child of the parents is over the age of 21, and adopted children of citizens, provided that the child was adopted before he or she turned 16.

Cancellation of Removal

If you have lived in the United States for over ten years, despite your status as an illegal citizen – and you are facing deportation – you can apply for a process called cancellation of removal. This will effectively grant you permanent residency if you qualify for certain conditions. Essentially, those who wish to apply for cancellation of removal must prove that they will face undue hardships if forced out of the country. If you are facing deportation, or believe that you are about to potentially face deportation, it is highly recommended that you speak to an immigration lawyer about the matter. By directly contacting the USCIS, you could inadvertently expedite your own deportation process.

Achieving permanent citizenship status can be a difficult issue to wrap your head around, but this brief guide should have shown you just a few ways to go about pursuing a Green Card. For more information, contact a firm such as Fickey Martinez Law Firm, P.L.L.C.