How+To

__**How to become a legal immigrant**__

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//**In order to become a [|legal immigrant] is very difficult and takes time. If the process was not as difficult there would be less people trying to enter America illegally. When a foreign citizen visits the U.S. they are required to have a valid national passport, a photo id card or a birth certificate. Sometimes they are required to show a visa. A visa is a document that shows permission to travel to a foreign country. This is also known as a non immigrant visa.**// =====



//**When a foreign citizen decides they want to live and work in the U.S. they need to get a immigrant visa or called a green card. The card was originally green in color but is now white with some green printing on the back of it. People who have a green card must carry it with them at all times and they are good up to ten years. After five years of residency in the U.S. the citizen is eligible to become a naturalized U.S. citizen. The U.S. citizenship and immigration service issues green cards.**//

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//**The next step is to send the approved paperwork to the national visa center. This can take up to two to seven months and with processing fees and fingerprinting which can cost 500 dollars or more. If the petition is for a family member other than an immediate relative, such as adult children, married children, and brothers and sisters, then the application must wait for an Immigrant Visa number to become available. The waiting time could take**// ===== //**up to a couple months to about ten years. After the citizen receives a visa number the application is sent to the U.S. embassy or consulate and the citizen can then complete the appointment and receive their Permanent Resident Card or green card. It's not a easy process but there a lot of people who do it just come to America.**//