The steps to becoming a Green Card holder (permanent resident) vary by category and depend on whether you currently live inside or outside the United States. The main categories, precess, and proceures are:

• Employment Based
  • PERM
  • Extraordinary Ability
  • Professors & Researchers
  • Executives & Managers
  • Exceptional Ability
  • Religious Workers
  • EB-5 Investments
• Family Based
  • Marriage
  • Immediate Relatives
  • Parents
  • Unmarried Child
  • Married Child
  • Brother/Sister
  • Spouse/Child of LPR
  • Unmarried Child of LPR
  • Adoption
• College Graduates
  • OPT
  • Work Visas
  • H-1B Procedure
  • H-1B Cap
  • Family Members
  • Duration
  • EB Immigration
  • PERM
• Asylum Guide
  • Political Opinion
  • Religion
  • Race
  • Nationality
  • Particular Social Group
  • One Year Filing Rule
  • One Child Policy – PRC
  • LGBT
• Adjustment of Status
  • 180 Day Portability
  • 245(i)
  • 245(k)
  • Unlawful Presence Bars & Waivers
  • Consular Processing
• CSPA Guide
  • Age Freeze
  • Formula
  • Sought to Acquire