US Green Card (Permanent Residence)- Adjustment of Status (AOS)/Consular Processing
The last step leading up to obtaining a Green Card and lawful permanent residence in the United States is actually filing an application for a Green Card or permanent residence through a process based on the individual’s location.
Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing are two pathways through which individuals can obtain a US Green Card (permanent residence.
Adjustment of Status (AOS):
This process is for individuals already physically present in the United States.
It allows eligible individuals to apply for permanent residence without leaving the US.
Eligibility for AOS typically requires that the individual entered the US legally, has an approved immigrant petition (such as Form I-130, I-140, I-360), and is not otherwise ineligible for adjustment.
The process involves applying to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) along with supporting documents and attending a biometrics appointment and an interview.
If approved, the individual receives their Green Card without leaving the US.
Consular Processing:
This process is for individuals outside the United States or ineligible for Adjustment of Status.
It requires the applicant to attend an immigrant visa interview at a US consulate or embassy in their home country or another country where they have legal status.
Consular processing typically starts with filing an immigrant petition (such as Form I-130, I-140, or I-360) by a qualifying relative or employer in the US.
Once the petition is approved and a visa becomes available (if applicable), the National Visa Center (NVC) coordinates with the applicant to gather the required documents and schedules an interview at the appropriate consulate or embassy. If approved at the interview, the applicant receives an immigrant visa, which allows them to travel to the US and obtain their Green Card upon entry.
Practice areas
We offer consultations, representation, assistance and advice in the following areas:
- Employment-Based Immigration (EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, EB-4)
- Investment-Based Immigration (E-1, E-2- EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program)
- Family-Based Immigration (Immigration Petitions to Immediate Relatives/Marriage based Green Cards)
- K-1 Fiancé(e) Visa
- K-3 Visa for Spouse
- US Green Card (Permanent Residence)- Adjustment of Status/Consular Processing
- Replacement of Green Card/Renewal of Green Card
- Permanent Labor Certification (PERM)
- Change of Status and Extension of Status
- TN NAFTA Professionals (Canada/Mexico)
- Visas for Temporary Visitors
- B-1 Temporary Business Visitor Visa
- B-2 Visa (Visiting family and friends, tourism and vacation, medical treatment, transiting the US)
- Crew Visas(C-1/D)
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- Temporary Non-Immigrant Work Visas (H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, O-1, R-1, P-1A, P-1B, P-2, P-3, Q, H-1C, H-2A, H-2B,H-3, I, E-1, E-2, E-3)
- Form I-9 Compliance
- H-1B Specialty Occupation: H-1B Cap, H-1B Extensions, H-1B Transfers, H-1B Amendments, Cap Exempt H-1B, H-1B for Fashion Models
- H-1B1 Visa for Chileans/Singaporeans
- Registration to H-1B Cap
- Responding to H-1B RFEs
- L-1A Intracompany Transferee
- L-1A New Office
- Hague Adoption Certificate or Custody Declaration
- L-1B Specialized Knowledge
- R-1 Religious worker
- O-1 Extraordinary Ability or Achievements in Sciences, Education, Business, Athletics/Sports and Arts
- EB-1 Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Professors and Researchers, Multinational Manager or Executive
- EB-2 National Interest Waivers
- Students Visas and Exchange Visitors and Employment (F-1, M-1, OPT, CPT, STEM OPT, J-1, Conrad 30 Waiver Program)
- Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition
- A, G, and NATO Visas and Renewing A, G, and NATO Visas in the United States
- Advance Parole
- Parole under Uniting for Ukraine
- Citizenship for Military Personnel & Family Members
- Immigration Relief for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Other Crimes (VAWA, U visa, T visa)
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
- Consular Matters (DS-160, DS-260, Waivers)
- US Citizenship and Naturalization
- Application for Citizenship Certificate
- Application for Naturalization
- Replacement of Citizenship/Naturalization certificates
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS)- Nepal, Nicaragua, Haiti, Honduras, Sudan, El Salvadore, Ukraine, and Afghanistan-EAD and EAD extensions
- Reporting Birth of U.S. Citizens and Non-Citizen Nationals Abroad - Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA)
- U.S. Citizenship for an Adopted Child
- Renunciation of U.S. Nationality Abroad
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