Category: Green Card

How to Remove Conditions on Your Conditional Green Card?
Many people think that if their conditional green card is about to expire, they need to renew it. But actually, that isn’t true! If you...
Executive Order halting Green Cards is now in effect
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending some Green Card applications and immigration overall. The order limits immigration into...

3 Steps to Get Your Family a Green Card
U.S. citizens and permanent residents (green card holders) can sponsor their relatives to help them get U.S. green cards. With a green card, your relative...

How to Decide to Renew a Green Card or to Apply for U.S. Citizenship?
As a Green Card holder, you may be eligible to become a U.S. citizen. It also means that your Green Card could be expiring and...

How To Renew or Replace Your Green Card?
As a permanent resident in the United States, a green card is perhaps the most important document you possess. It proves your identity and status,...

Documents required for Adjustment of Status
Adjustment of Status is the term the USCIS uses when you move from visa status to permanent resident status. If you are able to attain...

How to prepare when petitioning a relative for a green card
If you’re considering petitioning a relative for a green card the process can be daunting. FileRight’s mission is to make it all easier. Petitioning a...

USCIS may start deporting more legal immigrants
A pair of new policy updates within the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is gearing up to make it easier for the feds to...

Customer Story: Maribel
It’s happened to many of the people we talk to here at FileRight, their green card expires and they don’t even realize it. Maribel was...

Customer Story: Graciela
Graciela realized her green card was about to expire. She said she felt like a professional when she used FileRight to get the application done....

Customer Stories: Gloria
Gloria and her husband went through a terrible house fire where her husband lost his green card. They trusted FileRight to replace their green card....

Customer Story: Felix J
Felix was looking for the best way to renew his green card. He found FileRight and decided to give it a shot. Listen to what...

How to prepare for green card renewal?
It may be that time again. Time to Renew your Green Card you’ve had for nearly ten years. The process can be complicated but FileRight...

Customer Story: Alfred M
Alfred found love and wants his wife to be able to live and work in the United States. They just completed two immigration forms using...

Customer Story: Mercedes V
Mercedes and her father were looking for where she could renew her green card. One option was to complete the application on her own. She...

Customer Story: Alma
Alma was dealing with a lot in her life when she realized her green card had expired. She wanted to renew her green card quickly...

Historias de nuestros clientes: Roberto M
A Roberto se le perdió su tarjeta verde cuando viajaba a México. Su sobrino le ayudó usar FileRight para recuperarla https://d1q9fbkwhm71k2.cloudfront.net/FR/Blog/customerstory/CustomerStory_RobertoM.mp4 Empezando tu solicitud con FileRight es fácil....

Customer Story: Antonio L
Antonio was trying to find the best option to renew his Green Card. He tried hiring an attorney and tried doing it himself. Listen to...

Customer Story: Annunziata
Annunziata has been in the United States for a long time and is considering citizenship but for the time being she needed a quick way...

Customer Story: Carl
Here’s a perfect example of how FileRight can help simplify immigration paperwork. Carl needed to renew his green card and got it done quickly using...

3 Ways to Get a Green Card
A green card is a key to becoming a United States citizen. The formal term for a green card is legal permanent residency. Having a...

Immigration News Update: June 2018
Our immigration system is changing. We got your back if you want to stay informed with the latest on immigration news. Major changes, minor changes...

Help a Relative With a Green Card Renewal
Customer Story: Nelson Y. Nelson’s father needed some help renewing his green card. Nelson considered hiring an attorney but figured out he could use FileRight...

Petitioning a Relative Made Easy
Customer Story: Grisel Grisel and her husband are starting their lives together in the United States. They found love in the Dominican Republic and Grisel...

USCIS Retira Miles de Tarjetas Verdes
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service has just announced a withdrawal of thousands of green cards due to a production error. More than 8,500...

USCIS Alert: Is your green card being recalled?
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has just recalled thousands of green cards after the agency admits they were printed with errors. More than...

Una Su Familia (Unite Your Family) intends to reunite families hoping to live together legally in the United States
UnaSuFamilia.com is a grassroots FileRight initiative focused on bringing awareness to major changes to our immigration system being considered by the Trump administration. The administration...

Una Su Familia, iniciativa para reunir a las familias para que vivan juntas en los Estados Unidos
UnaSuFamilia.com is a FileRight initiative focused on communicating important changes in our immigration system that the Trump administration is considering. The administration has spoken extensively...

Customer Story: Ann
Ann has renewed her green card several times doing it the old way with paper forms. This time she used FileRight to get it done...

Customer Story: Gaetano
Here’s an example of how having an expired green card can cause delays for things you’d like to get done quickly. Gaetano was trying to...

Customer Story: Norman
Norman didn’t even realize his green card had expired. He’s been living in the United States as a green card holder for decades. One thing...

Green Card: What Is a Conditional Green Card?
A conditional green card is a temporary, 2-year green card issued to recently-married immigrants. If you got your green card through marriage and had only...

Green Card: Green Card Lost or Stolen
What do you do if you lose your green card? First—don’t panic. Your permanent resident status is still intact and replacing your green card is...

Green Card: From Green Card to Citizenship
How can a green card holder apply for citizenship? Here’s the breakdown of the path from permanent residence to citizenship. Step 1: Be a Green...

Green Card: Obtaining a Green Card through Marriage
Married to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident? Then you may be eligible for a U.S. green card. Here’s an overview of the process. There...

How to Check Status of Green Card
It can take several months to get a decision on your green card application. While you’re waiting, you can check the status of your case...

Different Types of Green Cards
Green card has never been the official name of the document but it quickly took on the nickname after it was first introduced in 1950...

Expired Green Card Consequences
Legal permanent residents are typically required to renew their green card every ten years. The card expires if not renewed. When that happens there are...

What Does the Medical Exam for a U.S. Green Card Involve?
Applying for a green card? Then you’ll need to take a medical exam. Here’s an overview of exactly what the examination involves. Why Am I...

Breakdown: Adjustment of Status
Adjustment of status is the process of becoming a U.S. permanent resident, green card holder. From filling out the application to securing the proper documents—adjustment...

What the White House wants on immigration reform
President Donald Trump and his administration outlined today what they are expecting when it comes to immigration reform. From border security, DACA and family migration,...

ICE Targets Green Card Holding Doctor for Deportation
It’s a story that could serve as a warning for green card holders across the United States. The Washington Post Reports a doctor of Polish...

What crimes should you report to the USCIS on Form N-400?
When applying for citizenship using Form N-400 Application for Naturalization it is important to always be honest with the USCIS. Trying to keep any information...

Can Green Card Holders be Deported?
U.S. permanent residence is permanent in many ways. The green card immigration status allows you to live and work in the U.S. indefinitely. However, it...

Do Green Card Holders Need a Visa for Canada?
U.S. permanent residents do not need a visa to travel to Canada. However, you will still need valid travel documents (like a green card and...

Can Green Card Holders Vote?
While U.S. permanent residents enjoy many of the same rights as citizens, voting is not one of them. Green card holders are not permitted to...

Can Green Card Holders Travel to Canada?
U.S. green card holders (permanent residents) can travel to Canada without a visa. However, you will need a passport. Canada does not require permanent residents...

Are Green Card Holders Resident Aliens?
Generally, U.S. green card holders (permanent residents) are considered “resident aliens.” However, this term is broad and used differently by different government agencies. Resident Alien...

Are Green Card Holders Eligible for Medicare?
U.S. green card holders are eligible for Medicare. However, how long you’ve lived and worked in the U.S. could affect the type of coverage you...

Customer Story: Ong Family
The Ong family immigrated to the United States from the Philippines where they said life was hard. Now after 10 years of living in the...

I-485 Application Checklist Helps You Apply for a Green Card
The application to apply for a green card is complex, expensive, and long. It also requires you to gather supporting documentation. Knowing exactly which documents...

CA Senators Ask USCIS to Give Fire Victims a Break on Fees
WASHINGTON – Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris (both D-CA) have sent a letter to both the Department of Homeland Security and the united States...

Immigrant Military Members Receive Increased Scrutiny
The Pentagon is changing the way it accepts immigrant service members in the military by making the screening process much more strict, according to a...

What Is Class of Admission?
Class of Admission is a designation given to nonimmigrants when they enter the country. Generally, it aligns with your initial visa type. Your Class of...

Where Do I Find My Alien Registration Number
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) assigns an Alien Registration Number to every immigrant. This important number is required on immigration paperwork and...
Reasons Why Green Card Renewal Is Denied
Green card renewal applications can be denied if you are no longer eligible for permanent residence. This could have serious consequences including deportation. However, it’s...

Immigration Forms Getting Longer Under Trump
According to an article published in the Washington Post, the Donald Trump administration has made immigration more difficult for people seeking to move to the...

More Visa Holders Will Soon Require Interviews for Green Cards
WASHINGTON – Interviews that at one point had been waived for visa holders looking to receive green cards will soon become mandatory, according to the...

Customer Story: Jose
Jose was concerned about making a mistake on his green card renewal application. https://d1q9fbkwhm71k2.cloudfront.net/FR/Blog/customerstory/Josewbug.mp4 Consistently our customers tell us that FileRight made the process easier...

Undocumented TPS Recipients Could be Eligible for Green Cards
A decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals paves the way for immigrants with Temporary Protected Status to adjust their status if they meet...