Applying for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status also known as a green card through refugee or asylee status requires that you have obtain the refugee or asylee status 12 months (one year) before applying for the green card.
To be eligible for a green card as an asylee, you must meet the following requirements:
1. Green card through family
2. Green card through employment
3. Green card as a “Special Immigrant”
4. Green card through refugee or asylee status
5. Green card for human trafficking and crime victims
6. Green card for victims of abuse
7. Green card through other categories
8. Green card through registry
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We will only include pathways to obtaining a lawful permanent resident status (green card) that have not previously been addressed. You may be eligible to register for lawful permanent resident status (green card) if you have resided continuously in the U.S. since before Jan. 1, 1972. This is called applying for a green card through registry.
Other pathways to lawful permanent resident status (green card) exist, and include the following:
Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF):
You are a Liberian national who has been continuously physically present in the United States since Nov. 20, 2014, or
You are the spouse, child under age 21, or unmarried son or daughter over the age of 21 of a qualifying Liberian national
Diversity Immigrant Visa Program - Were selected for a diversity visa in the Department of State’s diversity visa lottery
Cuban Adjustment Act:
You are a Cuban native or citizen, or
You are the spouse or child of a Cuban native or citizen
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Were paroled into the U.S. as a Lautenberg parolee - A provision of the Lautenberg Amendment to the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act previously allowed certain religious minorities from the former Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania who were denied refugee status and subsequently paroled into the United States on a humanitarian basis to apply for lawful permanent resident status (green card) after acquiring one year of physical presence in the United States, without regard to visa availability. This provision expired after Sept. 30, 2011 and USCIS announced in July 2011 that it had stopped authorizing parole for new applicants under the program to ensure that all individuals who were authorized parole under this program would be able to travel to the United States by the deadline. Though the Lautenberg program was later renewed by Congress, USCIS, as a matter of policy, has not re-started the parole program. Individuals who had been offered parole under this provision were required to arrive in the United States by Sept. 30, 2011, though this deadline to travel was later extended to September 30, 2012. You may be eligible to apply for a green card (lawful permanent residence) as a Lautenberg parolee if:
You are or were a national of the former Soviet Union
You were inspected and paroled into the United States as a Lautenberg parolee
You have been physically present in the United States for at least 1 year
You must be physically present in the United States at the time of filling
You are admissible to the United States
Indochinese Parole Adjustment Act of 2000 - You are a native or citizen of Vietnam, Kampuchea (Cambodia), or Laos who was paroled into the U.S. on or before Oct. 1, 1997 from Vietnam under the Orderly Departure Program, a refugee camp in East Asia, or a displaced person camp administered by UNHCR in Thailand
American Indian born in Canada - Were born in Canada, possess at least 50% American Indian blood, and maintain your principal residence in the United States
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Person born in the United States to a foreign diplomat - Were born in the United States to a foreign diplomatic officer who was stationed in the U.S. when you were born
Section 13 (diplomat) - Were stationed in the United States as a foreign diplomat or high ranking official and are unable to return home. You may be eligible to receive a Green Card under Section 13 if you can establish that:
You entered the United States as an A-1, A-2, G-1, or G-2 non-immigrant
You failed to maintain your A-1, A-2, G-1, or G-2 non-immigrant status
Your duties were diplomatic or semi-diplomatic (not custodial, clerical, or of a menial nature)
There are compelling reasons why you or your immediate family member are unable to return to the country which accredited you as a diplomat and that your adjustment of status would be in the national interest
You are a person of good moral character
You are admissible to the United States for lawful permanent residence (green card)
Your admission as a lawful permanent resident (green card) would not be contrary to the national welfare, safety, or security of the United States
If applying for a green card is relevant to you in any kind of way and/or extent, make sure to acquire the professional legal services of a U.S. immigration attorney. If applying for a green card through registry or one of the other option is not the right green card application process for you, continue to read our other posts about how to obtain green card status.
