Many of these newcomers are highly - educated and usually
gain permanent residency status under the Independent Category, meaning they applied on their own and were not sponsored by family members.
His luck ran out early one Saturday morning in November 2000 — just 6 months after receiving a so - called green card that granted him 10 years
of permanent residency status in the United States.
Both the Federal Government and the University of San Diego require U.S. citizenship or
U.S. Permanent Residency status (in possession of a valid I - 551 card) in order to be eligible to apply for financial aid.
«I have no future,» says Strømme, a Norwegian citizen who received her Ph.D. in 2003 from the University of Tromsø and who is in the midst of applying
for permanent residency status in the United States.
If these would - be immigrants aren't actually filling jobs for which out - of - work Canadians are available — as claimed — then why are they being denied the opportunity to
gain permanent residency status?
That sudden growth was fueled by a wave of Chinese students who were
granted permanent residency status in the United States after the 1989 pro-democracy movement was crushed.SOURCE: CPST / NSF
Also putting Canada at the bottom of the list for impatient and hotly sought - after immigrants are policies that force the holders of temporary work visas (immigrants who have entered the country legally and are currently working) to leave the country in order to apply for
permanent residency status.
In part, this surge was due to the 1992 Chinese Student Protection Act — a one - time deal from the U.S. government that enabled Chinese students on temporary visas to shift to
permanent residency status.
But with very few exceptions you can't get a traineeship from U.S. government sources without U.S. citizenship or
permanent residency status.
This workshop will touch on the most common pathways that postdoctoral researchers can use to adjust to
permanent residency status, including employment based filings such as Labor Certification for college and university teachers and the Outstanding Professor / Researcher category, as well as categories in which one can self - petition, including the Extraordinary Ability and National Interest Waiver categories.
Be a U.S. citizen or have
permanent residency status and possess a valid U.S. Social Security number.
The cosigner has a few requirements, too — they must be a U.S. citizen (or have
permanent residency status and a valid SSN), they must be the legal age of majority in their state / territory of residency, and they must have at least $ 24,000 in annual income.