A permanent resident card or green card visa is granted to a person who is authorized to live and work in United States of America on a permanent basis. Green card Visa is a proof of such of that authority. Any foreigner can get the green card visa or green card in many different ways. A relative or family member or employer in the United States of America sponsors most foreign citizens. Some of the foreign individuals may become permanent residents through asylum refugee status or other humanitarian program. In these cases, a person is eligible to file a petition for a green card.

In some cases, a foreigner may even be able to file a self-petition or have a record created for permanent residence card on its behalf. Generally, to meet the requirements for permanent residence card or green card visa in the United States, a foreigner must fulfill following criteria.

• He/ She should be born in any country other than United States of America.
• The immigration rate of his country should lower in comparison to the immigration rate of other countries in the past five years.
• He/She should have qualification up to High school or relevant experience of two years in the field of employment.

These are the basic criteria for people applying for green card or visa US. The criteria can be different for different immigrants.

All foreigners applying for green card visa or adjustment of status must have valid proofs to satisfy consular or immigration officers that they are admissible (eligible for green card) to the United States of America.

There are many valid reasons of inadmissibility or rejection of an application that could potentially cause a foreigner to be ineligible to become a permanent resident of United States. The USICS officers may consider issuing green card visa grounds of medical illness, criminal, security issues, physical disability or humanitarian activities.

The immigration visa US or US Green Card visa is valid up to ten years from the date of issue and it should be renewed after stipulated period. It is privilege to hold the United States citizenship and every year 50000 foreigners fills application forms to get the green card visa. There are also green card lottery programs conducted every year and winners are announced by the lucky draw and choosing a number randomly. The green card lottery programs were stared in the year 1996 and have provided US citizen ship to many.