Recent Examples on the WebRefugees must apply for a green card within a year of arrival in the United States.—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024 On the Palestinian side, about 300 U.S. citizens, holders of green cards or their close relatives remain trapped inside Gaza, the State Department has said, and frantic relatives continue to press to get them out.—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023 Asylees have to wait a year after being granted asylum to apply for green cards, and at least five more years after that before applying for citizenship.—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024 The ban covered people with legal permanent residency or green cards.—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2024 Union members often need help with immigration affairs, such as renewing work permits and green cards and applying for visas on behalf of family members, said Mendoza.—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024 Each year the lottery provides 50,000 green cards — granting legal, permanent residency — to people from countries with low levels of immigration to the U.S.
Ngoie arrived in the U.S. a year after Monatshebe and settled in Michigan at first.—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 29 Feb. 2024 Nearly 2 million people are waiting for green cards as a path to legal citizenship in the U.S.—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2024 Diego appeared in court Thursday for his initial appearance related to the green card fraud charge, and U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Weigle ordered the murder suspect's brother to remain in federal custody while his case is pending prosecution.—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2024
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