For the majority of foreign nationals, there are two main categories of choices when looking for a green card: family-based and employment-based. For individuals who do not have an immediate relative who is a U.S. resident or Legal Permanent Resident, family-based choices are either impossible or featured a lots of years-long wait.

Employment-based alternatives can be additional broken down into two classifications: employer-sponsored and non-employer-sponsored (likewise referred to as self-petitions). Employer-sponsored alternatives are the more typical of the 2