What does it mean for an employer to sponsor green card?

To get an employer sponsored green card, a United States company (your employer) will file various immigration forms with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on your behalf. Based on the actions your employer takes on your behalf, they are considered your sponsor.

What does it mean for an employer to sponsor you?

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The company you plan to work for must know that you are not a US citizen or Legal Permanent Resident (LPR). If the employer is aware and still wants to hire you, then they agree to sponsor you. A US visa or employment sponsorship means that the employer in the US is hiring you.

Does an employer need to sponsor a green card?

Because the employer is the sponsor for an employment-based green card petition (done through what is called, the PERM labor certification process in most cases), it is absolutely essential that the employer choose the immigration attorney and manage the application process, not the employee.

What does an immigration sponsor do?

A sponsor is a person who has helped an immigrant become a lawful permanent resident (a person with a green card) by signing an “affidavit of support.”

Can employer request for green card for employee?

By Ilona Bray, J.D. Foreign workers may obtain green cards to come to the United States only if their potential U.S. employer can prove that no U.S. worker (citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee) is qualified, willing, and available to take the job.

Can a person sponsor an immigrant?

You can sponsor your friend’s immigration petition financially. Being a financial sponsor to an immigrant can make a big difference to their application and can be the difference between being approved or rejected. You can sponsor your friend financially by providing a Form I-864, Affidavit of Support.

Can a green card holder sponsor someone?

A green card holder can sponsor (file an I-130 petition for) only a spouse and unmarried children; but for no one else. In fact, you might have filed petitions for these family members long ago, and still be waiting for them to receive a green light to immigrate to the United States.

Can employee pay for employment based Green Card?

Generally, for an employer to sponsor a foreign national for U.S. permanent resident status (i.e. a “green card”) the following applications must be filed: 1.) The only time the employee may pay for these costs is if the attorney represents the employee and not the employer.