{"id":1552,"date":"2015-05-12T13:18:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T13:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easyime.com\/blog\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2015-05-12T13:18:58","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T13:18:58","slug":"permanent-residence-united-states-entails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easyime.com\/blog\/permanent-residence-united-states-entails\/","title":{"rendered":"PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES: WHAT IT ENTAILS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"12May\"<\/a>Once an applicant becomes a permanent resident or what is called a green card holder then this state of permanent residence has to be maintained, until the applicant:<\/p>\n

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  1. Applies for and initiates the naturalization process, or<\/li>\n
  2. Loses or does away with the status of permanent residence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There are some ways in which an applicant loses his or her status as a legal permanent resident.<\/p>\n

    CONDITIONS TO THE STATUS<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The Immigration and Nationality Act of which Section 215 gives the applicant the provision for becoming a permanent resident based on the condition of marriage.<\/p>\n

    A sub-section, Section 216A of the INA allows the applicant based on investments.<\/p>\n

    Both these sections can enable USCIS to terminate the applicant\u2019s conditional status if a fraud or an untoward incident treated as a crime is perpetrated.<\/p>\n

    That status could be lost if a final order against the applicant is issued by an immigration judge.<\/p>\n

    DOING AWAY WITH PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The applicant will be doing away with the status if he or she:<\/p>\n