Overview#
Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), also known as "Green Card" holders, are non-citizens who are lawfully authorized to live permanently within the United States.Lawful Permanent Resident may
- accept an offer of employment without special restrictions
- own property
- receive financial assistance at public colleges and universities
- join the Armed Forces.
They also may apply to become United States citizens if they meet certain eligibility requirements. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides several broad classes of admission for foreign nationals to gain Lawful Permanent Resident status, the largest of which focuses on admitting immigrants for the purpose of family reunification. Other major categories include economic and humanitarian immigrants, as well as immigrants from countries with relatively low levels of immigration to the United States.
The Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS) Annual Flow Reports on LPRs contain information obtained from foreign nationals’ applications for Lawful Permanent Resident status on the number and characteristics of persons who became LPRs during a given fiscal year.
More Information#
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:- [#1] - Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR)
- based on information obtained 2019-07-22