46.

There are three main ways you can get permanent residency, or green card. If you are
coming to work in US and you have a permanent job, then you can get an employer-based
green card. If you have family here who are citizens or already have a green card, then you
can apply for a family-based green card. Finally, you can win a green card through the
Diversity Visa Lottery programme. 50,000 green card are given away every year to people
from countries win low rates of immigration to the US.

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There are several steps in applying for an employer-based green card. Your US employer
must complete Form ETA 750 and the department of labor must approve the request. Then,
the Department of state must approve an Immigrant Visa Petition, which also has to be sent
in by your employer. That's usually Form 1-140. After that, you will be given an Immigrant
Visa Number.

48.
You need to supply your birth certificate, a copy of your passport, and two color
photographs. We also need to take your fingerprints. You should also complete Form G325A
with biographical information. We need a letter from your employer, and you have to have a
Physical. You don't normally need an interview.