HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY MOVE FROM TPS TO GREEN CARD: INSIGHTS FROM AN IMMIGRATION LAWYER
Introduction If you have been living in the United States under TPS for a while, you might be able to get a green card if things work out well for you for you. If you are in a good spot and want to stay in the US forever, go ahead and apply for a green card. Once you get one, you will be able to do a lot more things in the US like work and live without any worries about being sent back. With TPS, you can stay in the US for a while, but the government keeps checking if it is still safe in your home country. If they say it is okay, you will have to leave. The government puts out updates about changes to TPS in the Federal Register. Right now, the countries that are still under TPS are Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Cameroon, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Yemen. If you are eligible, you should apply to move from a TPS to a green card status as soon as you can. If you get it, you will be seen as a perm...