LEGAL STATUS
This status allows a person to live and work permanently in the United States and is often called having a “green card.”
What is lawful permanent resident?
This card serves as proof of lawful permanent residence in the U.S.
What is a Green Card?
TPS protects individuals from being removed from the United States during its designation period.
What is protection from deportation?
This form of protection allows someone to stay in the U.S. because they fear harm in their home country.
What is asylum?
With legal status, individuals may be eligible to apply for this state-issued driving credential.
What is a driver’s license?
This status is granted to someone who cannot return to their home country due to fear of persecution.
What is asylum?
This document allows a noncitizen to legally work in the United States.
What is an Employment Authorization Document (EAD)?
To qualify for TPS, a person must be from a country that has received this official U.S. government designation.
What is a designated country?
People who apply for asylum are called this.
People who apply for asylum are called this.
Legal status may allow someone to obtain a valid form of government-issued this.
What is identification (ID)?
This temporary protection allows individuals from certain countries experiencing crisis to live and work in the U.S.
What is Temporary Protected Status (TPS)?
This official travel document is issued by a country to its citizens for international travel.
This official travel document is issued by a country to its citizens for international travel.
Applicants must show they have been continuously living in the U.S. since this requirement date.
What is continuous residence?
Asylum protects individuals who cannot return home due to this serious danger.
What is persecution?
Certain legal statuses may allow access to financial aid for this type of institution.
What is college or higher education?
This legal classification is given to someone who is not a U.S. citizen but is legally present in the country.
What is a noncitizen?
This document or stamp determines how long a visitor is allowed to stay in the U.S.
What is an I-94 record?
TPS applicants must not have certain serious criminal convictions, such as this level of crime.
What is a felony?
Applicants must usually apply for asylum within this time after arriving in the U.S.
What is one year?
Some legal statuses allow individuals to petition for this group to join them in the U.S.
What is family members (family reunification)?
This is the long-term immigration goal that may follow asylum or other legal statuses after meeting requirements.
What is U.S. citizenship?
After becoming a permanent resident, individuals may eventually apply for this.
What is U.S. citizenship?