Green   Card

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        The Green Card is a laser card.  It refers to a Permanent Resident Card.  The easiest way for most people to get a Green Card is to be related to a U. S. Citizen or a Permanent Resident.   

        A U. S. Citizen can petition or sponsor a close family member.  The relationships are as follows:  a husband or wife; a minor or unmarried child under 21 years of age; a parent of a U. S. citizen, however, the U. S. Citizen must be over 21 years of age; and a widow(er) of a U. S. Citizen; an unmarried child over 21 years of age of a U. S. Citizen would be a First Preference.  A married child, any age, of a U. S. Citizen would be a Third Preference.  A brother or sister, also known as a sibling of a U. S. Citizen, as long as the U. S. Citizen is over 21 years of age, would be a Fourth Preference.

        A Permanent Resident can petition a close family member, a spouse or child, unmarried, under 21 years of age of a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) which is a Second Preference A.  An unmarried child, any age, of a Legal Permanent Resident, is a Second Preference B.