{"id":65527,"date":"2024-02-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/what-does-being-a-sponsor-for-an-immigrant-mean\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T00:00:00","slug":"what-does-being-a-sponsor-for-an-immigrant-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/what-does-being-a-sponsor-for-an-immigrant-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What does being a sponsor for an immigrant mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/what-does-being-a-sponsor-for-an-immigrant-mean\/#Sponsorship_in_Immigration\" >Sponsorship in Immigration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/what-does-being-a-sponsor-for-an-immigrant-mean\/#Finding_Event_Sponsors\" >Finding Event Sponsors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/what-does-being-a-sponsor-for-an-immigrant-mean\/#Local_Business_Sponsorship\" >Local Business Sponsorship<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/what-does-being-a-sponsor-for-an-immigrant-mean\/#Sponsorship_in_Employment\" >Sponsorship in Employment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/what-does-being-a-sponsor-for-an-immigrant-mean\/#Employment_Authorization_Document_EAD\" >Employment Authorization Document (EAD)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sponsorship_in_Immigration\"><\/span>Sponsorship in Immigration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A sponsor is a person who has helped an immigrant become a lawful permanent resident (a person with a green card) by signing an \u201caffidavit of support.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finding_Event_Sponsors\"><\/span>Finding Event Sponsors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Define the fundamentals of your event.<\/li>\n<li>Dig into why companies want to sponsor events.<\/li>\n<li>Define the sponsorship criteria.<\/li>\n<li>Research companies that have sponsored similar events.<\/li>\n<li>Use an online marketplace to find potential sponsors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Local_Business_Sponsorship\"><\/span>Local Business Sponsorship<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Know who to ask.<\/li>\n<li>Use your inner circle to find the best leads to potential sponsors.<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to make a pitch.<\/li>\n<li>Know your talking points.<\/li>\n<li>Be clear and open.<\/li>\n<li>Think big.<\/li>\n<li>A \u201cno\u201d is not a rejection.<\/li>\n<li>Build your relationship.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sponsorship_in_Employment\"><\/span>Sponsorship in Employment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The company you plan to work for must know that you are not a US citizen or Legal Permanent Resident (LPR). If the employer is aware and still wants to hire you, then they agree to sponsor you. <\/p>\n<p>If you want to be legally authorized to work in the United States, you need to either be a citizen or a permanent resident. It is possible without these statuses too, as long as you obtain an EAD.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Employment_Authorization_Document_EAD\"><\/span>Employment Authorization Document (EAD)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Having an Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766\/EAD) is one way to prove that you are allowed to work in the United States for a specific time period. To request an EAD, you must file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsorship in Immigration A sponsor is a person who has helped an immigrant become a lawful permanent resident (a person with a green card) by signing an \u201caffidavit of support.\u201d Finding Event Sponsors Define the fundamentals of your event. Dig into why companies want to sponsor events. Define the sponsorship criteria. Research companies that have &#8230; <a title=\"What does being a sponsor for an immigrant mean?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/what-does-being-a-sponsor-for-an-immigrant-mean\/\" aria-label=\"Per saperne di pi\u00f9 su What does being a sponsor for an immigrant mean?\">Leggi tutto<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3064,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-w"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3064"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65527\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}