In August 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expanded the eligibility for provisional unlawful presence waivers to all individuals who are eligible for the unlawful presence waiver and who can establish extreme hardship to a U.S. citizen, or lawful permanent resident (LPR) spouse or parent.
Since 2016, more undocumented immigrants are able to get their green cards through marriage than ever before. The expanded I-601A waiver means that many applicants who previously could not qualify now have this route open to them. Before 2016 only adult (over age 21) children or spouses of US citizens could apply. Since then it has opened up to include: spouses and adult children of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
Great news! In the name of Family Unity, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has just published in the Federal Register a final rule that will expand eligibility for provisional unlawful presence waivers to all individuals who are statutorily eligible for the unlawful presence waiver and who can establish extreme hardship to a U.S. citizen, or lawful permanent resident (LPR) spouse or parent.
This is an information video on 601A Immigration Waivers. As of March of 2013, anyone who is married to a U.S. citizen, but does not have legal status, potentially qualifies for this new 601A waiver. This recent development has been put in place due to the potential for extreme hardship that losing a family member places on these families.
For many who seek to immigrate to the US, and for others here who want to apply for a green card, grounds of inadmissibility can stand in their way. Inadmissibility based on minor crimes and other small violations can render a foreign national ineligible from entering...
If you are in a gay or lesbian marriage, can you get a green card if one spouse is already a green card holder or US citizen? The short answer is YES. Same sex marriage has been legal nationwide in the United States since June 2015…
The short answer? Yes. There is no law to prevent an illegal or undocumented immigrant from marrying a US citizen. Most of the laws around marriage in the United States have to do with age ( legal consent ranges from 15-17 in most states with parental consent, and is 18-21 without it), and relationship status ( 1st cousins are Ok, in many states, but no siblings including half siblings).
Whether you are seeking a green card as an applicant outside the US, applying for an immigrant visa at a consular office, OR a person applying for adjustment of status in the US, you have a definite problem to overcome if you need an immigration waiver…
There has never been a better time to get your spouse a green card. Whether your husband or wife is outside the United States or already stateside, we are here to help.
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We’ve been helping immigrants become green card holders and US citizens for a quarter-century. We stay current on all the daily changes to immigration law and have a history of solving complicated immigration issues.
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Are you enlisted? Or are you an officer in the US military or a veteran of the US military with family in the US but here unlawfully? As of November of 2013, the United States Department of Homeland Security expanded a previously existing military immigration law called parole in place that directly benefits the family members of military personnel.
About 21% of all immigrants enter the US through family-based green cards every year. Many people believe that getting a green card through marriage is one of the fastest and easiest ways to become a US citizen, but this is not necessarily the case. Things can go very wrong with this type of green card application, for a host of reasons.
It’s many people’s worst nightmare. You – or your loved one – receive a notice to appear in removal proceedings and are threatened with deportation. As I always remind people, the word was changed almost 25 years ago to “removal” by Congress. Then, President Bill Clinton signed the law. But make no mistake. It is still deportation. Many people panic as soon as they receive their notice, and contemplate going into hiding, or finding a way “get around” deportation. Don’t do either of these things.
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