Visas
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
Congress enacted the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) recognizing the vulnerability of child victims of mistreatment through the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008, PUB.L.NO.110-457, 122STAT. 5044 (2008): INA §§ 101(a)(27)(J), 245(h), 8U.S.C.§§1101(a)(27)(J), 1255(h). The SIJS provision created a form of humanitarian relief for immigrant…
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What is a U-Visa? In October 2000, Congress created the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act (Act). Finally, after seven years of interim rules, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) has published final Regulations on U Visa’s, which became effective October 17, 2007. The U visa applies to immigrants who are the victims…
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Overview – Family-based Immigrant Visas The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides two (2) groups of family based immigrant visa categories, including immediate relatives and family preference categories. Immediate Relative Immigrant Visas: These visa types are based on a close family relationship with a United States (U.S.) citizen also known as an Immediate Relative (IR).…
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