Washington DC Metropolitan Immigration Helpers
U.S. WAIVERS
I-751 waiver for separation & marriage dissolution for conditional residents. - If you received U.S. residence because of a recent marriage to a U.S. citizen, your first, “conditional” green card will be valid for only two years. To switch and apply a permanent green card, you will need to file a Form I-751, Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence. This must (in most cases) be signed by both you and by your U.S. citizen. But if you divorce (or your marriage is annulled) before the two years have passed and you want to continue to live in the U.S., filing this petition jointly with your spouse will be impossible. You will still need to submit Form I-751, but will have to include a request for a “waiver” of the joint filing requirement.
I-601A Provisional Waiver - Once your I-130 petition filed by your relative is approved, USCIS will send it to the National Visa Center (NVC) , the same procedure every green card applicant goes through. However, if you have entered without inspection or “by the border”, you need to overcome any unlawfully U.S. presence by filing an I-601A Provisional waiver who may allow you to start the consular process here and without leaving the U.S. for a lengthy period. The process allowed spouses and children of US Citizens to obtain lawful immigration status in the United States upon completion of a series of steps, the final of which was attending an appointment at the US Consulate in their home countries. If approved at the US Consulate, the individual would return legally to the United States as a Lawful Permanent Resident. On July 29, 2016, DHS expanded that program to include spouses and children of Lawful Permanent Resident.
If you have any questions about these waivers you may contact office to request additional information.
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I-751 waiver for separation & marriage dissolution for conditional residents. - If you received U.S. residence because of a recent marriage to a U.S. citizen, your first, “conditional” green card will be valid for only two years. To switch and apply a permanent green card, you will need to file a Form I-751, Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence. This must (in most cases) be signed by both you and by your U.S. citizen. But if you divorce (or your marriage is annulled) before the two years have passed and you want to continue to live in the U.S., filing this petition jointly with your spouse will be impossible. You will still need to submit Form I-751, but will have to include a request for a “waiver” of the joint filing requirement.
I-601A Provisional Waiver - Once your I-130 petition filed by your relative is approved, USCIS will send it to the National Visa Center (NVC) , the same procedure every green card applicant goes through. However, if you have entered without inspection or “by the border”, you need to overcome any unlawfully U.S. presence by filing an I-601A Provisional waiver who may allow you to start the consular process here and without leaving the U.S. for a lengthy period. The process allowed spouses and children of US Citizens to obtain lawful immigration status in the United States upon completion of a series of steps, the final of which was attending an appointment at the US Consulate in their home countries. If approved at the US Consulate, the individual would return legally to the United States as a Lawful Permanent Resident. On July 29, 2016, DHS expanded that program to include spouses and children of Lawful Permanent Resident.
If you have any questions about these waivers you may contact office to request additional information.
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