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  • FAQ: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

    FAQ: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

    WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO ADJUST STATUS TO A LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT THROUGH SIJS? In order to adjust status as a special immigrant juvenile, the applicant must: 1) be eligible to adjust status, 2) have an immediately available visa, and 3) demonstrate that they merit a favorable exercise of discretion. WHAT IS MY PRIORITY DATE AND…

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  • FAQ: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Adjustment

    FAQ: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Adjustment

    If I file Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, as a special immigrant juvenile (SIJ), will USCIS make a deferred action assessment at the same time as the Form I-360 assessment? For most pending and future SIJ cases, USCIS will automatically make a deferred action determination immediately after we approve Form I-360,…

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  • Change to Regulations Regarding SIJS Applicants Getting Married

    Change to Regulations Regarding SIJS Applicants Getting Married

    Previously if a SIJS applicant who had an approved I-360 had to remain unmarried until their priority date became current and they completed the adjustment of status process to obtain legal permanent resident status or their I-360 would be automatically revoked per 8 CFR §205.1(a)(3)(iv). A change to the regulations—at 8 CFR § 204.11(b)(2)—now requires…

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