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Good News For Permanent Resident Aliens with Spouses Abroad It appears that the year 2012 will usher in good news for permanent resident aliens in the United States whose spouses and children are still abroad. The newly released Visa Bulletin for January 2012 suggests that the waiting period for such an alien will now be about 2years instead of the former 5years waiting period. As is widely known, spouses and under 21 children of permanent resident aliens are not regarded as immediate relative, therefore, there are limited number of immigrant visas for aliens all over the world for the people in this category. The spouses and children of green card holders belong to the Family Preference Category 2A in the monthly released Visa Bulletin.

Good News For Permanent Resident Aliens with Spouses Abroad

good_news_forIt appears that the year 2012 will usher in good news for permanent resident aliens in the United States whose spouses and children are still abroad. The newly released Visa Bulletin for January 2012 suggests that the waiting period for such an alien will now be about 2years instead of the former 5years waiting period.

As is widely known, spouses and under 21 children of permanent resident aliens are not regarded as immediate relative, therefore, there are limited number of immigrant visas for aliens all over the world for the people in this category. The spouses and children of green card holders belong to the Family Preference Category 2A in the monthly released Visa Bulletin.

 

Attorney Famuyide Wins Aruba Vacation Waiver Case

attorney_wins_aruba_vacationThis is a case that could be described as sweet and sour. It started from a marriage ceremony in New York to an exquisite honeymoon in Aruba and ended up in near denial of permanent resident status before the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services until Attorney Famuyide was brought to the rescue.

For many years, Attorney Famuyide has written numerous articles regarding traveling out of the United States with advanced parole by immigrants who have overstayed the period allowed on their I-94 card when they initially entered the United States. To date, many immigrants still fall victims of the trap of advanced parole.

   

DHS to Allow Immigrants to Reject Closure of Deportation Cases

dhs_allow_immigrantsOn behalf of the entire staff of the U.S. Immigration News, I want to wish all our readers a Happy New Year. We hope to serve you even better this year 2012, by providing timely and up to date immigration information to the general public as they become available.

One important news every immigrant in the United States must expect this month is about what the Department of Homeland Security will be doing regarding the implementation of the June 17, 2011 Memo on the favorable exercise of prosecutorial discretion as pertaining to pending removal proceedings.

   

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