***** UPDATE 07/2010 - 4TH PREFERENCE CASES NOW READY FOR ADJUSTMENT***** DISREGARD FOLLOWING ARTICLE EXCEPT FOR
PHYSICAL PRESENCE AND 'CHILD PROTECTION ACT' SECTIONS
Brother and sister petitions approved in 2001 now ready for Green Card Adjustment
Were you petitioned by your brother or sister?
Read below; always be careful of scams or uninformed advice.
Physical Presence and Advance Parole
Lastly, for all the people that are currently in the country and are going to file an Adjustment… there is another law that involves something called Physical Presence. Basically, you must show that you were here, physically present, in the USA on or before 12/20/2000 in addition to all the above proof.
If you have been here illegally many years and you apply for Adjustment you are not eligible to travel with Advance Parole. The USCIS may send it if you request it but
you will be subject to a 10 year bar nonetheless. Do not travel before the Permanent Residency approval.
Scams and Misinformation
We at Immigration Advocacy Services, a Not-for Profit CBO, are writing this article so that you can understand that regardless of what anyone promises you, you cannot get a Green Card or permanent residency with just an approved I-130. Be careful of unscrupulous practitioners who will promise just that. Always get a second opinion.
For further information or questions please visit the USCIS website at WWW.USCIS.GOV or you may call the NY Immigration Hotline at (800) 566-7636. For a free consultation on this or any other Immigration related matter you may visit Immigration Advocacy Services at 24-40 Steinway Street in Astoria Queens, New York between the hours of 9 AM to 4:30 PM Monday to Thursday, Friday 9 to 1, or call
(718) 956-8218.
Our Website is www.immigrationadvocacy.com. Updated as of 09/09/09
