can someone answer a question for me?
May 16th 2001, 6:09 pm
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I have a friend who came here from Italy a few years back. She is currently in San
Diego. Her visas are expired & she is terrified that if someone finds out they will
have her deported. Could this really happen? She is also afraid that if she files for
legal immigration they will see that she's been living here all this time and THEY
will deport her. Could someone let me know what her options are and maybe list a few
sites that could give us some easy answers? Thanks to all. Sincerely NR
P.S. Emails are fine.
Diego. Her visas are expired & she is terrified that if someone finds out they will
have her deported. Could this really happen? She is also afraid that if she files for
legal immigration they will see that she's been living here all this time and THEY
will deport her. Could someone let me know what her options are and maybe list a few
sites that could give us some easy answers? Thanks to all. Sincerely NR
P.S. Emails are fine.
May 17th 2001, 6:42 am
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Yes, of course.
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She should have filed something before 4/30/01, to qualify for 245i. INS is generally
not going to deport people based solely on their application under 245i. She may get
another chance. See below.
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There are no easy answers for a person in this situation. The person should sit down
with a good immigration attorney for a long talk.
If Congress extends 245(i), your friend may have a chance to become a permanent
resident through her job.
See http://shusterman.com/, and click on LIFE Amendments, to look into this. The
person must qualify under one of the family-based or employment-based immigrant
categories. See http://www.americanlaw.com/iv.html.
Also, if she marries a U.S. citizen, she can take steps to get permanent resident
status, without risk of deportation.
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Yes, of course.
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She should have filed something before 4/30/01, to qualify for 245i. INS is generally
not going to deport people based solely on their application under 245i. She may get
another chance. See below.
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There are no easy answers for a person in this situation. The person should sit down
with a good immigration attorney for a long talk.
If Congress extends 245(i), your friend may have a chance to become a permanent
resident through her job.
See http://shusterman.com/, and click on LIFE Amendments, to look into this. The
person must qualify under one of the family-based or employment-based immigrant
categories. See http://www.americanlaw.com/iv.html.
Also, if she marries a U.S. citizen, she can take steps to get permanent resident
status, without risk of deportation.
May 17th 2001, 2:26 pm
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Your friend may be put into deportation proceedings if the Immigration and
Naturalization Service decide to proceed with her case. Your friend had some options
pursuant to §245(i). Unfortunately as of today's date it would be too late for her to
file for relief under that section.
Just by filing for "legal immigration" does not protect her from deportation. Your
friends options for filing for "legal immigration" also are very limited.
If your friend is actually going to marry someone (a valid marriage), she could
adjust to legal permanant resident (LPR--green card), through marriage to a United
States citizen.
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BlairG NVR Legal Department http://www.nationalvisaregistry.com
[email protected]
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only and should not be depended upon as legal advice, nor the creation of an attorney
client relationship. If you wish to consult with an NVR Attorney, please go to
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Naturalization Service decide to proceed with her case. Your friend had some options
pursuant to §245(i). Unfortunately as of today's date it would be too late for her to
file for relief under that section.
Just by filing for "legal immigration" does not protect her from deportation. Your
friends options for filing for "legal immigration" also are very limited.
If your friend is actually going to marry someone (a valid marriage), she could
adjust to legal permanant resident (LPR--green card), through marriage to a United
States citizen.
--
BlairG NVR Legal Department http://www.nationalvisaregistry.com
[email protected]
The responses or postings which we make to this forum are for informational purposes
only and should not be depended upon as legal advice, nor the creation of an attorney
client relationship. If you wish to consult with an NVR Attorney, please go to
http://www.nationalvisaregistry.com/consultxpres.htm and follow the
instructions/directions on the page.
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