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Information About V Visa Category


The new V1and V2 nonimmigrant visas allow certain spouses of lawful
permanent residents and the children of those spouses to travel to and from
the US and to reside in the US while they wait for the final completion of
their immigration process. The spouse and unmarried children of lawful
permanent residents who qualify for the V1 and V2 visas will be able to
visit and reside with their lawful permanent resident family member. The V
visas for adults will be valid for multiple requests for entry for ten
years; for children under the age of 11, these visas will be issued for
multiple entries and with a 10 year validity date; for children 11 years old
or older, the visa will be valid for multiple requests to enter and will
remain valid until the holder's 21st birthday. Moreover, holders of V1 and
V2 visas may apply for employment authorization documents for work in the
US. Other benefits available with V1 and V2 status after admission or after
INS has changed an alien's status, are discussed at the INS website,
www.ins.usdoj.gov

Though the Department of State has identified all individuals presently in
its files who might qualify for either visa, there will be others whose
cases will emerge as INS discovers files that it has not forwarded to the
Department and still other cases will, with the passage of time, become
eligible. Petitioners, their beneficiaries, and their legal representatives
should look at their situation to see if they meet or will meet sometime in
the future the requirements for this new category of non-immigrant visa.

For further information on the V1 and V2 visas, please visit the website at
http://travel.state.gov

Mike

claudia13839 wrote in message news:...
    > Information About V Visa Category
    >
    >
    > The new V1and V2 nonimmigrant visas allow certain spouses of lawful
    > permanent residents and the children of those spouses to travel
    > to and from
    > the US and to reside in the US while they wait for the final
    > completion of
    > their immigration process. The spouse and unmarried children of lawful
    > permanent residents who qualify for the V1 and V2 visas will be able to
    > visit and reside with their lawful permanent resident family
    > member. The V
    > visas for adults will be valid for multiple requests for entry for ten
    > years; for children under the age of 11, these visas will be issued for
    > multiple entries and with a 10 year validity date; for children
    > 11 years old
    > or older, the visa will be valid for multiple requests to enter and will
    > remain valid until the holder's 21st birthday. Moreover, holders of V1
    > and
    > V2 visas may apply for employment authorization documents for
    > work in the
    > US. Other benefits available with V1 and V2 status after
    > admission or after
    > INS has changed an alien's status, are discussed at the INS website,
    > www.ins.usdoj.gov
    >
    > Though the Department of State has identified all individuals
    > presently in
    > its files who might qualify for either visa, there will be others whose
    > cases will emerge as INS discovers files that it has not
    > forwarded to the
    > Department and still other cases will, with the passage of time, become
    > eligible. Petitioners, their beneficiaries, and their legal
    > representatives
    > should look at their situation to see if they meet or will meet
    > sometime in
    > the future the requirements for this new category of non-immigrant visa.
    >
    > For further information on the V1 and V2 visas, please visit the
    > website at
    > http://travel.state.gov

This is the same deal as K3&K4 visa except its for lawful permanent residents

Rete

Yes I believe it was enacted at the same time as the K-3 and as you noted, particularly for lawful residents whose petitions for immediate relatives is over three years old.

Rete

Andy Platt

Be careful about this; it is for the spouses of permanent residents who's
I-130s had been pending for three years on the date this was signed into law
only. It is not a moving three year window.

Andy.

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    > Yes I believe it was enacted at the same time as the K-3 and as you
    > noted, particularly for lawful residents whose petitions for immediate
    > relatives is over three years old.
    > Rete
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