In A-2 status; how to stay in the US?
#1
In A-2 status; how to stay in the US?
My wife and i are desperately looking for ways to live in the USA. WE are not rich, we do not have jobs or qualifications that would guarantee us a green card, and we are not eligble for a green card under the green card lottery scheme. I know its a long shot but does anyone have any ideas as to how we could get to live in the USA please? Thankyou
My reasons for wanting to stay are simple. Over the last 3 years we have settled here and this has become home to us. We have been back to the UK twice for short visits and it no longer feels the same. Our eldest has easily adapted to school and the US way of life. Our youngest was born here and has dual citizenship (full US birth cert, passport, SSN etc.) I already know that I cannot obtain a Green Card through my youngest child until she is at least 21 years of age. The type of work that I do is office administration (not exactly a labour shortage for this line of work). It would appear that all the odds are against us staying but I’d be grateful for any help or advice that anyone can offer.
#2
Re: Desperate to live in USA
I would like to add to the discussion if I may? My situation is similar to that described with some differences. My wife and I are also desperate to live permanently in the USA. We also do not have any formal qualifications above GCSE/A Level. Here is the main difference in our situation. We are family of 4 currently living in the USA. We arrived 3 years ago and have another 18 months until we are due to return to the UK. It was my work that brought us here. I work for the British Government and we are here on A2 Visas. Although I like and am good at my job, staying here doing this job is not an option. My work cannot extend my tour any further and even if I were able to obtain a Green Card I could not go on to work for the US Government as you need to be a US citizen to do the line of work that I am in.
My reasons for wanting to stay are simple. Over the last 3 years we have settled here and this has become home to us. We have been back to the UK twice for short visits and it no longer feels the same. Our eldest has easily adapted to school and the US way of life. Our youngest was born here and has dual citizenship (full US birth cert, passport, SSN etc.) I already know that I cannot obtain a Green Card through my youngest child until she is at least 21 years of age. The type of work that I do is office administration (not exactly a labour shortage for this line of work). It would appear that all the odds are against us staying but I’d be grateful for any help or advice that anyone can offer.
My reasons for wanting to stay are simple. Over the last 3 years we have settled here and this has become home to us. We have been back to the UK twice for short visits and it no longer feels the same. Our eldest has easily adapted to school and the US way of life. Our youngest was born here and has dual citizenship (full US birth cert, passport, SSN etc.) I already know that I cannot obtain a Green Card through my youngest child until she is at least 21 years of age. The type of work that I do is office administration (not exactly a labour shortage for this line of work). It would appear that all the odds are against us staying but I’d be grateful for any help or advice that anyone can offer.
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulask...ork_in_the_USA
Do you have diplomatic immunity? If so, your child may not be a US citizen.
#3
Re: Desperate to live in USA
I would like to add to the discussion if I may? My situation is similar to that described with some differences. My wife and I are also desperate to live permanently in the USA. We also do not have any formal qualifications above GCSE/A Level. Here is the main difference in our situation. We are family of 4 currently living in the USA. We arrived 3 years ago and have another 18 months until we are due to return to the UK. It was my work that brought us here. I work for the British Government and we are here on A2 Visas. Although I like and am good at my job, staying here doing this job is not an option. My work cannot extend my tour any further and even if I were able to obtain a Green Card I could not go on to work for the US Government as you need to be a US citizen to do the line of work that I am in.
My reasons for wanting to stay are simple. Over the last 3 years we have settled here and this has become home to us. We have been back to the UK twice for short visits and it no longer feels the same. Our eldest has easily adapted to school and the US way of life. Our youngest was born here and has dual citizenship (full US birth cert, passport, SSN etc.) I already know that I cannot obtain a Green Card through my youngest child until she is at least 21 years of age. The type of work that I do is office administration (not exactly a labour shortage for this line of work). It would appear that all the odds are against us staying but I’d be grateful for any help or advice that anyone can offer.
My reasons for wanting to stay are simple. Over the last 3 years we have settled here and this has become home to us. We have been back to the UK twice for short visits and it no longer feels the same. Our eldest has easily adapted to school and the US way of life. Our youngest was born here and has dual citizenship (full US birth cert, passport, SSN etc.) I already know that I cannot obtain a Green Card through my youngest child until she is at least 21 years of age. The type of work that I do is office administration (not exactly a labour shortage for this line of work). It would appear that all the odds are against us staying but I’d be grateful for any help or advice that anyone can offer.
Doesn't look good though on the face of it, but you don't say what the other half does, nor what kind of admin work you do, top level exec assistant at a govenment contractor outfit might not be easy to blag but might not be impossible if your willing to not work directly for the government.
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Re: Desperate to live in USA
It doesn't look like there are any options. Read the article as follows:
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulask...ork_in_the_USA
Do you have diplomatic immunity? If so, your child may not be a US citizen.
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulask...ork_in_the_USA
Do you have diplomatic immunity? If so, your child may not be a US citizen.
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Re: Desperate to live in USA
Even though the child has a US passport, it was likely issued by mistake and therefore can be revoked along with any claim to citizenship. A person holding an A2 visa is not subject to US law for any crimes committed... and therefore is not subject to US jurisdiction. That you don't work for the Embassy is irrelevant.
The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution states "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
However, A2 visa holders are not "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" and so are not US citizens even though born in the US.
Ian
The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution states "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
However, A2 visa holders are not "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" and so are not US citizens even though born in the US.
Ian
#8
Re: Desperate to live in USA
Even though the child has a US passport, it was likely issued by mistake and therefore can be revoked along with any claim to citizenship. A person holding an A2 visa is not subject to US law for any crimes committed... and therefore is not subject to US jurisdiction. That you don't work for the Embassy is irrelevant.
The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution states "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
However, A2 visa holders are not "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" and so are not US citizens even though born in the US.
Ian
The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution states "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
However, A2 visa holders are not "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" and so are not US citizens even though born in the US.
Ian
#9
Re: Desperate to live in USA
Even though the child has a US passport, it was likely issued by mistake and therefore can be revoked along with any claim to citizenship. A person holding an A2 visa is not subject to US law for any crimes committed... and therefore is not subject to US jurisdiction. That you don't work for the Embassy is irrelevant.
The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution states "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
However, A2 visa holders are not "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" and so are not US citizens even though born in the US.
Ian
The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution states "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
However, A2 visa holders are not "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" and so are not US citizens even though born in the US.
Ian
Ian
Please provide a reference supporting your assertion that every A-2 visa holder automatically has diplomatic immunity ...
The following is from an unofficial source but appears genuine:
http://www.immigration-lawyer-us.com...f-record.shtml
"1) Status of person. A person born in the United States to a foreign diplomatic officer accredited to the United States, as a matter of international law, is not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. That person is not a United States citizen under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Such a person may be considered a lawful permanent resident at birth."
Automatic green card, at least ...
"Definition of foreign diplomatic officer. Foreign diplomatic officer means a person listed in the State Department Diplomatic List, also known as the Blue List. It includes ambassadors, ministers, charges d'affaires, counselors, secretaries and attaches of embassies and legations as well as members of the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities. The term also includes individuals with comparable diplomatic status and immunities who are accredited to the United Nations or to the Organization of American States, and other individuals who are also accorded comparable diplomatic status.
(b) Child born subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. A child born in the United States is born subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and is a United States citizen if the parent is not a ``foreign diplomatic officer'' as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this section. This includes, for example, a child born in the United States to one of the following foreign government officials or employees:
(1) Employees of foreign diplomatic missions whose names appear in the State Department list entitled ``Employees of Diplomatic Missions Not Printed in the Diplomatic List,'' also known as the White List; employees of foreign diplomatic missions accredited to the United Nations or the Organization of American States; or foreign diplomats accredited to other foreign states. The majority of these individuals enjoy certain diplomatic immunities, but they are not ``foreign diplomatic officers'' as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this section. The immunities, if any, of their family members are derived from the status of the employees or diplomats.
(2) Foreign government employees with limited or no diplomatic immunity such as consular officials named on the State Department list entitled ``Foreign Consular Officers in the United States'' and their staffs."
State Department Blue List appears to be here:
http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/dpl/winter2009/index.htm
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Re: Desperate to live in USA
I have always wondered why the diplomatic list (blue list) only appears to include diplomats stationed in washington, dc and does not include other senior diplomats in charge of foreign consulates outside the DC area. It appears to me incomplete in this respect - unless I am mistaken.
Ian
Please provide a reference supporting your assertion that every A-2 visa holder automatically has diplomatic immunity ...
The following is from an unofficial source but appears genuine:
http://www.immigration-lawyer-us.com...f-record.shtml
"1) Status of person. A person born in the United States to a foreign diplomatic officer accredited to the United States, as a matter of international law, is not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. That person is not a United States citizen under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Such a person may be considered a lawful permanent resident at birth."
Automatic green card, at least ...
"Definition of foreign diplomatic officer. Foreign diplomatic officer means a person listed in the State Department Diplomatic List, also known as the Blue List. It includes ambassadors, ministers, charges d'affaires, counselors, secretaries and attaches of embassies and legations as well as members of the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities. The term also includes individuals with comparable diplomatic status and immunities who are accredited to the United Nations or to the Organization of American States, and other individuals who are also accorded comparable diplomatic status.
(b) Child born subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. A child born in the United States is born subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and is a United States citizen if the parent is not a ``foreign diplomatic officer'' as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this section. This includes, for example, a child born in the United States to one of the following foreign government officials or employees:
(1) Employees of foreign diplomatic missions whose names appear in the State Department list entitled ``Employees of Diplomatic Missions Not Printed in the Diplomatic List,'' also known as the White List; employees of foreign diplomatic missions accredited to the United Nations or the Organization of American States; or foreign diplomats accredited to other foreign states. The majority of these individuals enjoy certain diplomatic immunities, but they are not ``foreign diplomatic officers'' as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this section. The immunities, if any, of their family members are derived from the status of the employees or diplomats.
(2) Foreign government employees with limited or no diplomatic immunity such as consular officials named on the State Department list entitled ``Foreign Consular Officers in the United States'' and their staffs."
State Department Blue List appears to be here:
http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/dpl/winter2009/index.htm
Please provide a reference supporting your assertion that every A-2 visa holder automatically has diplomatic immunity ...
The following is from an unofficial source but appears genuine:
http://www.immigration-lawyer-us.com...f-record.shtml
"1) Status of person. A person born in the United States to a foreign diplomatic officer accredited to the United States, as a matter of international law, is not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. That person is not a United States citizen under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Such a person may be considered a lawful permanent resident at birth."
Automatic green card, at least ...
"Definition of foreign diplomatic officer. Foreign diplomatic officer means a person listed in the State Department Diplomatic List, also known as the Blue List. It includes ambassadors, ministers, charges d'affaires, counselors, secretaries and attaches of embassies and legations as well as members of the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities. The term also includes individuals with comparable diplomatic status and immunities who are accredited to the United Nations or to the Organization of American States, and other individuals who are also accorded comparable diplomatic status.
(b) Child born subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. A child born in the United States is born subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and is a United States citizen if the parent is not a ``foreign diplomatic officer'' as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this section. This includes, for example, a child born in the United States to one of the following foreign government officials or employees:
(1) Employees of foreign diplomatic missions whose names appear in the State Department list entitled ``Employees of Diplomatic Missions Not Printed in the Diplomatic List,'' also known as the White List; employees of foreign diplomatic missions accredited to the United Nations or the Organization of American States; or foreign diplomats accredited to other foreign states. The majority of these individuals enjoy certain diplomatic immunities, but they are not ``foreign diplomatic officers'' as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this section. The immunities, if any, of their family members are derived from the status of the employees or diplomats.
(2) Foreign government employees with limited or no diplomatic immunity such as consular officials named on the State Department list entitled ``Foreign Consular Officers in the United States'' and their staffs."
State Department Blue List appears to be here:
http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/dpl/winter2009/index.htm
#11
Re: Desperate to live in USA
I have always wondered why the diplomatic list (blue list) only appears to include diplomats stationed in washington, dc and does not include other senior diplomats in charge of foreign consulates outside the DC area. It appears to me incomplete in this respect - unless I am mistaken.
http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/s...mmer/index.htm
And it appears that as a general rule, consular officers do not enjoy full diplomatic immunity.
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Re: Desperate to live in USA
Thanks for clarifying this JAJ. I am still a bit puzzled though - the first list does include consular officers stationed in DC, the second list includes both those consular officers stationed in DC that are already included in the first list as well as others stationed in other areas. So it seems that DC consular officers are listed in both. I would imagine that DC consular officers have equivalent immunities with consular officers in other areas.
There's a separate list.
http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/s...mmer/index.htm
And it appears that as a general rule, consular officers do not enjoy full diplomatic immunity.
http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/s...mmer/index.htm
And it appears that as a general rule, consular officers do not enjoy full diplomatic immunity.
#13
Re: Desperate to live in USA
Thanks for clarifying this JAJ. I am still a bit puzzled though - the first list does include consular officers stationed in DC, the second list includes both those consular officers stationed in DC that are already included in the first list as well as others stationed in other areas. So it seems that DC consular officers are listed in both. I would imagine that DC consular officers have equivalent immunities with consular officers in other areas.
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Re: Desperate to live in USA
Perhaps it is that DC consuls are more than just consuls and have titles such as "SECOND SECRETARY & CONSUL" or "COUNSELOR & CONSUL", which may mean they are both consular officers as well as senior diplomats.
Every person i checked on the second list stationed in DC does also appear on the first list, perhaps with a slightly different title.
Every person i checked on the second list stationed in DC does also appear on the first list, perhaps with a slightly different title.
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Re: Desperate to live in USA