By Tanya Helfand | Published October 12, 2018 | Posted in Citizenship, Divorce, Family Law | Tagged Tags: citizenship, Divorce, divorce cases, Immigrant |
Impacts of Divorce in Immigration and Naturalization
Divorce & Conditional Resident Status When an immigrant applies for permanent residence “green card” based on their marriage to a U.S. citizen, the immigrant is first granted a “conditional permanent residence” until the couple has been married for two years. Conditional permanent resident status lasts for a period of two years. Within ninety (90) days Read More
Read MoreSpecial Immigrant Juvenile
A third-party may be granted custody of a foreign juvenile illegally living in the United States if the juvenile has “special immigrant” status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Essentially, the statute formalizes a legal status for the juvenile and ensures a level of protection from deportation. The INA provides various circumstances under which Read More
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