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USCIS Announces Expansion of the I-601A program

The recent announcement by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), of an expansion of the class of individuals who will be eligible to pursue a waiver of their unlawful presence in the USA, is a much-needed administrative solution that will help prevent the separation of thousands of immigrant families.

a judge's gavel and a law bookThousands of immigrants currently eligible for permanent residence through a family member are required to leave the United States to attend an interview at the U.S. embassy in their country of origin. For many, this journey triggers a technical bar in their case, for which a waiver is required. This bar prohibits them from returning to the U.S. for a period of three or ten years. To date, waiting to present the waiver at the time of the interview meant that any delay or problem with the application could result in applicants being trapped abroad for years, unable to return to their families, jobs, and home.

The USCIS’ announcement removes this threat of family separation. The expansion of the provisional or ‘stateside’ waiver allows eligible immigrants to apply for the waiver in advance of travel abroad, ensuring that an applicant can attend his or her appointment without the looming fear of family separation.

This final rule builds upon a process started in 2013 and, over the next ten years, the USCIS estimates that over half a million individuals will secure permanent lawful status through this waiver process.

The new rule will go into effect on August 29, 2016, and the Law Office of Irwin Berowitz is prepared to meet with anyone who thinks that he or she may benefit from the new rule.

Read more about the USCIS expansion for the I-601A program here: USCIS to Allow Additional Applicants for Provisional Waiver Process

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The Law Office of Irwin Berowitz specializes in providing legal services to immigrants. These services encompass a broad range of areas, from representation before the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services or the Immigration Court, to helping the immigrant obtain post-conviction relief. If you want to make sure that your case is properly handled from the very start, contact us immediately for a free in-person consultation so that you can tell us about your case privately and safely. At the time of the free consultation, we will let you know the likely outcome of your case, and what approach and strategy we would pursue to obtain a successful result for you. We will fight to give you peace of mind and to give your case the best possibility for success. To learn more about our practice, feel free to click on the links on this webpage or contact us by telephone or email. Remember, your first meeting with us in our office is free. All names on these posts have been changed to protect the identities of former clients. Any similarity to any one particular case or person(s) is purely coincidental.
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