Unlawful Presence

Unlawful Presence Waiver: DHS Announces New Provisional Procedure

DHS announced on January 6, 2012, that they will issue new regulations for processing of unlawful presence waivers of the 3 and 10 year bar to re-entry for certain immediate relatives of US citizens who wish to file immigrant visa applications (green card applications) abroad. The new procedure will allow certain relatives of US citizens seeking an unlawful presence waiver to file and receive a decision regarding a provisional unlawful presence waiver without first leaving the US. (more…)