In the past few months, the waiting time for immigrant visa applicants under the 2A category (spouses and minor children of permanent residents) had decreased significantly. In December 2010, applicants under the 2A category who have a priority date on or before August 1, 2010 might apply for adjustment of status or consular processing through the National Visa Center (NVC).
However, the waiting time for applicants under 2A will be 2-3 years again after the State Department issued the Visa Bulletin for January 2011 last week. The priority date for applicants under 2A is moved back to January 1, 2008 because the demand for IV under the categpry has exceeded the visa number available. Therefore, if your priority date is between January 2008 and August 2010, you should apply for adjustment of status or consualr processing now, or you will be out of luck and have to wait again.
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在過去幾個月，2A類別的移民簽證申請人(永久居民的配偶或未成年的子女)的等待時間比以前大大減少。 在2010年12月，如果2A類別的申請人的優先權日期是2010年8月1日或更早，他們便可以申請調整身份或透過國家簽證中心(NVC)到在海外的美國領事館申請移民簽證。
然而，2A類別的移民簽證申請人的等候時間將會回到從前的2年到3年左右。國務院在上星期發布了2011年1月的簽證公報。 因為2A類別的移民簽證需求超出了配額，2A類別的移民簽證申請人的優先權日期被移回到2008年1月1日。 所以，如果您的優先權日期是在2008年1月及2010年8月之間，那您應該在十二月底前申請調整身份或在海外的美國領事館申請移民簽證，否則您必須再等待多一些時間。
以上資料僅供參考之用，並非法律意見。如有個別問題，請致電本所查詢。
12/08/2010
The DREAM Act 夢想法案 (2)
According to the Immigration Policy Center, the House will vote on the DREAM Act as well, but it differs from the Senate version in 2 significant ways:
- Instead of granting one ten-year conditional NIV status, the House version will divide the 10 years and grant the beneficiary two 5-year conditional NIV status.
- The House bill requires applicants to pay 2 separate fees for getting the conditional NIV status; the application fee for the first 5 years would be $525 and the second five years would be $2,000.
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眾議院今天晚上亦會對夢想法案進行表決，但是它與參議院版本有2處很大的差別
- 眾議院的版本會給予受益人兩次為期五年的有條件非移民身份，而不是授予一次十年的有條件非移民身份。
-申請人在申請有條件非移民身份的時候需要支付費用：首5年的申請費是$525，而次五年的申請費是$2,000。
以上資料僅供參考之用，並非法律意見。如有個別問題，請致電本所查詢。
- Instead of granting one ten-year conditional NIV status, the House version will divide the 10 years and grant the beneficiary two 5-year conditional NIV status.
- The House bill requires applicants to pay 2 separate fees for getting the conditional NIV status; the application fee for the first 5 years would be $525 and the second five years would be $2,000.
Disclaimer: Information included in this page does not constitute as legal advice and receipt of this page does not establish attorney-client relationship. For specific inquiries, please call my office and schedule an appointment.
眾議院今天晚上亦會對夢想法案進行表決，但是它與參議院版本有2處很大的差別
- 眾議院的版本會給予受益人兩次為期五年的有條件非移民身份，而不是授予一次十年的有條件非移民身份。
-申請人在申請有條件非移民身份的時候需要支付費用：首5年的申請費是$525，而次五年的申請費是$2,000。
以上資料僅供參考之用，並非法律意見。如有個別問題，請致電本所查詢。
12/07/2010
The DREAM Act 夢想法案
The DREAM Act is a potential legislation that will provide thousands of illegal children and students a path to citizenship. It will likely be voted on December 8 in the Senate. The key provisions of the DREAM Act include the following:
-10 years of conditional non-immigrant status
- 3 years of permanent residency
- eligible for citizenship after 3 years of permanent residency
To be eligible for the DREAM Act, an undocument child/student has to meet the following requirements:
- the student must be 30 years old or younger when the Act is enacted;
- the student must have entered the United States before his or her 16th birthday;
- the student must have been present in the United States for at least five years immediately before the DREAM Act is enacted;
-the student must have graduated from high school or been admitted to a college;
- the student has not commited a serious felony or three petty offenses;
- the student is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA);
- the student must not be subject to a deportation order before turning 16; and
- the student cannot be guilty of persecuting others based on the grounds of current U.S. asylum law.
Finally, students who will receive legal status under this legislation is not eligible for government benefits and in-state tuitions.
Disclaimer: Information included in this page does not constitute as legal advice and receipt of this page does not establish attorney-client relationship. For specific inquiries, please call my office and schedule an appointment.
在12月8日參議院表決的夢想法案下，某些非法居留的學生可以獲得十年非移民的合法身份，然後可以申請綠卡，再過三年後可申請入藉。
只有符合下資格的學生才可透過夢想法案獲得合法身份：
-年齡上限為30歲以下
-在16歲之前進入美國
-在美國住滿至少五年
-已高中畢業或被大學取錄
-不能犯過一項重罪，或三項輕罪
-不屬於禁止入境或可被驅逐出境的類別
-不可在16歲之前被下令驅逐出境
-不能在過去參與迫害
再者，夢想法案的受益人不能獲得本州學費的優惠或其他社會福利。
以上資料僅供參考之用，並非法律意見。如有個別問題，請致電本所查詢。
-10 years of conditional non-immigrant status
- 3 years of permanent residency
- eligible for citizenship after 3 years of permanent residency
To be eligible for the DREAM Act, an undocument child/student has to meet the following requirements:
- the student must be 30 years old or younger when the Act is enacted;
- the student must have entered the United States before his or her 16th birthday;
- the student must have been present in the United States for at least five years immediately before the DREAM Act is enacted;
-the student must have graduated from high school or been admitted to a college;
- the student has not commited a serious felony or three petty offenses;
- the student is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA);
- the student must not be subject to a deportation order before turning 16; and
- the student cannot be guilty of persecuting others based on the grounds of current U.S. asylum law.
Finally, students who will receive legal status under this legislation is not eligible for government benefits and in-state tuitions.
Disclaimer: Information included in this page does not constitute as legal advice and receipt of this page does not establish attorney-client relationship. For specific inquiries, please call my office and schedule an appointment.
只有符合下資格的學生才可透過夢想法案獲得合法身份：
-年齡上限為30歲以下
-在16歲之前進入美國
-在美國住滿至少五年
-已高中畢業或被大學取錄
-不能犯過一項重罪，或三項輕罪
-不屬於禁止入境或可被驅逐出境的類別
-不可在16歲之前被下令驅逐出境
-不能在過去參與迫害
再者，夢想法案的受益人不能獲得本州學費的優惠或其他社會福利。
以上資料僅供參考之用，並非法律意見。如有個別問題，請致電本所查詢。
12/02/2010
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