FUENTE MISSIONS

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Our mission is to serve and inform the immigrant community in Arizona about matters of immigration and immigrants’ rights.

Fuente Missions will be closed Monday, January 18 for Presidents Day.

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FEDERAL COURT REINSTATES DACA

Under order of the Federal Court, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is now accepting renewal applications for DACA.  This is only for persons who have previously been granted DACA.

The California Processing Center of CIS is taking from 9 to 12 months to process DACA renewals. For this reason, at Fuente Missions we recommend filing applications to renew in 9 months before the expiration date.

We are awaiting the conclusion of various lawsuits in federal court to see what will happen with this program.

Even still, the solution lies with Congress.  Please contact your senators and representatives and ask that they pass a solution for these young people before they revert to undocumented status.

www.senate.gov

www.house.gov

Adjustment of Status for TPS (Immediate Relatives of a United States Citizen)

The Federal Court of Appeals 9^th Circuit, in the case of Ramírez v. Brown, ordered that persons with TPS are considered to have been “inspected and admitted” and as such they satisfy the requirements of being considered nonimmigrants for purposes of adjustment of status in the United States.  This means that persons with TPS who are immediate family members of a citizen can apply for permanent residence in the United States without having to appear at a United States consulate or embassy in their country of nationality.

WARNING: Persons who have had a case in Immigration Court should take care their case is properly concluded before applying for Adjustment of Status.

TPS

• HONDURAS – CIS is no longer accepting applications.  TPS will end on 05-JAN-2020.

• NICARAGUA – CIS is no longer accepting applications.  TPS will end on 5-JAN-2019.

• EL SALVADOR – CIS is no longer accepting applications.  TPS will end on 09-SEP-2019.

• HAITI – CIS is no longer accepting applications.  TPS will end on 22-JUL-2019.

February 2019 ~ Priority Dates

IMPORTANT: Starting October 2015 there will be two dates in each category. The date on top in black type is the priority date for which CIS will grant permanent residence to eligible candidates in that month. The bottom date (in red parentheses) is the date for which CIS will accept applications for adjustment of status in this month.

*All countries not specified.

March 2019 ~ Priority Dates

IMPORTANT:  Starting October 2015 there will be two dates in each category.  The date on top in black type is the priority date for which CIS will grant permanent residence to eligible candidates in that month. The bottom date (in red parentheses)  is the date for which CIS will accept applications for adjustment of status in this month.

*All countries not specified.

** “C” means all priority dates are current.

First: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.

Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, and any unused first preference numbers:

A. Spouses and Children not married and under age 21: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;

B. Unmarried Sons and Daughters age 21 and over: 23% of the overall second preference limitation.

Third: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.

Fourth: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.

Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin.html

Become a U.S. Citizen!

Permanent residents can apply for U.S. citizenship in five years.

Permanent residents who are married to a U.S. citizen can apply in three years if they are married to and living with a U.S. citizen during those three years.

Fuente Missions charges $200 to prepare Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.

Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Smithsonian Institute have a new online resource to aid in preparing for the citizenship test.  Click to Study for the test

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Provisional Waivers Extended to Relatives of Permanent Residents

On July 29, 2016, the CIS announced that begining August 29, 2016,the provisional waiver (on Form I-601A) will be made available to relatives of lawful permanent residents who face a three- or ten-year bar due to their anticipated exit from the U.S. to attend their interview appointment after being unlawfully present in the United States for more than 180 days or more than one year, respectively.  Before this only immediate relatives of U.S. citizens were allowed to request the provisional waiver.

The provisional waiver is only available to applicants facing the three or ten year bars described above who can show that their absence from the U.S. will cause “extreme hardship” to a spouse or parent who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, and it is submitted from within the United States before appearing for the interview.  It may be used when this is the only condition of inadmissibility.  Persons facing other conditions of inadmissibility must apply for a waiver at the Consular Post from outside the United States.

Know Your Rights

• You have the right to maintain silent.

• You have the right to speak to an attorney.

• You do not have to open the door of your home to admit any government official unless that official presents a search warrant signed by a judge.