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Approvals

Approval of Request for Reinstatement of I-140 Petition under Section 204(l) Relief for Surviving Relatives

We just had USCIS agree to reinstate an I-140 approval for a client whose relative passed away after the I-140 was approved. Section 204(l) Relief for Surviving Relatives allows certain principal and derivative applicants to seek the reinstatement of a…

Jenny ZhanDecember 16, 2020

Approvals

Green Card approval for a National of India based on 204(l) reinstatement

We just had a client who was approved for a green card by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. The applicant's spouse passed away after the approval of the spouse's I-140 and the applicant was able to utilize Section 204(l) Relief…

Jenny ZhanDecember 4, 2020

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration Immigration Law Changes & New Law

Court Orders Full Reinstatement of DACA

On April 24, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fully reinstate the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but has stayed (delayed) its order for 90…

Jenny ZhanApril 25, 2018

Family Immigration Immigration

What is humanitarian reinstatement? What happens if my petitioning family member passes away before my visa is available?

Anyone who has gone through the family based immigration process knows that it can take a very long time, sometime years or even decades, for a visa to be available after a relative petition (also known as an I-130 petition)…

IanScottJuly 15, 2017