USCIS Proposes Change to Keep Families Together

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Friday it is introducing a change that will allow certain visa applicants to file their family unity waivers from inside the United States. Currently, the family members of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents must travel to a U.S. consulate in their home country to be interviewed after the petition for their visa is approved. But leaving the United States triggers a 3- or 10-year bar to re-entry to the country for many visa applicants, who must apply for a waiver of the bar from their home country, a process that can take months. Immigration advocacy organizations say the change announced Friday is a positive step toward keeping families together and avoiding prolonged periods of separation.


 

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Anonymous

Posted Jan 6

This is a much needed step forward that will help out many families in this situation. It's about time that our government takes action with regard to our flawed immigration laws.

Anonymous

Posted Jan 6

thats very human. good for our goverment, that will help to contrabute allittle in the economy to create more jobs to usa citicens doing the legal services for lawyers,receptionist answering phone lines,people prosecing paper work and fees,its a chain we need jobs positions

Anonymous

Posted Jan 6

What does that mean for the ones that tried to do it the right way paid all their money more than once but still denied because of the 10 ban? Will they have anything made easier for them so they don't have to wait the 10 years. Those are the ones I feel sorry for because our government keep taking thousands of dollars from them every time they try then after getting their money they are still denied?

Anonymous

Posted Jan 6

This is wonderful, thank you God! my husband will be back soon. we will be a family again, my kids are excited because daddy will be back home soon. Please make it true for the benefit of many families.

Anonymous

Posted Jan 7

Many families are faced with very long separations, even people who follow the proper channels to get permanent residency are no exception. I serve the American public in the health profession, yet my family situation is rock bottom because my husband cannot come to the USA because I applied for adjustment of status from F1 to Permanent Residency in 2007. I was on F1 visa for 5 years, and then on top of that, have been waiting for a visa number for another 5 years, making it a separation of 10 years. Very unfortunate situation.

Anonymous

Posted Jan 7

Many families are faced with very long separations, even people who follow the proper channels to get permanent residency are no exception. I serve the American public in the health profession, yet my family situation is rock bottom because my husband cannot come to the USA because I applied for adjustment of status from F1 to Permanent Residency in 2007. I was on F1 visa for 5 years, and then on top of that, have been waiting for a visa number for another 5 years, making it a separation of 10 years. Very unfortunate situation.

Anonymous

Posted Jan 7

Perfect

Anonymous

Posted Jan 7

Perfect

Anonymous

Posted Jan 7

Ahh - the anchor babies are working just like they were supposed to - a free ticket for the illegal parents.
Obama doesn't care at all about our laws as a sovereign nation.

Anonymous

Posted Jan 7

Ahh - the anchor babies are working just like they were supposed to - a free ticket for the illegal parents.
Obama doesn't care at all about our laws as a sovereign nation.

Anonymous

Posted Jan 7

When your husband get back i hope the U.S.government deport your whole family back to the banana republic including you to never return, bye,bye .

Anonymous

Posted Jan 7

Thank you so much God for this blessing keeping my family together I was planning to leave my family in about 3 months now I don't have to do it Im so happy I get to stay with my 2 years old baby may God bless u all !!!! :)

Anonymous

Posted Jan 7

Thank you so much God for this blessing keeping my family together I was planning to leave my family in about 3 months now I don't have to do it Im so happy I get to stay with my 2 years old baby may God bless u all !!!! :)

Anonymous

Posted Jan 8

May God keep blessing you and your staff Pres. Obama, only a father can feel the pain to be separate of their family members.

Anonymous

Posted Jan 8

This concern for keeping families together is a HEALTHY PROPOSAL. It's going to bring HEALING to many families that are currently going through some sort of depression due to their immigration status. It is a very good step which will turn many dreams into reality.

Anonymous

Posted Jan 8

This is a Kind and a Healthy proposal. It is an answered prayer for many families. It is a step that is going to bring HEALING to many families that are currently going through some sort of depression due to their immigration status in this country. Thanks be to God for His Goodness and Mercies which is being displayed in this proposal to keep families together.

Anonymous

Posted Jan 9

I hope this does go through. My kids and I have been away from my husband for 7 months now and it is causing so many changes in the children. My children cry all of a sudden for their dad. I can just imagine how other families feel who their husbands have been punished for a longer time. I pray that we can all be together with our loved ones soon.

Anonymous

Posted Apr 4

hi icam from somali 1991 i working 20yrs usa have 4childaren bron usa i have i/030 visa aporoved uscis bat they sayn go back somali no usa embasy in somali what i do

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