Punta Gorda, FL Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Your US citizen son is too young to sponsor your immigration. You may apply for B2 visitor visa to come to the US if you can convince the consular officer that you have strong ties to your country and you will return after your short visit.

Please be aware that the "new policy" announced by the Obama administration on August 18, 2011, is simply implementing the memo issued by the ICE Director in June 2011.  The administration is going to review all 300,000 pending removal cases to determine if any of them can be considered "low priority" and administratively close them.  These cases can be reopened at any time.  In addition, the administration is giving authority to the local ICE agents and ICE attorneys to use "prosecutorial discretion" to determine which cases to file in Immigration Court in the future.  This announcement really does not change anything at this time.  This is not amnesty or legalization.  It only applies to those people who are already in removal proceedings or who are apprehended by ICE in the future.   This policy will help those people who would have been eligible for the DREAM Act if Congress had passed it.   The media has reported that the people whose cases are administratively closed will be able to apply for work permits, but nothing in the announcement last week mentions work permits.  In general, if a person who is in removal proceedings is eligible for a work permit, they will continue to be eligible for a work permit after their case is administratively closed.  So, no one should plan on getting a work permit through this policy, unless the administration provides further details.   Right now, we are waiting for the adminstration to provide more information and to begin the process of reviewing all 300,000 cases.  The fate of each case will be determined on a case by case basis.  What may be considered low priority in Los Angeles may not be considered low priority in Nebraska, so we may see this policy applied inconsistently. If you are in removal proceedings, I recommend that you contact your attorney to see how this policy may affect your case.  

You may apply right away. Make sure before you do so that you have the required amount of time to satisfy the statute. If you spent significant amount of time outside the United States, you may want to calculate carefully the time spent in the United Sates and make sure you do qualify.