[TAX & LAW] ȣ(KO, USA, IL)
I P

[ѱȣ, ̱ȣ, ϸ ȣ, ]
Since 1997 [ 繫 츦 ϰ Ἥ񽺴 ü ʽϴ.]
Ἥ񽺳 FEE, ޴ ȳ(Click) Ͻʽÿ.
ȣ ̳ , з  ȣ Ұ Ǵ ȣ ޴ ϼ


ATTORNEY [ licensed to practice in KOREA, U.S.A., ILLINOIS ] LEE, JAE WOOK
∗ [FOR AlienS - ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEGAL SERVICES in Counseling, Application and LITIGATION & TRIAL IN COURTS and TRIBUNALS in KOREA]
INTERNATIONAL DIVORCE, CIVIL, REAL ESTATE, PERSONAL INJURY, DAMAGES, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, FRAUD, PENAL LAW, CRIMINAL TRIAL, FELONY, GUILTY PLEA, LEASE, RENTAL LAW, IMMIGRATION, INVESTMENT, TAX, INCORPORATION, TRADE, CONTRACT, DISPUTE IN CORPORATION, GOVERNMENT TREATMENT, REFUGEE, REMOVAL, VISA, PERMANENT RESIDENCE, CITIZENSHIP]
For more information for the services Attorney LEE provide for the Aliens who want for legal services in Korea, Please do not hesitate to click the below MENU link for "SERVICES FOR AlienS".

∗ [LANGUAGE Translation] You can use Google Translate application to see in your own language the pages in this website. For your convenience, click the "Google Translate(Select Language)"



FEE
Ұ
| λ

|
TAX
|

뵿
|

| Ư
PAT
ǥ
|

Ѽ
|
ART
|

|

| USA
̹
VISA
| ȥ

| Foreign
Clients
| |
[Category]
U.S.A. Family-Based Immigration(̱ ̹ )
  • ̱̹δ
  • U.S.A. Immigration PRACTITION TIP (̱ ̹ ǹ Tip)
  • U.S.A. Defense Service for Immigration Fraud and Crime (̱ ̹ ȣ, ڹ )
  • U.S.A. Defense Service for Immigration Application Fraud Offenders (̱ ̹νû ȣ, ڹ )
  • U.S.A. C VISA (̱ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. DHS USCIS Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM ̱ Ⱥ ̹α ̹νɻ Ŵ)
  • U.S.A. Department of States Foreign Affairs Manual (9 FAM VISAS of DOS. ̱ ѹ̱ ó Ŵ)
  • U.S.A DOL Permanent Labor Certification Process (Program Electronic Review Management. PERM ̱ 뵿 ֱ )
  • U.S.A. Korea-Based Consular process(DOS. ̱ ̱ )
  • U.S.A. E1 & E2 Temporary Visa (̱ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. F visa (̱ л )
  • U.S.A. H visa (̱ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. J visa (̱ 湮 ܱ )
  • U.S.A. K visa (̱ ùα ڿ ȥ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. L visa (̱ ؿٹ ܱ)
  • U.S.A. O visa & P visa (̱ ü ܱ )
  • U.S.A. R visa (̱ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. S visa (̱ ˼ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. T Visa & U visa (̱ νŸŸ & ȣ ܱ)
  • U.S.A. V Visa (̱ ֱ ȥ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. WAIVER for Removal by Deportability & Inadmissibility (̱ Ա Ա ߹ )
  • üⰣ(NIV EOS)
  • U.S.A. Non-Immigrant Visa Change of Status (NIV COS. ̱ ̹ι źк)
  • U.S.A. Removal by Inadmissibility (̱ Ա Ա)
  • U.S.A. Removal by Deportability (̱ Ա ڿ ߹)
  • U.S.A. Removal of condition for Conditional LPR( ̱ Ǻ ȥֱڿ Ǻ ̹οֱ )
  • U.S.A. National Interest Waiver for EB-2 Immigrant Visa (NIW. ̱ EB-2 ̹κ ͸ α׷)
  • U.S.A. Employment-Based Immigration(̱ ̹ )
  • U.S.A. Family-Based Immigration(̱ ̹ )
  • U.S.A. Adjustment of Status to LPR (AOS. ̱ źк濡 ֱ û)
  • U.S.A. EB-5 Visa (̱ ̹ ֱ)
  • U.S.A. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Deferred Action for Parents of Americans(DAPA)(̱ ûҳ ߹濬⺸ȣ, ùαڳ θ߹濬⺸ȣ)
  • U.S.A. Violence Against Women Act & LPR (VAWA. ̱ ؿ ֱ)
  • U.S.A. USCIS Administrative Appeals Office Process (̱ USCIS Ǽ AAO Һ )
  • U.S.A. Appeal to District Court (̱ ׼ )
  • U.S.A. Process of Immigration Court (̱ ̹νǼ )
  • U.S.A. Board of Immigration Appeals Process (BIA. ̱ ̹װǼ )
  • U.S.A. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Process (DHS ICE. ̱ ̹ μ )
  • U.S.A Removal - Basics (̱ ߹ )
[Category]
U.S.A. Family-Based Immigration(̱ ̹ )


[Title]
Priority Dates in Family-Based Immigration: Retention, Recapture, Conversion, and Revocation
Start →

Priority Dates in Family-Based Immigration:
Retention, Recapture, Conversion, and Revocation


INTRODUCTION

The priority date
        a) for family-based visa applicants

1) is that date
        a) when U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receives
                i) for processing
                        A) a complete and
                        B) properly filed
                                I) visa petition,
                                        (a) USCIS Form I-130.

A petition is properly filed
        
1) when it
        a) is
                i) completed,
                ii) signed, and
        b) includes all initial evidence
                i) along with the correct fee and
        c) is filed with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).1

Although the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)2 sets the Worldwide Level of Immigration3
        a) for
                i) family-sponsored4 and
                ii) employment-based5
                        A) immigrants
        b) into preference categories,

1) the U.S. Department of State (DOS) distributes visa numbers
        a) based upon
                i) the supply and
                ii) high demand
                        A) of visas
                                I) available per
                                        (a) the preference category,
                                        (b) country, and
                                        (c) limitations
                                                (i) set by USCIS.

This system of
        a) priority dates,
        b) preference categories,
        c) country limitations and
        d) distribution of visa numbers

1) is the proverbial line
        a) commonly mentioned
                i) when in reference to immigrating to the United States.


The priority date is the relatives ticket number
        a) in this queue
                i) to be called up

1) once the priority date becomes current
        a) on the DOS Visa Bulletin.

Practice Pointer:

The priority date will be noted
        a) on the USCIS I-797
                i) receipt notice,
        b) corresponding to the recently-filed Form I-130.

This date should be compared to the cut-off date
        a) posted in the current edition
                i) of the Visa Bulletin,
        b) which corresponds to the preference category
                i) upon which the petition is based.6




1 8 USC 1153(e)(1); 8 CFR 204.1(b); 9 FAM 42.53 notes 1 and 2. Note 2 says: If the petition is filed with a consular
officer, then the priority date corresponds to that date on which the petition is received and date stamped on the consular office, provided the fee has been paid and proper evidence has been provided and the petition has been signed. See also 9 FAM 42.53 note 2.2; 9 FAM 42.41 note 4.2-3; and 9 FAM 42.41 note 4.2-7.
2 Pub. L. No. 82-414, 66 Stat. 163 (codified as amended at 8 USC ס1101 et seq.).
3 INA 201.
4 INA 201(c).
5 INA 201(d).



Note that

immediate relatives (IR)
        a) of the U.S. citizens (USC)

1) are not subject to priority dates
2) because visas
        a) for that group

   are always available.7

Immediate relatives are defined
        a) as
                i) parents,
                ii) spouses, and
                iii) unmarried children
                        A) under the age of 21
                        B) of USCs.8

RETAINING A PETITIONS PRIORITY DATE

An Automatic Conversion to a Different Visa Category

While the visa applicant is patiently waiting their place
        a) in the visa queue
        b) (which may take years or even decades),

1) the applicants personal circumstances inevitably change.

Immigration law
        a) dealing with priority dates

1) recognizes many such changed circumstances and
2) mandates that
        a) certain visa petitions convert,
                i) automatically,
                ii) to different preference categories,
                iii) upon the occurrence
                        A) of certain changed circumstances.

Generally,

when this occurs

1) the applicant is entitled to retain the priority date
        a) attached to the original visa petition
2) even though a new preference category has attached to it.9

Examples
        a) of this type of automatic conversion

1) are as follows:

        a. Child10
                i) of USC

           marries:

                automatic conversion
                        A) from the IR category
                        B) to the third preference category,
                                I) F3;
        b. Son/daughter
                i) of USC

            marries:

                automatic conversion
                        A) from the first preference category,
                                I) F1,
                        B) to the F3 category;
        c. Son/daughter
                i) of a USC

            divorces:
                
                automatic conversion
                        A) from F3 category
                        B) to IR,

                1) when the beneficiary is still
                        A) under the age of 21; or
                2) conversion
                        A) to the F1 category
                        B) if beneficiary is over the age of 21;

        d. The petitioner naturalizes
                i) while the child-beneficiary is still under 21:

                automatic conversion
                        A) from the family-based second preference category
                                I) of F2A
                        B) to IR; and

        e. The petitioner naturalizes
                i) when the child is over 21:

                automatic conversion
                        A) from the F2B category
                        B) to F1.11

Practice Pointer:

When any
        a) of the above-described changed circumstances

   occurs,

1) a new and separate visa petition is NOT required, and
2) the visa applicant will retain the priority date
        a) attached to the original-filed petition.





6 March 2015 Visa Bulletin at 2, available at http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Bulletins/visabulletin_March2015.pdf.
7 INA 201(b)(2)(A)(i).
8 8 USC 1101(b)(1).
9 9 FAM 42.53 note 2.4; 9 FAM 42.53 Exhibit I.
10 For purposes of the preference system, a child is defined as an unmarried person under twenty-one years of age. See 8
USC 1101(b)(1)(A)-(G). Note that this statute also discusses children born out of wedlock, stepchildren, adopted children, orphans, etc.
11 8 CFR 204.2(i); 9 FAM 22.53 N2.4-1, 4-2, 4-3.



Recapturing the Priority Date Attached to a Previously-Filed Petition



Occasionally,

a renewed visa petition
        a) filed
                i) by the same petitioner and
                ii) on behalf of the same beneficiary

1) may be filed.

When such occurs,

1) the priority date
        a) attached to the original petition

    will be recaptured
2) if the same petitioner
        a) of a previously approved petition

    is filing
        a) for the same beneficiary
        b) in the same visa category.

As such,

the approval
        a) of the subsequent petition

1) will be considered
        a) a reaffirmation or
        b) reinstatement
                i) of the original petition.12

Practice Pointer:

For example,

if
        a) a child,
        b) son or daughter
                i) in
                        A) the F2A or
                        B) F2B
                                I) category

    marries
        a) while the original, underlying petition is pending,
    but who later divorces,

1) then the original petitioner may file a renewed petition
        a) on behalf of the same beneficiary.

The priority date
        a) attached to the first, original petition

1) will be recaptured.

If the earlier/original petition was
        a) terminated or
        b) revoked
                i) due to changed circumstances,

1) then
        a) the above rule will not apply and
        b) the original priority date will have been revoked.

Such changed circumstances include:
        a. the withdrawal
                i) of the subject petition;
        b. loss
                i) of a petitioners lawful permanent resident (LPR) status;
        c. death of
                i) the petitioner or
                ii) the beneficiary;
        d. divorce
                i) in a spousal petition; and
        e. the marriage of
                i) a child,
                ii) son or daughter
                        A) in
                                I) the F2A or
                                II) F2B categories.13

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)14 self-petitioners may also recapture earlier priority dates.

A subsequently filed I-360 is permitted
        a) to retain the priority date
                i) of the I-130
                        A) previously filed by
                                I) the U.S. citizen or
                                II) lawful permanent resident.

Practice Pointer:

Retaining the earlier priority date is very important
        a) in the case of a self-petitioner
                i) applying to adjust based upon her marriage
                        A) to a lawful permanent resident,

1) as she may be able to avoid many additional years
        a) of waiting for a visa
                i) to become available.

CHARGEABILITY AND CROSS-CHARGEABILITY

As illustrated in the Visa Bulletin,

immigrant visas are allocated
        a) by category and
        b) also by geography,
                i) with a visa being chargeable
                        A) to one of five geographical areas:
                                I) China (mainland),
                                II) India,
                                III) Mexico,
                                IV) Philippines, and
                                V) all the other countries
                                        (a) in the rest of the world.

The country
        a) to which
                i) a beneficiary or
                ii) applicants
                        A) immigrant visa

            will be charged

1) is based on
        a) the individuals place of birth,
        b) not his or her country of citizenship.15

Therefore

a practitioner must be aware of unusual situations
        a) that could result
                i) because of this rule.

For example,

a person
        a) born in a territory
                i) now controlled by a different country

1) is charged, if possible, to the country
        a) that controlled the territory
                i) when they were born.

Thus,

a Pakistani immigrant
        a) born before Pakistan was carved out of India

1) is subject to Indias limits and
2) must wait in line
        a) with millions of Indians.16

To prevent separation
        a) of immediate relatives,

1) Congress softened the chargeability rules
        a) to allow a family members visa
                i) to be cross-chargeable to the country
                        A) to which his or her
                                I) spouse or
                                II) parent

                            is chargeable.17


12 8 CFR 204.2(h)(2).
13 INA 203(g); See 8 CFR 205.
14 Pub. L. No. 103-322, ס40701–03, 108 Stat. 1796, 1953–55.
15 INA 202(b); 22 CFR 42.12(a).
16 Other countries that often create chargeability questions are Tibet, Hong Kong, and the former Soviet Republics.
17 INA 202(b); 22 CFR 42.12(b)–(e); 9 FAM 42.12, N.2.




This is called
        a) cross-chargeability or
        b) derivative chargeability.


When principal beneficiaries have spouses
        a) who are born in a different country,

1) cross-chargeability can be a useful tool
2) because it allows the spouse
        a) who is subject to
                i) a retrogressed or
                ii) unavailable
                        A) priority date
                                I) due to per-country limitations
        b) to switch to their spouses country
                i) of chargeability.

Children may also be charged to the foreign state
        a) of either parent
        b) when
                i) accompanying or
                ii) following-to-join.

There are two scenarios
        a) under which a client is likely to be able to take advantage of cross-chargeability.

The first is that
        a) an accompanying alien spouse,
                i) though not one following-to-join,

            can confer crosschargeability
                i) on the principal beneficiary.18

Under this scenario,

1) if an F4 principal beneficiary
        a) who was born in a country
                i) for which no F4 visa numbers are currently available,

     is accompanied
        a) to the United States
        b) by his or her spouse
                i) who was born in a third country,
2) the principal beneficiary may be issued an F4 visa
        a) chargeable to the spouses third country
        b) if F4 numbers are available for it.

The second scenario is that
        a) a principal beneficiary
                i) parent or
                ii) spouse

           can confer cross-chargeability
                i) on a derivative beneficiary
                        A) spouse or
                        B) child.

Under this scenario,

an alien
        a) spouse and
        b) children
                i) born in a country
                        A) like the Philippines,
                        B) for which all immigrant visas are severely backlogged,

1) may still immigrate
2) if
        a) the principal beneficiarys preference category is available
                i) under, for example, the United Kingdom allocation and        
        b) the cross-chargeability is necessary
                i) to prevent family separation.

These derivative beneficiaries are charged to the preference category
        a) of the principal beneficiary.

Although the foregoing examples are family-based cases,

1) cross-chargeability
        a) also applies to employment-based cases and
        b) in some instances is a useful tool
                i) for avoiding the per-country backlogs
                        A) that those
                                I) born in China and India

                            face
                                I) in the Employment-Based Second Preference Category
                                        (a) i.e., EB-2.

Practice Pointer:


To request cross-chargeability,
        a) either in connection with the filing of
                i) an Application to Adjust Status (Form I-485) or
                ii) an Application for Immigrant Visa (DS-260),

1) submit
        a) a letter and/or
        b) coversheet
                i) with the application
                ii) containing the following information:
                        (i) Name of the principal alien;
                        (ii) Country of chargeability for the principal alien;
                        (iii) Name of spouse;
                        (iv) Country of chargeability for the spouse; and
                        (v) the words due to visa retrogression,
2) please consider cross-chargeability
        a) in this case.19

DERIVATIVE BENEFICIARIES WHO AGE OUT

Persons
        a) identified on the I-130 petition
                i) as derivative beneficiaries

1) are entitled to
        a) the same status, and
        b) the same order
                i) of consideration,
                ii) as the principal beneficiary.20

Accordingly,

when a visa becomes available
        a) for the principal beneficiary,

1) one will likewise become available
        a) for his
                i) spouse and
                ii) minor children,
2) which occurs
        a) even though
                i) the spouse and
                ii) the children

            are not independently qualified for any family preference category.

Practice Pointer:


An example
        a) of this

1) would be
        a) with regard to a child
                i) of an F4 petition principal beneficiary
                ii) who is the niece or nephew
                        A) of a USC.

Federal immigration law does not recognize this relationship,

1) but nevertheless
        a) the child can piggyback
                i) on his qualifying parents/principal beneficiary
                ii) in seeking an immigrant visa,
        b) although he may not immigrate without her.21


piggyback
ˈpiɡēˌbak/
noun
1.
a ride on someone's back and shoulders.
adjective
1.
on the back and shoulders of another person.
"a piggyback ride"
adverb
1.
on the back and shoulders of another person.
"he had to carry him piggyback"
verb
1.
carry by or as if by piggyback.

piggyback  (pĭgē-băk)
adv. & adj.
1. On the shoulders or back: ride piggyback; a piggyback ride.
2. By or relating to a method of transportation in which truck trailers are carried on trains, or cars on specially designed trucks.
3. In connection with something larger or more important: a tariff provision that came piggyback with the tax bill; a piggyback provision to a new piece of legislation.
n.
The act of transporting piggyback.
v. piggybacked, piggybacking, piggybacks
v.tr.
To cause to be aligned with an issue, for example, that is larger or more important: "a $21.5-million federal grant to piggyback city and state subsidies" (New York).
v.intr.
To function as if carried on the back of another: "This reagent will piggyback onto an enzyme" (Seth Rolbein).
[Alteration of dialectal pig back, alteration of pickaback, pickback, pick pack : probably dialectal pick, to throw (variant of pitch) + back or pack.]




18 9 FAM 40.1, N.8; 9 FAM 42.12, N.2
19 See cross chargeability request form discussion in the AILA/TSC Liaison Minutes (Aug. 1, 2005) at #4, AILA InfoNet
Doc No. 05081961.
20 8 USC ס1153(d), (h).




Unfortunately,

as happens all too often,

a child-derivative beneficiary may age out
        a) of his original immigration status
        b) due to having to stand in line
                i) for years or even decades –
                ii) just waiting for an immigrant visa
                        A) to become available.22

In 2002,

Congress enacted the Child-Status Protection Act (CSPA)23
        a) to address these age-out problems.

With respect to children
        a) of the United States citizens
        b) seeking to immigrate
                i) as immediate relatives,

1) such aliens
        a) who turn 21 before immigrating

    will still be permitted to do so
2) because their age shall freeze, (i.e., no automatic conversion)
        a) as of the date
                i) the initial petition was filed.24

A much more complicated process is applied, however,
        a) to
                A) children of LPRs and
                B) aliens
                        i) who initially qualified as either
                                A) principal beneficiaries
                                        I) of F2A petitions or
                                B) derivative beneficiaries
                                        I) of any kind of family preference petition.

Section III
        a) of the CSPA

1) contains three interlinked paragraphs
        a) that mitigate the aging out problem
                i) for those prospective immigrants.25

The first paragraph
        a) of the CSPA

1) contains the formula
        a) for calculating the age
                i) of an alien beneficiary
                        A) who is either seeking an immigrant visa
                                I) directly under the F2A category or
                                II) as a derivative beneficiary
                                        (a) of any of the family-based preference categories.







21 See 22 CFR 40.1(a)(2).
22 See, e.g., Dept. of State Bureau of Consular Affairs, 9 Visa Bulletin, Immigrant Nos. for Dec 13, 2013 (Nov. 8, 2013).
23 Pub. L. No. 107-208, 116 Stat. 927 (2002).
24 8 USC 1151(f)(1).
25 The full text of these three (3) interwoven paragraphs are found in 8 USC Sects. 1153 (h)(1)-(3) and are reproduced as follows:
(h) Rules for determining whether certain aliens are children
(1) In general
For purposes of subsections (a)(2)(A) and (d) of this section, a determination of whether an alien satisfies the age requirement in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of section 1101(b)(1) of this title shall be made using-
(A) the age of the alien on the date on which an immigrant visa number becomes available for such alien (or, in the case of subsection (d) of this section, the date on which an immigrant visa number became available for the aliens parent), but only if the alien has sought to acquire the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence within one year of such availability; reduced by
(B) the number of days in the period during which the applicable petition described in paragraph (2) was pending.
(2)Petitions described
The petition described in this paragraph is –
(A) with respect to a relationship described in subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section, a petition filed under section 1154 of this title for classification of an alien child under subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section; or under subsection (d) of this section, a petition filed under section 1154 of this title for classification of the aliens parent under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section.
(3) Retention of priority date
If the age of an alien is determined under paragraph (1) to be 21 years of age or older for the purposes of subsections (a)(2)(A) and (d) of this section, the aliens petition shall automatically be converted to the appropriate category and the alien shall retain the original priority date issued upon receipt of the original petition. 8 USC 1153(h).



The determination
        a) of whether such an alien satisfies the age requirement –
        b) that is, as being under the age of 21 –

1) is made
        a) using the following two steps:


Step 1:

Determine the age
        a) of the alien
        b) on
                i) the date
                        A) when the immigrant visa number became available
                                I) for such alien, or
                ii) the case of a derivative beneficiary,
                        A) the date
                                I) on which the immigrant visa became available
                                        (a) for the aliens parent,
        c) reduced by:

Step 2:

The number
        a) of days
                i) in the period
                        A) during which the applicable petition
                                I) described in paragraph two

                            was pending.26

Following this formula,

many affected aliens are prevented from aging out
        a) due to the bureaucratic delays
                i) involved in the processing time
                        A) for both
                                I) the underlying visa petition and
                                II) the subsequent visa application.

Application of this formula may not provide benefit
        a) to many aliens
                i) whose priority dates will be lost
                        A) due to the lengthy wait times
                                I) for a visa to become available,
                                II) which in some cases can be decades
                                        (a) after the visa petition was originally approved.

Practice Pointer:

There are essentially two time periods
        a) that will not count against the beneficiary
                i) in determining
                        A) whether he meets the age requirement
                                I) in
                                        (a) the F2A category or
                                        (b) his derivative beneficiary.

These two periods have been characterized
        a) as the front and back ends
                i) of the immigration process
        b) by the Supreme Court
        c) in Scialabba v. De Osorio. (See footnote 17).

The front end pertains to the months
        a) that elapse
                i) before USCIS personnel approve the family-preferenced petition
        b) (the period
                i) during which the applicable petition
                        A) described in paragraph 2

            was pending).

The back end pertains to the number of months
        a) a consular officer lets pass
                i) before adjudicating an alien visa application
        b) (the period
                i) an immigrant visa number becomes available
                        A) for such alien (or . . . . [his] parent)).27

However,

the time
        a) in between –
                i) the months or even years –
        b) the alien must spend waiting in line
                i) for a visa to even become available –

1) is not similarly excluded
        a) in this age calculation process.

As such,

        a) the derivative beneficiaries as well as
        b) principal beneficiaries
                i) of the F2A petition

1) can still age out.

With regard to a derivative child
        a) in F2A
        b) who has aged out
                i) even using the above-described formula,
                ii) prior to the principal beneficiary immigrating,

1) such alien can
        a) still nevertheless
        b) retain the original priority date
                i) associated with the principal beneficiarys petition.

That is,

when the derivative child
        a) in F2A

    ages out, and
    therefore automatically converts
        a) to the F2B category,

1) a separate I-130 petition
        a) for the son or daughter

    must be filed
        a) in the latter category,
2) but the original priority date
        a) connected to the earlier petition

    is retained.28











26 8 USC 1153(h)(1). Note: The applicable petition is a petition covering the given alien, either the F-2A petition filed on his own behalf or a petition extended to him as a derivative. See 8 USC 1153(h)(2); See also, Scialabba v. De Osorio, 134 S. Ct. 2191 (US 2014), AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 14060942.
27 Scialabba, 134 S.Ct. at 2199.
28 8 CFR 204.2(a)(4); see also 8 USC 1153(h).
* ڴԿ ؼ Խù ̵Ǿϴ (2016-05-05 13:25)
← End



[Title]
Priority Dates in Family-Based Immigration: Retention, Recapture, Conversion, and Revocation



  Important   22 →   Family-based Immigration    
  7 →   K-1 Visa fiance visa  
  6 →   Family Based Green Cards  

1 [2]   Next →
     
       

[Category]


  • ̱̹δ
  • U.S.A. Immigration PRACTITION TIP (̱ ̹ ǹ Tip)
  • U.S.A. Defense Service for Immigration Fraud and Crime (̱ ̹ ȣ, ڹ )
  • U.S.A. Defense Service for Immigration Application Fraud Offenders (̱ ̹νû ȣ, ڹ )
  • U.S.A. C VISA (̱ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. DHS USCIS Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM ̱ Ⱥ ̹α ̹νɻ Ŵ)
  • U.S.A. Department of States Foreign Affairs Manual (9 FAM VISAS of DOS. ̱ ѹ̱ ó Ŵ)
  • U.S.A DOL Permanent Labor Certification Process (Program Electronic Review Management. PERM ̱ 뵿 ֱ )
  • U.S.A. Korea-Based Consular process(DOS. ̱ ̱ )
  • U.S.A. E1 & E2 Temporary Visa (̱ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. F visa (̱ л )
  • U.S.A. H visa (̱ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. J visa (̱ 湮 ܱ )
  • U.S.A. K visa (̱ ùα ڿ ȥ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. L visa (̱ ؿٹ ܱ)
  • U.S.A. O visa & P visa (̱ ü ܱ )
  • U.S.A. R visa (̱ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. S visa (̱ ˼ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. T Visa & U visa (̱ νŸŸ & ȣ ܱ)
  • U.S.A. V Visa (̱ ֱ ȥ ܱ )
  • U.S.A. WAIVER for Removal by Deportability & Inadmissibility (̱ Ա Ա ߹ )
  • üⰣ(NIV EOS)
  • U.S.A. Non-Immigrant Visa Change of Status (NIV COS. ̱ ̹ι źк)
  • U.S.A. Removal by Inadmissibility (̱ Ա Ա)
  • U.S.A. Removal by Deportability (̱ Ա ڿ ߹)
  • U.S.A. Removal of condition for Conditional LPR( ̱ Ǻ ȥֱڿ Ǻ ̹οֱ )
  • U.S.A. National Interest Waiver for EB-2 Immigrant Visa (NIW. ̱ EB-2 ̹κ ͸ α׷)
  • U.S.A. Employment-Based Immigration(̱ ̹ )
  • U.S.A. Family-Based Immigration(̱ ̹ )
  • U.S.A. Adjustment of Status to LPR (AOS. ̱ źк濡 ֱ û)
  • U.S.A. EB-5 Visa (̱ ̹ ֱ)
  • U.S.A. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Deferred Action for Parents of Americans(DAPA)(̱ ûҳ ߹濬⺸ȣ, ùαڳ θ߹濬⺸ȣ)
  • U.S.A. Violence Against Women Act & LPR (VAWA. ̱ ؿ ֱ)
  • U.S.A. USCIS Administrative Appeals Office Process (̱ USCIS Ǽ AAO Һ )
  • U.S.A. Appeal to District Court (̱ ׼ )
  • U.S.A. Process of Immigration Court (̱ ̹νǼ )
  • U.S.A. Board of Immigration Appeals Process (BIA. ̱ ̹װǼ )
  • U.S.A. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Process (DHS ICE. ̱ ̹ μ )
  • U.S.A Removal - Basics (̱ ߹ )

Copyright 1997-2024 TAX & LAW (ݰ )
site ϴ ƴϸ, ̰ "" Ƿ(¶ ƴ϶ å Ⱓ Ƿ) Ǹ մϴ.
, Ƿʿ Ȥö ִٸ, װ ƴϸ, Ͽ ̰ų ̶ Ͻñ ٶϴ.
׷ ұϰ ̸ ̶ ϽŴٸ, ϴ Ʈ ƴ϶ ׷ Ͽ (å Ⱓ Ƿ) Ƿ Ͻʽÿ. 繫ǿ Ͻ κ ƴմϴ.

FEE
Ұ
| λ

|
TAX
|

뵿
|

| Ư
PAT
ǥ
|

Ѽ
|
ART
|

|

| USA
̹
VISA
| ȥ

| Foreign
Clients
| |