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SPECIAL VISAS
Special Visas that are issued to particularly vulnerable individuals and people with special circumstances. These include: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) VAWA U Visa
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (defined properly at Immigration and Naturalization Act, § 101(a)(27)(J) (codified at 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(27)(J)) is a minor (under the age of 21) who has been separated from one or both of their parents due to abandonment, neg...
INA §101(a)(27)(J) - Special Immigrant Juvenile
INA §101(a)(27)(J) (codified at 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(27)(J) (a) As used in this chapter— (27) The term “special immigrant” means— (J) an immigrant who is present in the United States— (i) who has been declared dependent on a juvenile court...
SIJS Generally
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR SIJS? To be eligible for SIJS, you must be: Under 21; Unmarried; Have a case or be able to open a case in a state juvenile court; * The juvenile court must determine that you are not able to live with one or bothof your parents becau...