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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...
Special Immigrant Juvenile Exemptions
245(h)(2)(B) of the INA and in the implementing regulations at 8 C.F.R. 245.1(e)(3).8 C.F.R. 245.1(e)(3)(3) Special immigrant juveniles —(i) Eligibility for adjustment of status. For the limited purpose of meeting one of the eligibility requirements for adjus...