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U.S. Immigration in

30 MinutesCarl Shusterman

July 11, 2012


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Ways to Immigrate to the

U.S.• Relatives

• Employment

• Investment

• Lottery

• Asylum


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How to Immigrate

to the U.S.Adjustment of Status

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Immigrant Visas Abroad

aivers

!roposed Legislation


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Immediate

Relatives

• Spouses" !arents # $%ildren

of &nited States $iti'ens

• (o )uotas


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Other Relatives

• Annual uota ! ""#$000

• %er!&ountry uota ! '(

• Adult Sons ) *aughters o+ US&s

• ,rothers and Sisters o+ US&s

• S-ouses and Unmarried Sons and*aughters o+ %Rs


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/isa ,ulletin*amily $ategories + August 2,-2

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• Annual uota !60$000

• ,arred &ountries WH ; ,rauador$ >l Salvador$:uatemala$ Haiti$ ?amaia$ Me2io$%eru

• Western Hemis-here ! 400 Winners


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Asylum

• !oliti.al /pinion

• Religion

• (ationality

• Ra.e

• So.ial 0roup

Well-Founded Fear of Persecution


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U.S. &iti


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*e-ortation

*e+ense• Adjustment of Status

• $an.ellation of Removal for L!Rs

• $an.ellation of Removal for non L!Rs

• aivers + 2-2." 2-2%" 2-2i" et.111

• Asylum

• Voluntary 8eparture

Relief from 8eportation

!rose.utorial 8is.retion

Appeals to 7IA and *ederal $ourts


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*e+erred Ation +or

*R>AMers• %e individual must %ave .ome to t%e &1S1 under t%e age of -9:• 3es%e must %ave .ontinually resided in t%e &1S1 for at least five years

pre.eding t%e date of t%e memo ;9+-5+-2< and present in t%e &1S1 on t%e

date of t%e memo:

• S%e%e must .urrently be in s.%ool" %ave graduated from %ig% s.%ool"

obtained a general edu.ation ;0E8< .ertifi.ate" or be an %onorably

dis.%arged veteran of t%e $oast 0uard or Armed *or.es of t%e &1S1:

• %e individual .annot %ave been .onvi.ted of a felony offense"

signifi.ant misdemeanor offense" multiple misdemeanor offenses" or

ot%er=ise pose a t%reat to national se.urity or publi. safety: and

• %e individual must be under t%e age of >- on ?une -5" 2,-21


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Re@uirements +or

>m-loyers• I+@ *orm Identity and

Employment Aut%ori'ation

• E+Verify

• Avoid 8o.ument Abuse

• Anti+8is.rimination


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