U.S. immigration is offering temporary immigration relief or measures to assist people affected by the severe earthquakes in Japan, Ecuador and Burma. The country of Burma is also known as Myanmar.
The relief measures are primarily for U.S. immigration matters being processed in the U.S. It is not clear how affected people who are overseas may seek applicable relief measures.
The following temporary immigration relief or measures are available upon request:
1. For those affected and currently in the U.S., they may change or extend nonimmigrant status even if their filing is made after an authorized period of admission has expired.
2. For affected people who were granted parole, they may apply for a re-parole.
3. Affected applicants for advance parole documents may request expedited processing.
4. Affected F-1 students experiencing severe economic hardship may request expedited adjudication of off-campus employment authorization. 5. Where applicable and appropriate, people affected may request expedited adjudication of their employment authorization applications.
6. If affected people are unable to pay for an application fee, they may request for fee-waiver consideration.
7. If people were unable to appear for an interview or respond to the immigration, and have received a Request for Evidenced or a Notice of Intent to Deny, they may submit timely evidence of being affected by the above natural disaster.
8. People who have lost or damaged immigration or travel documents (e.g. green card or permanent resident card), that were issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may request replacement if the lost and damage were not their fault.
All the above applicants must file their applications through the regular process and include a specific request for consideration on how the above natural disaster has caused a need for the requested relief or measure.
This article is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on as legal advice or attorney-client relationship. By Aik Wan Kok, Lawyer USA Immigration Services, at Tiya; Tel: 703-772-8224 & koka at tiyalaw dot com; Direct dial from abroad: 001-703-772-8224; http://www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; http://immigrationresource.net
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