Ahora puede incluir a su nuevo cónyuge en su petición de visa U pendiente
Denice Flores • June 22, 2023
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¿Tiene una petición de visa U pendiente ante USCIS? ¿Se casó recientemente y quiere incluir a su cónyuge inmigrante en su petición de visa U pendiente? No es ningún problema., podemos ayudarle con el proceso.
El 3 de diciembre de 2020, el Tribunal del Noveno Circuito de California atendió el caso Medina Tovar v. Zuchowski
y sostuvo que los cónyuges consumados con posterioridad de los solicitantes principales de la visa U (U-1) son elegibles para "unirse" o ser incluidos en la petición de visa U pendiente de sus cónyuges. El fallo de la corte cambió el requisito de USCIS, en el que debía existir una relación conyugal al momento de presentar el Formulario I-918, Petición de estatus de no inmigrante U o petición de visa U con USCIS.
Antes de esta nueva decisión, si un solicitante principal de visa U presentaba su solicitud de para este tipo de visa y luego se casaba, el solicitante principal no podía agregar o incluir a su cónyuge en la solicitud de visa U pendiente. En cambio, el solicitante principal de la visa U y su cónyuge tendrían que esperar hasta que el USCIS adjudicara la solicitud de la visa U, seguido de un tiempo de espera mínimo de 3 años (que es el tiempo mínimo que un beneficiario de la visa U debe tener el estatus de no inmigrante U), antes de ser elegible para ajustar el estado a un residente permanente legal), luego presentar la petición de ajuste de estado correspondiente para presentar el Formulario I-929, Petición para un miembro de la familia calificado de un U-1, para solicitar que su cónyuge sea incluido en el caso. Tenga en cuenta que el solicitante principal de la visa U debe haber presentado al menos su petición de ajuste de estatus ante USCIS y haber recibido avisos de recibo porque las copias de los avisos de recibo deben incluirse con el Formulario I-929. Sin embargo, Medina Tovar, reduce significativamente el tiempo de espera y el proceso.
Medina Tovar, permite a los solicitantes principales de visa U que se casan mientras su visa U ya está pendiente ante USCIS presentar el Formulario I-918 Suplemento A, Petición para miembro de la familia que califica del beneficiario U-1, para incluir a su cónyuge en la petición como familiar calificado. El solicitante principal ya no tiene que esperar para incluir a su cónyuge en la etapa de ajuste de estatus.
Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre los cónyuges consumados posteriormente en un caso de visa U y lo que esto puede significar para usted y su nuevo cónyuge, programe una consulta con uno de nuestros abogados con experiencia en el área.
Esperamos con interés trabajar con usted.
Este blog no pretende ser una asesoría legal y nada aquí debe interpretarse como el establecimiento de una relación abogado-cliente. Programe una consulta con un abogado de inmigración antes de actuar sobre cualquier información que lea aquí.
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