Ajuste de Status e Cidadania Americana do Visto U
Denice Flores • August 24, 2023
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Se o seu visto U foi aprovado, você pode ser elegível para solicitar a residência permanente legal nos Estados Unidos e se tornar um cidadão americano! Aqui está o que você precisa saber:
Um indivíduo com status de Não Imigrante U (U-1, U-2, U-3, U-4, U-5) recebe uma autorização de trabalho válida por 4 anos na categoria de visto U (A19) ou (A20), chamada "visto U". O indivíduo deve manter seu status de Não Imigrante U por pelo menos 3 anos, a partir da data de aprovação, para ser elegível para solicitar um green card e se tornar um residente permanente legal (LPR) dos Estados Unidos. Esse processo também é conhecido como "ajuste de status".
Lembre-se de que, ao solicitar a residência permanente legal e a cidadania americana, o requerente deve
continuar sendo uma pessoa de bom caráter moral. Isso significa que o requerente deve evitar se envolver em qualquer tipo de problema com a lei, para ser considerado uma pessoa de bom caráter moral e um bom candidato a se tornar um LPR e cidadão americano.
Após ter um visto U por 3 anos, o titular do visto U deve solicitar a residência permanente legal junto ao Serviço de Cidadania e Imigração dos Estados Unidos (USCIS). Uma coisa importante a ser observada é que, se um titular de visto U solicita a residência permanente legal durante o período em que ainda possui o visto U válido e não expirado, seu status de Não Imigrante U é automaticamente estendido até que a USCIS tome uma decisão sobre a solicitação de ajuste de status. Isso significa que, mesmo que a autorização de trabalho do visto U expire, o requerente ainda está em status de Não Imigrante U até que o USCIS emita uma decisão sobre a solicitação de ajuste de status. O requerente pode comprovar que ainda está em status ao fornecer sua autorização de trabalho do visto U e o Aviso de Recebimento do Formulário I-485, Solicitação de Ajuste de Status. (O Formulário I-485 é a aplicação para o green card, que é a residência permanente legal.)
Alguns dos documentos que devem ser incluídos na solicitação de ajuste de status para LPR são comprovantes documentais de que o requerente tem residido nos Estados Unidos durante o tempo em que teve o visto U (pelo menos 3 anos). Alguns exemplos de evidências para comprovar isso incluem contracheques de emprego, contratos de locação, contas de serviços públicos, extratos bancários, declarações de imposto de renda e fotografias.
Como titular de visto U e requerente de ajuste de status, uma diferença nesse processo é que normalmente não é exigido que o requerente compareça a uma entrevista na USCIS. Isso significa que o requerente receberá sua decisão por correio, assim como o green card, se aprovado.
Após o ajuste de status para LPR, o requerente deve manter a residência permanente legal por 5 anos nos Estados Unidos para ser elegível para solicitar a cidadania americana. Ao solicitar a cidadania americana, o requerente será entrevistado e deverá cumprir todos os outros requisitos de elegibilidade (teste de conhecimentos cívicos, teste de inglês, teste de escrita), assim como a maioria dos outros requerentes de cidadania americana.
Nota:
um titular de visto U que solicita a residência permanente legal e posteriormente a cidadania americana não requer um patrocinador ou peticionário. Em vez disso, o requerente é um auto peticionário, o que significa que está solicitando por conta própria a obtenção de status legal nos Estados Unidos.
Se você tiver alguma dúvida sobre a solicitação do seu green card e, posteriormente, da cidadania, como titular de visto U, agende uma consulta com um de nossos advogados experientes.
Estamos ansiosos para trabalhar com você.
Este blog não se destina a fornecer aconselhamento jurídico e nada aqui deve ser interpretado como estabelecimento de um relacionamento advogado-cliente. Por favor, agende uma consulta com um advogado de imigração antes de agir com base em qualquer informação lida aqui.
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