Solicite um Green Card como Vítima de Tráfico
Denice Flores • November 14, 2024
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Os EUA oferecem caminhos de assistência, incluindo a oportunidade de ajustar o status para residente permanente legal sob disposições específicas para vítimas de tráfico.
Abaixo estão os requisitos e considerações importantes a serem considerados:
Para ser elegível e se tornar residente permanente legal, você deve atender aos seguintes requisitos:
- Ter sido admitido legalmente nos Estados Unidos como não-imigrante com status T;
- Continuar com o status de não-imigrante T no momento da solicitação do green card;
- Manter presença física contínua nos Estados Unidos. Existem duas formas de comprovar essa presença contínua:
o A presença física contínua deve ser mantida por pelo menos 3 anos, a partir da data de admissão legal como não-imigrante T; ou
o A presença contínua pode corresponder ao tempo que durar a investigação ou o processo judicial sobre o tráfico, sendo válido o período mais curto.
- Provar que você possui boa conduta moral desde que foi admitido pela primeira vez como não-imigrante T e durante todo o período em que sua solicitação de green card estiver pendente; e
- Atender a uma das seguintes condições:
o Provar que você atendeu a qualquer solicitação razoável de assistência na investigação ou na acusação dos atos de tráfico desde a sua admissão inicial como não-imigrante T-1, até que o USCIS tome uma decisão sobre seu pedido de green card; ou
o Provar que sofreria dificuldades extremas envolvendo danos incomuns e severos caso fosse removido dos Estados Unidos.o Provar que você tinha menos de 18 anos de idade na época do tráfico.
Todos os requisitos devem ser cumpridos para ser elegível ao ajuste de status como vítima de tráfico.
Solicitar seu green card é um passo significativo para retomar sua vida e garantir um futuro nos EUA. Se você ou alguém que você conhece é vítima de tráfico e busca ajustar seu status, entre em contato com nosso escritório e agende uma consulta com nossos advogados de imigração experientes.
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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