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Press Release by Individual Appeal in Government
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Issue to be discussed by Lawmakers: Immigration Policy Separates Nuclear Family
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This press release is about: immigration, lawmakers, spouses, visas, separates, discussed, family, visitors, issue, non-immigrants, nuclear,
2006-02-20, Individual Appeal - Did you know that Green Card holders cannot be united with their spouses?
The issue is simple: Legal Permanent Residents who have opted to get married to foreigners are unable to be united with their spouses and young families. The foreign spouse of a US Green Card holder must wait
for approval of an `immigrant visa` from the State Department before entering the US. Due to a backlog in processing, such visas can take a upwards of five years to be approved. In the interim, the spouse cannot enter the US on any other visas, or as visitors. LPRs are in a uniquely
disadvantaged situation:
* Visitors and non-immigrants coming to the US on temporary visas for work, business or studies (including on H1, L1, B, and F1 visas) can
sponsor their dependant spouses to travel along with them.
* American Citizens can sponsor their spouses to come to the US in non-immigrant status and then convert to an immigrant status under the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (the "LIFE Act")
HR1823 and HR4448 are currently in the US congress remain unnoticed by most lawmakers. Check out more about the issues at
http://unitefamilies.org
http://www.garamchai.com/Issues.htm
or the author`s blog: http://unite.rediffblogs.com
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