U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Offers Help to Chilean Nationals

Due to the recent catastrophic disasters in Chile, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has implemented certain immigration benefits for eligible Chilean Nationals. Unlike the steps take for temporary protected status after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, no such protection has been created for Chilean Nationals.

The temporary relief measures currently available for Chilean nationals may include: (1) grant of change of status or extension of a nonimmigrant status even when the application is submitted after the applicant’s authorized stay has expired; (2) re-parole of individuals previously granted parole; (3) extensions of certain advance parole approvals and expedited processing of advance parole applications; (4) expedited and approval, if qualified, for off-campus employment authorization for F-1 students; (5) expedited processing of I-130 immigrant visa petitions for qualifying immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents; (6) expedited issuance of employment authorization; and (7) assistance to stranded green card holders without documents in conjunction with the Department of State.

It is important to note that these relief measures must be requested. At the Visa Lawyer Group, our attorneys always remain current on developing stories and their impact on immigration laws. We are an immigration law firm that provides legal assistance to clients around the world. Our immigration lawyers can be contacted to work on a variety of immigration related issues. For more information please ,schedule a free consultation, email us at info@visalawyergroup.com or call us at (845) 353-3500.