Ina Section 245

1255 c shall not apply.

Ina section 245. Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence 245 8 usc 1255 adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence. A part of the life act is the amendment of section 245 i of the immigration and nationality act. One of the threshold requirements to apply for a green card from within the united states or adjust status under ina 245 a is that the person must have been inspected and admitted or paroled 2 in most cases this means a person must have last come to the united states through a port of entry with a valid visa or parole document.

Background of section 245 i of the ina in 1994 congress enacted section 245 i of the ina permitting certain individuals who were otherwise ineligible for adjustment of status in the united states to pay a penalty fee for the convenience of adjusting status without leaving the united states. Section 245 of the immigration and nationality act ina allows certain foreign nationals who are physically present in the u s. To adjust to permanent resident status and avoid filing for an immigrant visa at the u s.

1101 note as in effect on april 11 1990. Section 245 of the immigration and naturalization act specifies conditions under which aliens already in the united states in a legal nonimmigrant status may change their status to legal permanent residence green card status while remaining in the united states. Moreover section 245 i only lifts three bars specifically the bars to aliens who entered the u s.

Section 245 i of the immigration and nationality act ina on december 21 2000 the president of the united states signed the life act into law. In most cases you must also pay an additional 1 000 fee. Section 245 i itself has no effect on whether a labor certification application or an immigration petition will be approved.

For more information refer to section 245 i of the immigration and nationality act ina. B aliens covered for purposes of this section an alien described in this subsection is an alien who 1 is a national of the people s republic of china described in section 1 of executive order no. Ina 245 i 8 cfr 245 10 adjustment of status of certain aliens physically present in the united states ina 245 k inapplicability of certain provisions for certain employment based immigrants ina 245 8 cfr 245 adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence.