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Titulares de visto U - Saiba sobre o caminho para a cidadania americana como vítima de um crime
Denice Flores • December 7, 2023
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Se o seu visto U foi aprovado, você pode ser elegível para se candidatar a se tornar um residente permanente legal dos 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 por 4 anos na categoria de visto U (A19) ou (A20), este é o "visto U". O indivíduo deve manter seu status de não imigrante U por pelo menos 3 anos, a partir da data em que foi aprovado, para ser elegível para se candidatar a um green card e se tornar um residente permanente legal ("LPR") dos Estados Unidos. Este processo também é chamado de "ajuste de status".
Lembre-se, ao se candidatar a se tornar um LPR e cidadão americano ("USC"), 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 USC.
Após ter um visto U por 3 anos, o beneficiário do visto U deve se candidatar a se tornar um LPR junto ao Serviço de Cidadania e Imigração dos Estados Unidos ("USCIS"). Uma coisa importante a notar, se um beneficiário do visto U se candidatar a se tornar um LPR durante o tempo em que ainda tem o visto U válido e não expirado, seu status de não imigrante U é automaticamente estendido até que a USCIS emita uma decisão sobre o pedido 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 a USCIS emita uma decisão para o pedido de ajuste de status. O requerente pode mostrar que ainda está em status fornecendo sua autorização de trabalho do visto U e o Aviso de Recebimento do Formulário I-485, Pedido de Ajuste de Status. (O Formulário I-485 é o pedido de green card para se tornar um LPR.)
Algumas das evidências que devem ser incluídas com o pedido de ajuste de status para um LPR são evidências documentais que mostram que o requerente residiu nos EUA durante o tempo em que teve o visto U (pelo menos 3 anos). Alguns exemplos de evidências para mostrar isso incluem os contracheques do emprego do requerente, contratos de locação/aluguel, contas de serviços públicos, extratos bancários, declarações de imposto de renda e fotografias.
Como beneficiário do visto U e requerente de ajuste de status, uma diferença nesse processo é que o requerente geralmente não é convocado a comparecer a uma entrevista na USCIS. Isso significa que o requerente receberá sua decisão pelo correio, bem como seu green card pelo correio, se aprovado.
Após o requerente ajustar o status para LPR, o requerente deve manter a residência permanente legal por 5 anos nos EUA, para ser elegível para se candidatar a se tornar um cidadão americano. Ao se candidatar à cidadania americana, o requerente será entrevistado e deverá cumprir todos os outros requisitos de elegibilidade (teste de cidadania, teste de inglês, teste de escrita) como a maioria dos outros requerentes que se candidatam à cidadania americana.
Observe que um titular de visto U que se candidata a se tornar um LPR e posteriormente um USC, não requer um patrocinador ou peticionário. Em vez disso, o requerente é um auto-peticionário, o que significa que el/ela está se candidatando por conta própria para obter status legal nos EUA.
Se você tiver alguma dúvida sobre como solicitar seu green card e posteriormente a cidadania, como beneficiário do visto U, por favor, agende uma consulta com um de nossos advogados experientes.
Será um prazer 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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