Adjustment of Status
Entries across the digest that deal with adjustment of status.
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Immigration & Nationality
Section 245(i) Grandfathering: Who Can Still Adjust Status Inside the Country
Section 245(i) allows certain grandfathered beneficiaries to adjust status in the United States despite an unlawful entry or a lapse in status, if a qualifying petition or labor certification was filed in time.
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Immigration & Nationality
Cuban Adjustment and Central American Relief: Who Still Qualifies
Two country-specific statutes remain in use. The Cuban Adjustment Act allows residence after one year of presence, and NACARA offers defined Central American and Soviet-bloc classes a route.
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Immigration & Nationality
Registry Under INA 249: Residence Since the Statutory Date
Registry is a rarely used provision granting residence to people continuously present since January 1, 1972. Because the date has never moved, the eligible class shrinks every year.
