Family Petitions
Entries across the digest that deal with family petitions.
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Immigration & Nationality
The Adam Walsh Act: When a Petitioner's Record Blocks a Family Petition
A petitioner convicted of a specified offense against a minor cannot have a family petition approved unless the agency determines, in unreviewable discretion, that the petitioner poses no risk.
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Immigration & Nationality
IMBRA Disclosures and Filing Limits in Fiance Cases
IMBRA requires a fiance petitioner to disclose criminal and marital history to the beneficiary, limits how often the same person may file, and imposes duties on marriage brokers.
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Immigration & Nationality
Enforcing an Affidavit of Support: Suits by Sponsored Immigrants
The affidavit of support is a contract the sponsored immigrant can enforce in court, at a percentage of the federal poverty guidelines, until one of five ending events occurs.
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Immigration & Nationality
Derivative Beneficiaries: Who Can Follow to Join an Employment Petition
A spouse and unmarried children under 21 take the principal's employment-based classification and priority date, but only if the relationship existed at the right moment.
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Immigration & Nationality
Citizenship for Adopted Children: IR-3, IR-4, and Automatic Acquisition
A child who is a permanent resident under eighteen and in a citizen parent's legal and physical custody becomes a citizen automatically. The visa classification decides when that moment arrives.
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Immigration & Nationality
Hague and Orphan Adoption Routes to an Immigrant Visa
Intercountry adoption runs on two tracks. Which one applies depends on whether the child's country is a Hague Convention partner, and the tracks differ in order and in timing.
