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| 13. |
What is the eligibility criteria for Cuban Nationals or citizens seeking legal permanent resident status in the U.S.? | | | |
| | As a Cuban national or citizen, you may apply for Adjustment of Status if you have been present in the U.S. for at least one year since admission or parole and are admissible as immigrants. The public charge ground of inadmissibility does not apply to applicants filing for benefits under the Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA). Nor does inadmissibility for having arrived at a place
other than an open port of entry apply. If you arrive at a place other than an open port-of-entry, you are still eligible for Adjustment of Status as long as you have been paroled. If you are inadmissible on any other ground, you are not eligible for Adjustment of Status under the CAA unless you are eligible for, and have obtained, a waiver of inadmissibility. |
| 14. | Who is eligible for Adjustment of Status under
the Haitian Refugee
Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA)? | | | |
| | To be eligible for benefits under the HRIFA, you must: | | | |
| |  | Be a national of Haiti who was present in the U.S.
| on December 31, 1995 |  | |
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| | Have been physically present in the U.S. for a continuous period beginning not later than December 31, 1995, and ending not earlier than the date the application for adjustment is filed (absences totaling 180 days or less allowed) |
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| | Were physically present in the U.S. prior to and on October 1, 1997 |
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| | | | Properly file an application for adjustment before April 1, 2000 |
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| | Be admissible to the U.S. under all provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act, other than those these specifically exempted by HRIFA |
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| | | | | | | Fall within one of the five classes of
persons described in section 902(b)(1) of HRIFA: | | | | | |
| • | Haitian nationals who filed for asylum before December 31, 1995 | | | • | Haitians who were paroled into the U.S. prior to December 31, 1995, after having been identified as
having a credible fear of persecution, or paroled for emergent reasons or reasons deemed strictly in the public interest | |
| • | Haitian national children who arrived in the U.S. without parents and have remained without parents in the U.S. since arrival |
| | • | Haitian national children who became orphaned subsequent to arrival in
the U.S. | | | • |
Haitian national children who were abandoned by their parents or guardians prior to April 1, 1998, and have remained abandoned since this abandonment | |
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| | | | | Note: For the last three bullets, you must have been a child (under 21 years of age) at the time of arrival in the U.S. and on December 31, 1995,
but not necessarily at the time of application. |
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