Articles of Interest

Special provision to qualify for Adjustment of Status for those who were NOT inspected and admitted or paroled

By Michael S. Cho, Esq. (info@msclaw.com)

There is a limited method by which aliens that who were NOT inspected and admitted or paroled into the United States (e.g. those who entered the country illegally through the U.S.-Mexico border) can become eligible for an adjustment of status.

If a visa petition or labor certification application was filed on your behalf after January 14, 1998 and before May 1, 2001
And you were physically present in the United States on December 21, 2000
You may apply for an adjustment of status (assuming you are otherwise eligible) by paying a fine of $1,000 in addition to the ordinary filing fee