Family Based Immigration, Adjustment and Citizenship
Program (FBIACP)
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What is the Family Based Immigration, Adjustment,
and Citizenship Program?
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What services Does FBIACP Provide?
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Who is eligible for this program?
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Why is this program important?
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Did you know...
What
is the Family Based Immigration, Adjustment, and Citizenship
Program (FBIACP)?
The
FBIACP provides legal assistance to relatives of U.S. Citizens
(USC) and Legal Permanent Residents (LPR) who are eligible
to immigrate to the United States through family based petitions.
Family reunification is the underlying core of this program.
FBIACP also assists and encourages LPRs to become citizens,
informing them of citizen rights and the benefits and opportunities
of citizenship in the United States.
What
Services Does FBIACP Provide?
- Family
Based Petitions - Assists LPRs or USCs to petition for family
members who live inside or outside of the U.S.
- Naturalization
- Assists with applications of LPRs eligible to become citizens.
- Adjustment
of status to LPR for those who were granted refugee or asylee
status.
- Adjustment
of status to LPR for those eligible to adjust status in
the U.S.
- Acquired
and Derivative citizenship applications
Who
is eligible for this program?
FAMILY
BASED PETITIONS
A
USC can petition for the following relatives:
Spouse, children (married and unmarried, regardless of age),
parents, brothers/sisters; widows and widowers of USCs may
petition for themselves
A
LPR can petition for the following relatives:
Spouse,
unmarried children
NATURALIZATION
- LPRs
who have held LPR status for a certain amount of time (3
to 5 years) and meet other specific requirements.
- Must
have a basic knowledge of English and U.S. government and
history.
Why
is this program important?
By
reuniting family members, FBIACP strengthens the bonds and
values that the United States - "the nation of immigrants"
- was founded upon. In addition, this program encourages leadership
and civic participation among immigrants in our country.
Did
you know...?
- All
USCs or LPRs eligible to petition for a family member must
have an income level of at least 125% of federal poverty
level.
- Common
law marriages are recognized in Texas and are considered
bona fide relationships for immigration purposes.
- Some
LPRs are eligible to apply for citizenship after 5 years
of Legal Permanent Residency.
- Under
section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, family
members or employees being sponsored for Residency may apply
while remaining in the United States.
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