Board of Immigration Appeals Clarifies Effective Date of Child Status Protection Act

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Board of Immigration Appeals Clarifies Effective Date of Child Status Protection Act

by SCwpadmin

by SCwpadmin

In the case of Avila-Perez, the BIA has held that an individual who filed a visa petition which was approved before the August 6, 2002 effective date of CSPA can still be eligible for CSPA protection if the I-485 application for adjustment of status was filed after this date. This opens the protection of CSPA to a larger group of applicants which is a very positive development.

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