By The newspaper
A two-pronged proclamation from President Joe Biden will allow thousands of undocumented immigrant spouses of Americans to more easily apply for a Green Card.
In addition, the way is opened for ‘dreamers’ with university studies to apply for an H1-B type work visa, under the sponsorship of an employer.
“President Biden […] will announce new actions to provide peace of mind and stability to Americans living in mixed-status families,” a senior Biden Administration official said in a virtual conference. “The Department of Homeland Security will take measures designed to help U.S. citizens with non-citizen spouses and children keep their families together.”
He added that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will also explain how ‘dreamers’ can apply for a work visa, which will eventually allow them to apply for a Green Card.
“President Biden will announce that the administration is taking steps to facilitate the employment visa process for those who have graduated from college and have a highly skilled job offer, including DACA recipients and other Dreamers,” the official said.
Spouses of Americans
The DHS will establish the details of the new order, but the order is that undocumented immigrants married to Americans who have been in the United States for at least 10 years can more easily apply for a Green Card without leaving the country.
“This new process will help certain non-citizen spouses and children apply for Legal Permanent Residence status, for which they are already eligible, without leaving the country and potentially putting them in danger,” the official said.
These immigrants must be married by June 17, 2024, be legally married and have been in the country for at least 10 years.
“This action could protect approximately half a million American families and approximately 50,000 non-citizen children under the age of 21, whose parents are married to a US citizen,” it was noted.
And the ‘dreamers’
Regarding the benefit for ‘dreamers’, the order consists of allowing them to apply for an H1-B type work visa, which eventually opens the way to a Green Card under labor sponsorship.
“President Biden will announce that the administration is taking steps to facilitate the employment visa process for those who have graduated from college and have a highly skilled job offer, including DACA recipients and other Dreamers,” the official added. the White House.
These H1-B visas offer the possibility that an immigrant can be sponsored by his or her employer to obtain a Green Card.
The Biden Administration claims that this will also allow it to take advantage of its training in the US.
More than 500,000 immigrants are current DACA beneficiaries, of which 49% have a higher education level.