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Cancellation of Removal
A discretionary benefit adjusting an alien’s status from that
of deportable alien to one lawfully admitted for permanent
residence.
Certificate of Citizenship
Identity document proving U.S. citizenship.
Child
Generally, an unmarried person under 21 years of age who is:
a child born in wedlock; a stepchild, provided that the child
was under 18 years of age at the time that the marriage creating
the stepchild relationship occurred; a legitimated child,
provided that the child was legitimated while in the legal
custody of the legitimating parent; a child born out of wedlock,
when a benefit is sought on the basis of its relationship
with its mother, or to its father if the father has or had
a bona fide relationship with the child; a child adopted while
under 16 years of age who has resided since adoption in the
legal custody of the adopting parents for at least 2 years;
or an orphan, under 16 years of age, who has been adopted
abroad by a U.S. citizen or has an immediate-relative visa
petition submitted in his/her behalf and is coming to the
United States for adoption by a U.S. citizen.
Conditional Resident
Any alien granted permanent resident status on a conditional
basis, who is required to petition for the removal of the
set conditions before the second anniversary of the approval
of his or her conditional status.
Country of Birth
The country in which a person is born.
Country of Chargeability
The independent country to which an immigrant entering under
the preference system is accredited for purposes of numerical
limitations.
Country of Citizenship
The country in which a person is born or naturalized and to
which that person owes allegiance and by which he or she is
entitled to be protected.
Country of Former Allegiance
The previous country of citizenship of a naturalized U.S.
citizen or of a person who derived U.S. citizenship.
Country of Residence
The country in which an alien habitually resided prior to
entering the United States.
Country of Nationality
The country of a person’s citizenship or country in which
the person is deemed a national. |
