Hello, everybody. In this video, I want to break down a few of the components of the US Citizenship
Act of 2021. Specifically, the concept of lawful perspective immigrant status. People are confused
about it, and they want to know a little bit more. So, in this video, we'll talk about that,
and a few other little key legislations that are coming from that bill. But it's really important
to understand that this is just a bill, right? It's not law yet, it still has to pass the House
and the Senate, they're going to have to come up with a version that will be agreeable
on both houses, and then finally signed by the President. So, I still think it's important
for our viewers to understand some of the key concepts in the bill because once it becomes law,
it's going to be quite interesting, and revolutionary. So, let's dive right in.
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into the US Citizenship Act, specifically the subtitle A which talks about the earned
path to citizenship. Remember, we're talking about millions of people that could be impacted by that,
in addition to specific legislation, subtitle A, earned path to citizenship, this is going to be
impacting millions of people that are currently undocumented. So, they created a new section
in the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 245 B. That section authorizes DHS to grant
lawful prospective immigrant status to certain individuals that are going to meet certain
requirements. People are going to have to go through a background check completed application
and pay the correct filing fees. Those applicants that have spouses and children do not need to file
a separate application. Spouses and children are going to be included in the primary application
for lawful prospective immigrant. So, for how long can one get a lawful perspective immigrant?
Based on what it says in the bill, the initial period is for six years. And you can extend it
for another six years. And the way it's going to work is that they're going to issue almost a card,
it's going to look like a green card with the picture on it and everything that is going to say
Lawful Prospective Immigrant. And you're going to have that duration of status on the card,
which is pretty amazing. People that hold the LPI status are allowed, of course, to work in the
United States and travel anywhere in the United States. What is interesting is that people that
have the status are allowed to get social security numbers, of course, but also they're going to be
allowed to join the military under the new section 245 C, people that hold LPI status,
and held that status for at least five years, are going to be eligible to apply for Adjustment of
Status and get their green cards. Of course, as long as they meet all the other requirements,
no criminal background, pay their taxes, and all the good stuff. So, essentially, this is what it's
called, also, amnesty. If you think about it, we have millions of people that don't qualify
for any status. Now, remember, if you were in the United States in legal status, on January 1,
2021, you're not going to qualify for this LPI status, even if you fell out of status afterward.
What if you have DACA, TPS, and you're a foreign worker? Are you going to need this LPI status?
No. in this bill, there are specific provisions for people that are coming here, as young children
received DACA status, those are going to be able to apply for Adjustment of Status directly
once the DREAM Act will pass. The same applies to people that are beneficiaries of the Promise Act,
that are here currently on TPS. They are not going to need to apply for the LPI status,
they're going to be able to apply for Adjustment of Status directly if the Promise Act will pass,
or the DREAM Act will pass. And finally, if you're a foreign worker, there's going to be
special provisions for foreign workers to apply for their green cards. The bill also expands
the V visa. The V visa was available previously, for beneficiaries of F2A, the F2A category for
spouses of green card holders, but now, it's going to be expanded to other family members.
This is specifically for people that were part of the legalization, they had a petition pending and
filed before December of 2000. Essentially, what the V visa will allow such beneficiaries to do is
to come to the United States even before their priority is on current, be able to get a work
permit, and wait in the United States for those categories to be processed. So, these are great
news because it's going to help quite a few family members that are stuck overseas to join their
loved ones anywhere in the United States and wait for their visas to be processed. So,
there are many, many other things in that bill. I just wanted to focus on a few of these factors
that a lot of our viewers were asking specifically the Lawful Prospective Immigrant Status,
which will help millions of people once passed. Once again, remember, this is just a bill. It's
not law. We still have to wait for the House, Senate to pass those bills [inaudible]. And then,
finally, the President will sign it. Hopefully, it will happen in 2021. But this remains to be seen.
Nevertheless, it is great news and a lot of things to look forward to. Once again, if you're here for
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