In order to qualify to adjust status from within the United States (i.e. apply for a green card), you have to have been “inspected and admitted or paroled.” In other words, a person who entered without a visa or other documentation must generally return to his or her home country to apply for an immigrant visa there rather than filing for a green card from within the United States. This requirement serves to trap many longtime recipients of Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) in TPS even though they have relatives who could petition for them.
Wilson Law Group attorneys David Wilson...
