DHS Establishes Interim Relief for Widows of U.S. Citizens

I recently blogged about a court case which held that a woman from Cambodia could continue with her permanent residence (green card) application although her US citizen husband had died before the paperwork was processed. US immigration service argued that the woman no longer qualified as a "spouse" since her husband had died before the case was approved.

Yesterday, U.S. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano granted deferred action for two years to widows and widowers of U.S. citizens and children under 18 years old, who live in the US and who were married for less than two years before their spouse’s death.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is to suspend adjudication of visa petitions and adjustment applications filed for widow(er)s where the sole reason for reassessment of immigration status was the death of a U.S. citizen spouse prior to the second anniversary of the marriage.

DHS Establishes Interim Relief for Widows of U.S. Citizens

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