Special Immigrant Attorney in Phoenix, Arizona

What is a Special Immigrant?

A Special Immigrant is defined as one of the following:

• Religious worker;

• Panama Canal company employee, Canal Zone government employee, or U.S. government in the Canal Zone employee;

• Physician licensed and practicing medicine in a U.S. State as of January 9, 1978;

• International organization or NATO-6 employee or family member;

• Juvenile who needs the protection of a juvenile court because they have been abused, neglected or abandoned by a parent;

• U.S. armed forces member;

• Afghan or Iraqi national who worked for or on behalf of the U.S. government as a translator;

• Iraqi national who worked for or on behalf of the U.S government in Iraq or

• An Afghan national who worked for or on behalf of the U.S. government or the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan; or

• Broadcasters for the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) or for a USAGM grantee.

There are others who may be eligible to adjust through the Special Immigrant forms depending on the situation. The I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant all can use the same petition.

• An Amerasian (born after December 31, 1950, and before October 23, 1982);

• The widow(er) of a U.S. citizen;

• A VAWA self-petitioning spouse of an abusive U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident;

• A VAWA self-petitioning child of an abusive U.S. citizen son or daughter who is 21 years old or older; or

• A special immigrant as defined above