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HR 1870 111th Congress House Immigration Evidence and witnesses Immigration status and procedures Marriage and family status

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for relief to surviving spouses and children.

Introduced: April 2, 2009 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Apr 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 2, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow a surviving spouse of a U.S. citizen who was married for less than two years at the time of the citizen's death who proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the marriage was entered into in good faith and not for the purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit to self-petition (within the required two years) for continued immediate relative status. (Applies such provision to applications and petitions pending on or after the date of enactment of this Act.)

Extends the petition filing deadline for two years after the date of the enactment of this Act if: (1) the alien's U.S. citizen spouse died before the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) the alien and the citizen spouse were married for less than two years at the time of the citizen spouse's death; and (3) the alien has not remarried.

What's happening now May 26, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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