WASHINGTON D.C., United States, 2013 -Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, has announced new rules reducing the time Caribbean and other nationals who are US citizens are separated from their immediate relatives.
She said these relatives - spouse, children and parents - must be in the process of obtaining visas to become lawful permanent residents of the United States under certain circumstances.
“The final rule establishes a process that allows certain individuals to apply for a provisional unlawful presence waiver before they depart the United States to attend immigrant visa interviews in their countries of origin,” she said, adding that the process will be effective on March 4, 2013. more: