Los Angeles District Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced, on January 25, 2010 that Haitian visitors could apply to extend their stays in the United States by 18 months. This good news followed the “temporary protected status” granted to nationals of Haiti last week by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Accordingly, Haitians in the U.S. can extend their stay as a result of natural disaster (earthquake in early January 2010) and unsafe conditions in Haiti.
If you are Haitian citizen and came to the United States before January 12, then you qualify to extend your visa, provided that you do not have any criminal record.
Other good news is: if you submit your petition for extending your visa, change your immigration status, the USCIS will consider your petition “favorably” and even waive the $470 in fees for temporary protected status, work authorization, and biometric data.
Most of 200,000 Haitians reside in Miami and New York will be eligible for temporary protected status.
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