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Thursday, 05 March 2009 02:36 |
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A divorce can have a significant effect on ones Michigan immigration status. One of the most common issues is the validity of a H-4 visa during or after a divorce. A H-4 visa is what a dependent or spouse is given when their spouse gets a H-1B visa. Although it does not allow one to work, it does allow one to remain in the US with their spouse. According to H-4 regulations, it remains valid until it expires or until a divorce is finalized. At all points during a separation period, the visa remains valid. Once the divorce decree is entered, the visa automatically terminates. Â This leaves one with two options. On the one hand, they could not get divorced and instead become separated, thus preserving the validity of the H-4 visa. On the other hand, one can take the necessary steps to change ones status and request a new visa prior to the finalization of the divorce. Your Michigan Family Law Attorney and Michigan Immigration Lawyer can help you either of these options.
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Now is the time to address this pressing humanitarian issue which affects so many lives and undermines basic human dignity. Our society should no longer tolerate a status quo that perpetuates a permanent underclass of persons and benefits from their labor without offering them legal protections.