Are there any exceptions to the three years of continuous residence requirement?
Yes, there are exceptions to the three years of continuous residence requirement in Pennsylvania for immigration law marriage. For example, individuals who are married to US citizens may be able to prove their eligibility for adjustment of status or their lawful permanent residence without the three years of continuous residence. This is due to a process referred to as an “immediate relative waiver” which can be granted to the spouse of a US citizen. Additionally, the spouse of a non-citizen who has been granted asylum, refugee status, or withholding of deportation, and who has been living in the US for less than three years, may be eligible for a waiver of the three year residency requirement. In addition to these exceptions, a foreign national may also be eligible for waiver of the three year residency requirement due to the “extreme hardship” provision. This provision waives the three year requirement if the US citizen spouse can demonstrate that he or she would suffer extreme hardship if the foreign national spouse was denied admission to the US. Lastly, the three year residency requirement may also be waived for a foreign national who is married to a US citizen and is already in the US as a nonimmigrant, such as a student or worker, and who can demonstrate that he or she is not inadmissible for any other reasons besides the lack of three years continuous residence.
THELAW.TV ofrece respuestas en español a todas las preguntas sobre la ley de inmigración.En Pennsylvania, hay excepciones a los tres años de residencia continua que se requiere para el matrimonio. Si una persona ha vivido en el estado durante al menos un año, puede solicitar una excepción al requisito de residencia si la audiencia del condado aprueba la petición y puede demostrar que ha vivido allí durante un período significativo de tiempo. Además, la ley de inmigración también permite a algunos solicitantes de matrimonio ser exentos del requisito de residencia. Esta excepción se aplica a personas que se han casado con ciudadanos estadounidenses, residentes permanentes o extranjeros con tarjeta de residencia. También hay excepciones para aquellos que solicitan una licencia de matrimonio como parte de un proceso de inmigración. Esto significa que los inmigrantes que se encuentran en proceso de obtener la residencia permanente o la ciudadanía pueden obtener una licencia de matrimonio sin cumplir el requisito de residencia de tres años. Finalmente, también hay excepciones para aquellos que han sido víctimas de violencia doméstica. Esta excepción está diseñada para ayudar al solicitante a casarse incluso si no cumplen con el requisito de residencia.
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