Reuniting Families Act: Immigration Streamlining and New Relationship Definitions.
This act aims to facilitate family reunification for immigrants in the United States. It amends visa regulations, expedites processes, and expands the definition of family to include permanent partners. Citizens can expect faster processing of family-based visa applications and greater flexibility in immigration status matters.
Key points
Increases the number of available family and employment-based visas by recapturing unused visas from previous years.
Reclassifies spouses, permanent partners, and minor children of legal permanent residents as 'immediate relatives,' accelerating their immigration process.
Removes certain grounds of inadmissibility, such as re-entry bars after prior removal, and facilitates waivers.
Introduces definitions for 'permanent partner' and 'permanent partnership,' extending family reunification options to non-marital relationships.
Provides relief for orphans, widows, and widowers in the immigration process, including the ability to continue applications after a relative's death.
Increases diversity visas and includes provisions to address the impact of previous travel bans.
Prioritizes family reunification in the refugee resettlement process and expedites the adjudication of their applications.
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