{"id":513,"date":"2017-04-04T10:14:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T17:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hillandpiibe.com\/?p=513\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T13:33:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T20:33:17","slug":"court-rules-tps-can-count-adjustment-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hillandpiibe.com\/en\/green-cards\/2017\/04\/04\/court-rules-tps-can-count-adjustment-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Rules That TPS Can Count for Adjustment of Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, March 31, 2017 in\u00a0<em>Ramirez v. Brown<\/em>, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that TPS (Temporary Protected Status) qualifies as \u201clawful status\u201d for purposes of Change of Status and Adjustment of Status.\u00a0 This clarifies an issue that will greatly help people to obtain a visa or green card, by letting them remain inside the United States for the process.\u00a0 Hill &amp; Piibe has long argued that TPS can help a person qualify for Adjustment of Status, but before the\u00a0<em>Ramirez<\/em>\u00a0decision on Friday, a client would have had to invest time, money and uncertainty into a long appellate process.<\/p>\n<p>TPS is granted to citizens of certain countries that have been designated by the Attorney General to be in need of temporary protection, such as during civil war or after massive natural disasters.\u00a0 TPS allows the person to remain in the U.S. lawfully, with a work permit, for a limited period of time.\u00a0 However, it cannot lead directly to a green card or any type of visa, and it is not permanent and can be canceled.<\/p>\n<p>Now, TPS is recognized as \u201cnonimmigrant status\u201d in states subject to the Ninth Circuit\u2019s jurisdiction.\u00a0 In order to be granted TPS, applicants undergo fingerprinting and an inspection process, similar to what occurs when a person applies for a temporary, or \u201cnonimmigrant,\u201d visa to enter the country.<\/p>\n<p>Adjustment of Status is a procedure that allows you to remain inside the U.S. to pick up your green card, rather than leave the U.S. and go back to your home country to pick up the green card.\u00a0 Adjustment of Status not only saves time and cost of travel, but it also eliminates the risk of being denied entry back into the U.S. due to prior unlawful presence inside the U.S. \u00a0\u00a0Adjustment of Status requires a prior lawful \u201cinspection and admission\u201d to the U.S., and now TPS will qualify you for this element.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, now a person can obtain a more suitable nonimmigrant (\u201ctemporary visa\u201d) status through the Change of Status procedure.\u00a0 This could be beneficial for people who do not want to rely on the uncertainty of TPS status, and who want more freedom to travel on a visa.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Adjustment of Status,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/us9.campaign-archive1.com\/?u=31aa7d49340183a817a59274e&amp;id=8098c75d50#AOS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read our newsletter<\/a>.\u00a0 The Ninth Circuit case can be found at this link:\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov\/datastore\/opinions\/2017\/03\/31\/14-35633.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ramirez v. 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