Best Immigration Lawyers in Bethesda, MD

When the U.S. governments decided they made a mistake in issuing a person a passport, it left our client without a passport and stateless. Our client, at age 62, believed that he had been a U.S. citizen since birth until the U.S. Department of State sent him a letter informing him that they would not renew his passport. Why? He had been born in the United States to parents who were diplomats and who had full diplomatic immunity. Even though he was born in the United States, he was not born a U.S. citizen for this reason. He was a lawful permanent resident at birth, but it required his parents to file a Form I-485 to register his permanent residence with USCIS. This had not been done. And now our client no longer met the requirements to register his permanent residence because 60 years had passed. T&R found a creative solution and filed a Form I-485 to register him as a permanent resident making a novel argument that it should be approved retroactively to his birth. After an interview last week, USCIS approved the application and made him a permanent resident retroactive to his date of birth – 62 years ago. Now he is able to file an application for naturalization and obtain a U.S. passport because he meets the eligibility requirements of being a permanent resident for the past five years. Once his naturalization is approved, he'll become a U.S. citizen and will be able to get a passport again. #U Spassport #immigration #permanentresident #stateless #USCI Sapproval...