Here are the preceeding parts of my earlier mail. The system rejected it
because of its length.

  IMPORTANT IMMIGRATION NEWS

This is another US Immigration Amnesty that was
recently passed into
law.

Remember that time is of essence since we don't know
what the next
administration under Bush will do.

If you get this message but have no use for it, do
somebody else a favor
of a life time in YANKEE, Pass it on.

LEGAL IMMIGRATION & FAMILY EQUITY ACT (LIFE ACT) OF
2000

The Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001,
which Congress
passed on Friday, contains several immigration-related
provisions
including the reinstatement of Section 245(i) until
April 30, 2001.
Measures included in Act include:

1. Section 245(i) grandfathered until April 30, 2001.
Applicants must
prove they were physically present in the U.S. on the
date of enactment
of LIFE.

2. New temporary "V" visa created for the spouses and
minor children of
legal permanent residents in the backlog for three
years or more.
Recipients of this visa would be protected from
deportation, and granted
work authorization.

3. New temporary "K" status created for spouses of
U.S. citizens. This
provision expands the use of the "K" visa to allow
these spouses who
married U.S. citizens abroad (and their minor
children) and are awaiting
approval of their green card applications to enter the
U.S. Like
current K visa holders, these "K" visa holders would
be granted work
authorization.

4. Opportunity to apply for adjustment for certain
late legalization
class members (CSS v. Meese, LULAC v. Reno, and INS v.
Zambrano) who
meet the new measure's qualifications.

5. Protection from deportation and work authorization
granted to the
spouses and minor children of late legalization
applicants.

In order to take advantage of the 245(i)
grandfathering, individuals
must have an immigrant visa petition or a labor
certification
application on file with the INS or DOL by April 30,
2001.

Individuals wishing to file under the new grandfather
date also must
show that they are physically present in the United
States on the day
the bill is signed by the President. (The physical
presence requirement
does not apply to 245(i) filings for individuals with
pre-January 14,
1998 priority dates.)

Any beneficiary of an immigrant visa petition or labor
certification
application filed before April 30, 2001 will be able
to apply for
adjustment of status under Section 245(i) if
necessary. However, for
any applications filed after January 14, 1998 (but
before April 30,
2001) the applicant must prove they were physically
present in the
United States on the date of the enactment of the LIFE
Act in order to
be eligible for Section 245(i) adjustment of status.



Joe
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