Aug 20, 2009
Some Religious Workers Considered Unlawfully Present or Unauthorized to Work May Seek Adjustment of Status 

Religious workers are reminded that an essential deadline for certain applications will soon be pending. According to a court ruling in Ruiz-Diaz v. United States, applicants who have had Form I-360 Religious Worker Immigrant Petitions pending as of June 11, 2009, and are currently considered unlawfully present or unauthorized for employment in the U.S., are able to submit an Application for Adjustment of Status. If your Application for Adjustment of Status is properly submitted by August 31, 2009, consideration of you as unlawfully present or unauthorized to work will be tolled until USCIS reaches a final decision on your case.

Individuals under the above category who are in removal proceedings should consider seeking termination of those proceedings so that they may file their Application for Adjustment of Status by the August 31 deadline.