Amend the Waivers of Inadmissibility - Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

This petition is in support of maintaining family unity when immediate relatives of US citizens, or lawful permanent residents, are deemed ineligible for permanent residency via an adjustment of status application. We are asking to amend the 212(e) home residence requirement under 8 U.S.C. 1182(e), to allow for the filing of adjustment of status to permanent residency applications for persons admitted under the J-1 exchange visitor program if they have been married to a US citizen or lawful permanent resident for more than two years. The amendment would eliminate the forceful separation of the family unit, a consequence of the current policy requiring physical presence in the country of nationality or last residence for an aggregate of at least two years.