Comprehensive Immigration Reform for
America’s Security and Prosperity
(CIR ASAP) Act of 2009
Key section:
TITLE IV – EARNED LEGALIZATION PROGRAM FOR THE UNDOCUMENTED
Visa Program for Qualified Undocumented Workers: Creates a program providing conditional nonimmigrant status for undocumented immigrants (and their spouses and children) in the U.S., which is valid for six years.
Features of the Conditional Nonimmigrant Program:
Provides conditional nonimmigrant visa applicants with work and travel authorization and protection from removal
Bars related to undocumented status will be waived (security and criminal bars cannot be waived)
Contains provisions for administrative and judicial review of denied applications
Requirements for Conditional Nonimmigrant Status: The alien must:
Establish presence in the U.S. on the day of introduction, and continuously thereafter
At time of registration, attests to contributions to the U.S. through employment, education, military service, or other volunteer/community service (with exemptions for minors, persons with disabilities, the elderly, or other unusual circumstances)
Complete criminal and security background checks
Pay a $500 fine plus necessary application fees (fine exemption for children and certain immigrants who initially entered the U.S. before the age of 16)
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