The United States has introduced a new immigration route allowing certain children born on American soil to foreign government employees to apply for lawful permanent residence, commonly known as a green card.
The new arrangement, introduced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), extends eligibility beyond children of foreign diplomatic officers to other categories of foreign government employees.
The interim final rule, published in the Federal Register on September 9 and seen by PUNCH Online on Friday, applies to eligible children born in the United States on or after that date.
Under the new regulation, children born in the US whose parents are not American citizens may voluntarily register for permanent residence if at least one parent was a qualifying foreign government employee at the time of their birth.
According to the Federal Register, four categories of foreign government employees are covered
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