Biden offers citizenship path to spouses of Americans | VOA News

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President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a new effort to provide a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. illegally who are married to U.S. citizens.

To be eligible, an immigrant must have resided in the United States for 10 or more years and be legally married to a U.S. citizen as of June 17, 2024, according to a White House fact sheet.

Those approved after an assessment of their application by the Department of Homeland Security will have three years to apply for permanent residency. During this time, they will be allowed to remain in the United States with their families as well as be eligible for work authorization.

Also included in the announcement Tuesday is a plan to accelerate the process of obtaining work visas for certain recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, who have a U.S. degree and employment offer relating to their field.

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