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Green Card Through Cancellation Of Removal

Green Card Through Cancellation Of Removal

Cancellation of removal is a relief available to both Permanent Residents and THOSE WITHOUT ANY LEGAL STATUS facing deportation in United States. If the relief is granted, an individual without any legal status can obtain PERMANENT RESIDENCY (Green Card).

For the relief to be granted, a Non-permanent Resident must establish that he/she:

  1. has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of 10 years 
  2. has been of good moral character during the 10-year period
  3. has not been convicted of certain criminal offenses, and 
  4. that removal would result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to US citizen or lawful permanent resident family members.

The immigration judge has discretion to grant or deny cancellation or removal applications. In determining whether cancellation is warranted, the judge may consider the length of residence in the United States, family and communities ties in the United States and community service work, among other things.