H.R. 10404: For the relief of Sindy Gualdina Rodriguez-Fernandez.

This bill would provide special immigration relief to one specific person, Sindy Gualdina Rodriguez-Fernandez. In plain terms, it would give her a path to become a lawful permanent resident, if she applies within the required time and meets the other rules in the bill.

What the bill would allow

• She would be made eligible to apply for an immigrant visa or to adjust her status to lawful permanent resident in the United States.
• If she is already in the United States before the bill’s filing deadline, she would be treated as having entered and remained lawfully for purposes of this process.
• She would be able to apply even if normal immigration bars or limits would otherwise prevent approval, as long as the grounds are those listed in government records on the date the bill becomes law.

Effect on removal or deportation orders

• The bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to rescind any existing order of removal or deportation against her that is based on the covered grounds.
• It would also block her from being denied admission to the United States, or from being found ineligible for permanent residence, based on those same grounds.

Deadlines and conditions

• She would have to file the visa or status-adjustment application, and pay the required fees, within 2 years after the bill becomes law.
• If she does not file within that time, the special relief in the bill would not apply.

Effect on visa numbers

• If she receives an immigrant visa or permanent residence under this bill, the State Department would have to reduce by one the number of immigrant visas available for people from her country of birth in the relevant visa category for that fiscal year or the next one.
• This is a way of offsetting the visa granted to her within the existing immigration quota system.

Effect on relatives

• The bill says that her parents, brothers, and sisters would not automatically get any immigration benefit just because of their relationship to her.

Relevant Companies

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