ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN 5-YEAR RESIDENTS TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCE
`SEC. 245B. (a) RESIDENT STATUS-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Attorney General shall adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien meets the requirements of this subsection.
`(2) TIMELY APPLICATION-
`(A) DURING APPLICATION PERIOD- The alien must apply for such adjustment during the 24-month period beginning on the date final regulations are issued to carry out this section.
`(B) INFORMATION INCLUDED IN APPLICATION- Each application under subparagraph (A) shall contain such information as the Attorney General may require, including information on living relatives of the applicant with respect to whom a petition for preference or other status may be filed by the applicant at any later date under section 204(a).
`(3) CONTINUOUS 5-YEAR RESIDENCE-
`(A) IN GENERAL-
`(i) 5 years- The alien must establish continuous residence in the United States during the 5-year period ending on January 29, 2003, and through the date the application was filed.
`(ii) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ABSENCES- An alien shall not be considered to have lost continuous residence by reason of an absence from the United States permitted under subsection (b)(9).
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What Does (3)(A)(i) mean ? ----- " and through ...."
1st part => Complete 5 years before Jan 29 2003.
2nd Part ? Should have maintained continuous residence till the date the application was filed ?
Will this exclude persons who were in the US say from 1990 -95 and went back to India ....comes to the US again in June 2003 ...
Very interesting post ...