Fraternity-Testvériség, 1963 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1963-01-01 / 1. szám
FRATERNITY 15 378. San Jose, Calif.__ 720.32 379. Hollywood, Calif. ____ 750.06 380. Cleveland, O.____ 240.79 383. Rural Valley. Pa.____ 72.89 384. Renton, Pa. _ ___ 168.00 385. San Bernardino, Calif. _ 469.35 386. Cincinnati, O. _______ 129.53 388. Lakeland, Fla.___ 28.00 390. Hudson Valley, N. Y. _ 110.99 391. Ontario, Calif. _______ 152.07 392. New Orleans, La._____ 58.50 393. Peoria, 111. __________ 81.01 394. Dallas. Tex.___ ____ 141.78 Total_____________$105,566.96 Washington, D. C. Paul St. Miklossy, Dec. 6, 1962 Treasurer CAN I STRAIGHTEN OUT MY ILLEGAL U. S. ENTRY? Question: I arrived in the United States when I was 15 years old, approximately ten years ago, with an American passport, together with my father, who also traveled on an American passport. At the time I had some doubt as to my father’s citizenship, but it did not appear to me proper to question it. Now my father has decided to tell the Immigration Service all about it and as a result I have been told that I am in the United States illegally. Is there any way in which I can straighten out this situation, inasmuch as the country of my birth is behind the Iron Curtain and I cannot return? Answer: Fortunately for you there is such a way. Under a recent amendment of the Immigration and Nationality Act, a person who has been inspected by an immigrant official may file an application for adjustment of status to permanent resident even under circumstances such as those described by you. An adjustment of this type is within the discretion of the Attorney General. If you have a good record in the United States and there are no charges against you, it is possible your status will be adjusted. However, it would be well for you to consult a social agency or an attorney familiar with such matters. AS A FORMER U. S. CITIZEN, CAN I RETURN TO AMERICA WITHOUT A QUOTA VISA? Question: I was born in the United States but several years later my parents, who were foreign-born, took me back with them to their native country. I was naturalized there and have been living there ever since. Now I would like to come to the United States but the quota of the country of my present nationality is oversubscribed. Since I once was an American citizen, is there any way in which I can return to the United States without waiting for my regular quota number? Answer: You will have to wait your turn and come to the United States as a quota immigrant. The fact that you were once a United States citizen does not entitle you to any preference. Former citizens who lost their citizenship before January 1, 1948, through naturalization in a foreign state of which a parent is a citizen were entitled to apply for a non-quota visa before December 23, 1953, but no longer have any exemption. Former citizens who lost their American citizenship as a result of marriage to an alien still have this privilege.
