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Visa for spouses (V-1) and children (V-2) of Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) or dependent children of the spouses (V-3).
Employment
Those who have V-visa status are only eligible to be employed during the duration of their visa. A V-3 cannot obtain employment authorization where he has reached 21 and aged-out.
Travel
One cannot travel abroad on I-797. If the person has a V visa they do not need an advance parole to travel while their A/S application is pending. In addition, travel outside the U.S. by A/S applicant in valid V status shall not be deemed an abandonment of the application if s/he is admissible as a V upon returning to the U.S.
The V status is automatically terminated 30 days following:
a. The denial, withdrawal, or revocation of the I-130, the IV, or the A/S
b. The V-1 spouse’s divorce from the LPR becomes final
c. The marriage of a V-2 or V-3;
d. The naturalization of the petitioning LPR in which case the V status will terminate after the current period of admission ends; 8 C.F.R. §214.15(k)
e. When a principal V’s status is terminated the V-3 dependent is also terminated.
f. If termination is appealed, status terminated 30 days after the administrative appeal is dismissed.
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