Episode 152

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Published on:

27th Jun 2023

Registry: A Fading Path To Legalization

Imagine being able to apply for permanent residence no matter how you arrived.

Whether you crossed the border into the United States from Canada or Mexico without proper documents. Or whether you entered on a touristvisa and decided to remain here.

Well, you can.

Assuming you arrived before New Year’s Day in 1972 and have lived here continuously since then.

Related Podcasts:

Episode 150: Immigrant Seniors

Episode 140: What Is INA 245(i)

Recommended Links For More Information:

Immigrant Seniors In Search Of Permanent Residency

Persistence Is Often The Key To Immigration Success

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About the Podcast

The Immigration Mastermind
The Immigration Mastermind is a podcast for immigrants and their families that shares tips, insights, and tidbits to help guide the quest for permanent residence and citizenship in the United States. The podcast strives to build knowledge, while dispelling myths in short bite-sized, easy-to-understand snippets of pull-no-punches information.

Designed for both immigrant families who have already started the immigration process and those just starting to think about their journey, the Immigration Mastermind provides a mix of expert tips about legal rules, insights about breaking news, and tidbits to help immigrants and their families to keep their chin up, even when the road to success seems to be a never-ending road.

About your host

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Carlos Batara

Carlos Batara is an immigration lawyer, author, educator, public speaker, and online talk show host. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he has cared for, protected, and guided immigrants from over 100 countries on their journeys to the United States. His goal is to help at least one family from every nation in the world before he calls it quits.

With family roots from Mexico, Spain, and the Philippines, as well as Native American, Greek, and Turkish ancestry, he brings a broad multicultural background to the practice of immigration law.

Combined with knowledge gained from advanced studies in international relations and constitutional politics, Carlos is always willing to speak his mind openly on immigration issues.