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  1. Who can apply for amnesty under the Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA)?
  2. If I can apply for NACARA, can my spouse and children also apply?
  3. What documents do I need to prove “continuous residency”?
  4. Can I still work if I applied for amnesty under NACARA and have not received an answer?
  5. Who can apply for suspension of deportation (cancellation of removal) under NACARA?
  6. Can I ask the judge in my deportation proceedings to grant me permanent residency (a green card)?



  1. Who can apply for amnesty under the Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA)?
    Nicaraguans and Central Americans who came into the U.S. on or before December 1, 1995 and who have continuously resided in the U.S. - stayed in the U.S. since they came in. If they left the country for a trip or multiple trips this does not count as breaking the requirement for “continuous residency” if the trip(s) add up to less than 180 days.
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  2. If I can apply for NACARA, can my spouse and children also apply?
    Yes. Spouses and children under 21 do not have to have stayed in the U.S. the whole time. Adult children, however, do have to show that they did not break continuous residency.
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  3. What documents do I need to prove “continuous residency”?
    To prove you have lived in the United States since you entered, you will need:
    1. an asylum application;
    2. an order to show cause;
    3. placement in exclusion proceedings;
    4. an adjustment of status application;
    5. an application for an employment authorization document;
    6. Social Security Administration records documenting the applicant has been employed in a trade or business;
    7. an application for any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act that would show you were in the United States prior to December 1, 1995;
      OR
    8. any other type of evidence the Attorney General approves.
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  4. Can I still work if I applied for amnesty under NACARA and have not received an answer?
    If you have not yet gotten amnesty after 180 days, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) can issue an employment authorization for you.
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  5. Who can apply for suspension of deportation (cancellation of removal) under NACARA?
    1. Salvadoran nationals who came to the US on or before September 19, 1990 and who applied for benefits under American Baptist Churches, et al. v. Thornburgh (ABC) before October 31, 1991, or applied for temporary protected status (TPS) on or before October 31, 1991;
    2. A Guatemalan national who first entered the United States on or before October 1, 1990, and who registered for ABC benefits pursuant to such settlement agreement on or before December 31, 1991;
    3. A Guatemalan or Salvadoran national who filed an application for asylum with the INS on or before April 1, 1990;
    4. People who entered the US before December 31, 1990 who applied for asylum before December 31, 1991 who, when they came to the U.S., were nationals of the Soviet Union, Russia, any republic of the former Soviet Union, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania, East Germany, Yugoslavia, or any state of the former Yugoslavia.
    5. Spouses and children under 21 of people who fit into the above categories;
    6. Adult children of the people above who have been in the US enough to meet the requirement for “continuous residence” since October 1, 1990.
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  6. Can I ask the judge in my deportation proceedings to grant me permanent residency (a green card)?
    You can ask if you:
    • were in the U.S. for more than 10 years without leaving before you received your deportation proceedings notice,
    • can prove “good moral character,” and
    • it would cause “extreme hardship” to a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident who is your spouse, parent or child if you left the U.S.
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