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This section seeks to identify and highlight other less known legalization options that exist but are not widely known.

1. Registry-An applicant must have good moral & have lived in the United States before 1972.

2. S-visa-Known sometimes as the 'Snitch' Visa. This visa appears to be geared toward those who help out US enforcement officials with important information [e.g.Terrorism]. The visa lasts for 3 years and an adjustment application must be made before the visa runs out but can only be made by a US enforcement agency.

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This sections deals with those who have entered without inspection or have entered the United States without a visa.

The only option for EWI's to legalize in the United States without leaving is through section 245i of the LIFE Act. All options for the Employment & Family based applications can be filed when the candidate is eligible for 245i.

Approximately 2.8 million students will graduate from US High Schools this year. Some will go on to college; others will join the military or take another path in life. But they will get the opportunity to test their dreams and live their American story. However, a group of about 65,000 students a year will not have this opportunity because they bear the inherited title of undocumented immigrant. These highly motivated individuals have lived in the United States all their lives and want nothing more than to be recognized as American citizens.

The DREAM Act ‒ introduced by Senators Richard Durbin of Illinois and Richard Lugar of Indiana and Rep. Howard Berman of California and Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida‒ can solve this growing problem. Under the rigorous provisions of the DREAM Act, undocumented young people could be eligible for a conditional path to citizenship in exchange for a mandatory two years in higher education or military service. Undocumented young people must also demonstrate good moral character to be eligible for and stay in conditional residency. At the end of the long process, the young person can have the chance to become an American citizen. The DREAM Act Portal works to turn this dream into a reality.