Here’s what you need to know:
- No military family member benefits for family members of military personnel with “dishonorable” discharges
- PIP is available for adult children (“sons and daughters”) of anyone serving in the military, or veterans
- PIP is available even if military veteran is dead (Example: adult sons and daughters of deceased Filipino World War II vets)
- Deferred action is available to anyone who entered legally in the past but overstayed or otherwise fell out of status; deferred action does not, however, allow adjustment so this may not cure K-1 issues
- PIP is available for family members even if the military member hasn’t shipped to basic training yet (17 year old high school students who enlist can get PIP for their parents, even if they won’t ship to basic training until after they graduate from high school)
- New “Deferred action” benefits for MAVNI recruits who won’t ship to basic training for several years (DANGER ZONE: We’ve had a rash of F-1 students wanting to violate their F-1 status so that they can get “deferred action” and a work permit—this is generally a BAD IDEA.
Additional information can be found in our previous post and in this policy memorandum
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