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now
WE HAVE
part of a green card application.
exam, and HIV testing is no longer required as
amended its rules for the green card medical
relevant to immigration applications. HHS also
ary 4, 2010, being HIV-positive is no longer
municable diseases, meaning that as of Janu-
regulations removing HIV from its list of com-
and Human Services (HHS) published final
In November 2009, the Department of Health
questions
repealed the statutory HIV ban.
you have In July 2008, Congress passed a law that
was very difficult to get.
less they qualified for a special waiver which
as short-term travelers or get a green card un-
HIV — they were not allowed to enter the U.S.
cies in the world regarding non-citizens with
me?
one of the most restrictive immigration poli-
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A family member petitioned tion?
for me in the past, but when I It shouldn’t. To succeed in an application for asylum,
learned I was HIV+, I didn’t file for someone must prove that they have a well-founded
ANSWERS
my green card. Can I do so now? fear of persecution based on being HIV-positive. The
fact that the U.S. has ended its discriminatory policy
If you have been in the U.S. since December 21, 2000, toward foreign nationals with HIV is not relevant to
and your family member filed the visa petition (I-130) whether an asylum seeker would face persecution in
for you prior to April 30, 2001, you should now be able her country of origin.
to apply to adjust status (if there is a visa available).
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