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August 15, 2022Who is eligible for VAWA cancellation of removal?
You may be eligible to apply for cancellation of removal if you fall under one of the following categories and meet all other requirements for cancellation of removal:
- You have been battered or suffered extreme cruelty by a spouse who is/was a USC or LPR;
- You have been battered or suffered extreme cruelty by a parent who is/was a USC or LPR;
- You and a USC or LPR have a child together and the child has been battered or suffered extreme cruelty by the USC or LPR parent;1 or
- You have been battered or suffered extreme cruelty by a person who is a USC or LPR who you thought you had married, but the marriage is not legitimate because the USC or LPR committed bigamy (was already married at the time).2
1 INA § 240A(b)(2)(A)(i)(I), (b)(2)(A)(i)(II)
2 INA § 240A(b)(2)(A)(i)(III)
