Kev Ceeb Toom Rau Cov Neeg Txawv Tebchaws

Yog koj nyob hauv tebchaws U.S. tsis tau kev tso cai, koj ua txhaum U.S. cov cai tswj neeg txawv tebchaws.  Yuav muaj feem raug ntes los ntawm tsoom fwv cov tub ceev xwm hauv Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) thiab yuav raug xa rov qab.  Yog koj tuaj nov tsis raws kevcai, tabsis cia siab tias yuav thov kom tau nyob ib hnub twg, nws muaj tej yam koj ua tau uas yuav pab kom koj muaj feem hloov kom koj nyob tau raws cai yav tom ntej no.

Txav Deb Ntawm Teeb Meem. Tsis txhob koom tes nrog leej twg ua tej yam txhaum txoj cai. Tej zaum nws yuav tsis pab kom koj tau nyob tebchaws no thiab tej zaum koj yuav raug xa rov qab.  Tsis txhob muaj kev cuam tshuam nrog tub ceevxwm los yog lwm cov neeg ceevxwm tsuas yog tias yuav tsum tau xwb.  Nyob rau tej qhov chaw, cov tub ceevxwm hauv zej zog koom tes nrog tsoom fwv cov tub ceev xwm ntes cov neeg tsis muaj ntaub ntawv nyob (ICE), thiab tej zaum lawv yuav hu ICE yog lawv xav tias koj tuaj nyob tsis raws cai.

Yog tias koj raug nres los ntawm tub ceevxwm, koj muaj cai tsis hais lus.  Yog koj tsis xav hais dabtsi, qhia rau tus tub ceevxwm.  Hauv Minnesota, koj yuav tsum qhia tias koj yog leej twg, ces tsuas qhia koj lub npe thiab xeem thiab muab daim ntawv ID rau tub ceev xwm.

Yog hais tub ceev xwm nug seb koj puas muaj ntawv nyob tebchaws no, koj muaj txoj cai tsis hais lus.  Koj tsis tas teb lus nug txog koj yug qhov twg, seb koj puas yog los yog tsis yog neeg xam xaj U.S., los yog koj nkag tau tuaj li cas hauv lub tebchaws Meskas. Yog tias tub ceevxwm coj koj mus kaws, koj tsis tas yuav teb lus nug txog qhov koj tuaj nyob tau li cas hauv tebchaws Meskas, thiab koj tsis tas nrog ICE tham li.

Tabsis koj yuav tsum hu tub ceevxwm los yog hu rau cov neeg pab kub ntxhov thaum koj toobkas lawv, xws li hu qhia thaum muaj neeg ua txhaum cai, los yog xav tau kev pab thaum muaj mob.  Tej co neeg es raug tsim txom los ntawm tej qho kev ua txhaum kuj yuav tau txais kev pab tshwj xeeb rau neeg txawv tebchaws yog lawv qhia txog tej yam txhaum cai thiab koom tes nrog rau tub ceev xwm thaum lawv soj ntsuam txog los yog thaum foob.

Yog koj muaj keeb kwm ua txhaum cai, mus sab laj nrog ib tug kws li choj rau neeg txawv tebchaws ua ntej yuav ua ntawv thov nyob tebchaws U.S.

Siv yeej tshuaj txhaum cai yuav ua tau teebmeem rau koj nrog immigration. Nws ua tau muab koj xa tawm tebchaws. Txawm siv tshuaj maj – uas tso cai hauv Minnesota – yuav ua tau teebmeem nrog immigration. Yog tub ceev xwm ntes koj lossis muab ib daim pib rau koj tom qab nrhiav tau yeej tshuaj ntawm koj, mus nrog ib tug kws lijchoj immigration tham ua ntej yuav them koj daim pib lossis mus hais ib rooj plaub.  

You do NOT have to let them come in unless they have a signed, valid warrant. A warrant is a document signed by a judge that lets police or ICE arrest someone. It may also give permission for them to search a place or part of a place. If someone comes to your door saying they are the police or ICE, ask if they have a signed, valid warrant. If they say yes, have them slip it under the door and take a picture.

You do NOT have to let the police or ICE into your house if:

• it is NOT signed,
   
• it is signed but NOT by a judge
   
• it does not list your address (and apartment number, if you have one) OR
   
• it does not have the name of someone who lives in your home on it.
   

If you are detained by ICE, call your lawyer or a person you trust as soon as they let you make a call. If you are afraid to return to your home country, tell the immigration officers. If you say you are afraid to return to your country, they usually have to give you a “Credible Fear Interview” or a “Reasonable Fear Interview.” Lean more about this process and whether it is available to you by reading A Path to Asylum.

The U.S. government may see your tattoo as evidence that you are in a gang or involved in criminal activity. If you already have one or more tattoos, be prepared to explain when you got the tattoo and what it means to you. Think about whether there is a way to prove what the tattoo means. For example, if you have a tattoo of the date your child was born, have your child’s birth certificate available.

If you are thinking about a tattoo, be very careful and consider waiting until you are a citizen. Sometimes the government misinterprets even very innocent tattoos.

If you get a notice saying you have to go to Immigration Court, it is very important that you go. The notice lists the time, date, and address of your hearing. If you miss a hearing in immigration court, it is almost certain they will order that you be deported. But if you go to your hearing, you can explain your situation to the judge and get answers to your questions. Also, the judge will explain the next steps in your case. For example: you want to hire a lawyer to help you defend yourself from deportation. But have not yet found a lawyer to go to court with you. At the hearing you can explain to the Judge that you would like more time to find and hire a lawyer. You can keep going to your hearings even if you do not find a lawyer. If you cannot find or cannot afford a lawyer, the Judge will explain to you how to present your case on your own and how to ask the Court to not deport you. 

For more information, see our fact sheets:

• What to Do If You Get a Notice to Appear for Immigration Court
• What to Expect the First Time You Go to Immigration Court in Minnesota.
• What to Do If You Miss Your Immigration Hearing (How to File a Motion to Reopen)
• How to Move Your Immigration Hearing to a Different Court (Change Your Venue)

Beginning in April 2025, the U.S. has a new rule that some undocumented immigrants must register with the government. To learn more about this rule, read the National Immigration Law Center’s fact sheet: Know Your Rights: Noncitizen Registry.

The U.S. government decides which countries are on the TPS list and when to take a country off the list. If you have TPS and the government takes your home country off the list, talk to a lawyer right away! You might be eligible for other kinds of immigration relief. A lawyer can talk to you about your options. For more information about Temporary Protected Status, see our fact sheet, How to Apply for Temporary Protected Status.

If you have parole and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) sends you a letter that your parole is “revoked” (cancelled), talk to a lawyer right away. You might be eligible for other kinds of immigration relief. A lawyer can tell you about your options.

If you have parole under the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) Parole Program, talk to a lawyer right away! A lawyer can give you the latest updates about the CHNV Parole Program and explain your options.

If you got “humanitarian parole” through the CBP One app: the government can “revoke” (cancel) your parole. Talk to a lawyer to find out if you are eligible for other kinds of immigration relief.

What happens if you leave the country when they revoke your parole?

• If you leave while the government is trying to deport (you are in “removal proceedings”), the government probably orders you deported “in absentia” (without you being there). This usually means you can not return legally to the U.S. for 10 years.
   
• If you leave while your immigration application is still under review, the government says you “abandoned” your application. You do not get the type of immigration status you applied for.
   

If you are thinking about leaving the country, talk to a lawyer right away! They can explain your options, let you know if you are eligible to apply for immigration status, and tell you about the risks of leaving and staying.

Txoj cai tswj neeg txawv tebchaws rau txim tej co neeg uas tawm tebchaws U.S. tom qab lawv tuaj nyob tebchaws no tsis tau kev tso cai.  Yog koj tauj rau lub tebchaws Meskas tsis raws cai, los yog nyob hauv tebchaws U.S. ntev tshaj li lub caij nyoog pub rau koj nyob, koj tuaj nyob tsis raws cai.

Tsuas suav nyob tsis raws cai rau koj yog tshwm sim tom qab lub Plaub Hlis Hnub Tim 1, 1997, thiab thaum ntawd kom muaj hnub nyoog tsawg kawg los yog 18 xyoo lawm.

• Yog koj nyob hauv tebchaws U.S. tsis tso cai tau 6-12 lub hlis tsis kem li, thiab koj tawm mus, yuav txwv koj 3-xyoo tsis pub tuaj lawm.   

• Yog koj nyob hauv tebchaws U.S. tsis tso cai tau 12 lub hlis los yog tshaj tsis kem li, thiab koj tawm mus, yuav txwv koj 10-xyoo tsis pub tuaj lawm.
   

Yog koj raug txwv tsis pub rov tuaj li 3- los yog 10 xyoo, koj koj tsis tau rau tebchaw U.S. raws cai lawm, los yog tau nyob tebchaws no kom ntev li 3 los yog 10 xyoo.

Yog koj musj tus txij nkawm los yog leej niam/txiv uas nyob tau tebchaws no los yog pej xeem xam xaj U.S., koj thov tau ntawv “zam” (waive), los yog tshem tawm qhov 3- los yog 10 xyoo txwv.  Tau qhov kev zam tsis yoojyim thiab tsuas yog pub tau yog tias koj muaj pov thawj txaus tias tus neeg txheeb ze muaj kev nyuaj ntau kawg li.

Tej co neeg uas nyob tsis raws cai hauv tebchaws U.S. no kuj yuav raug txwv tas mus li.  Tej zaum koj raug txwv tas mus li yog koj:

1. Koj tuaj nyob hauv lub tebchaws U.S. no tso cai tau ib ntus los yog ob peb ntus uas ntxiv sijhawm ntev li 1 xyoos los yog ntev dua, koj tawm tebchaws U.S., ces rov qab tuaj los yog sim rov qab tuaj tsis raws cai,
   
       LOS YOG
    

2. Twb muab koj xa tawm tebchaws U.S. lawm thiab koj rov qab tuaj los yog sim rov qab tuaj tsis raws cai.
    

Cov neeg raug txwv tas mus li yeej tsis muaj cai rov qab tuaj rau tebchaws U.S. los yog tau ntawv nyob tebchaws no lawm.  Zam tsis tau koj, tshem tawm tsis txhob muaj qhov txwv tag tiam, tabsis koj thov tau ntawv rov tuaj rau tebchaws U.S. yog koj nyob tawm tebchaws tau 10 xyoo.

Rau qhov txwv tsis pub tuaj tag tiam, cov neeg tswj neeg txawv tebchaws suav cov sijhawm hauv tebchaws U.S., txawm yog tsis tau muaj 18 xyoo.  Nws kuj muaj tej txoj kev zam tau qhov kev txwv no.  Piv txwv, yog koj muaj feem tau daim U visa.

Yog koj tsis yog ib tug neeg xam xaj U.S., tsis txhob hais tias koj yog kiag li.  Qhov hu uas dag tias koj yog ib tug neeg xam xaj U.S.  Yog koj tias koj yog neeg xam xaj U.S. tabsis koj tsis yog, tej zaum koj tsis muaj feem tau nyob tebchaws no li lawm, thiab tej zaum muab koj xa rov qab.

• Pov npav los yog cuv npe kom pov tau npav muab xam tias yog ib qho dag tias koj muaj xam xaj U.S.

• Siv cov ntaub ntawv qhia rau tias yog pej xeem U.S. ua muaj xam xaj los yog tias koj yog xam xaj U.S. kom tau haujlwm ua los yog rau ib qho immigration, los yog kom tau kev pab los ntawm tsoov fwv los yog lub xeev kuj yog ib qhov dag tias yog xam xaj U.S.

Cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv tebchaws U.S. tau them se rau cov nyiaj lawv khwv tau. Txiav se yog cov nyiaj them mus rau tsoom fwv cov kev pab tib neeg thiab feem ntau yeej txiav tawm kiag ntawm koj daim tshev tom hauj lwm.

Yog koj ua haujlwm hauv tebchaws U.S. thiab khwv tau nyiaj ntau tshaj li tej qho teem tseg, koj yuav tsum tau ua se rov los rau hauv lub xeev thiab tsoom fwv, txawm tias koj tsis tau kev tso cai ua haujlwm. Qhov ua se tax tau rov qab yog ib daim ntawv ua se kom paub tias koj tiv los tsis tiv nqi se rau tsoom fwv.

Tej zaum yuav tau nyiaj tau rov qab ntawm cov nyiaj se txiav tawm ntawm koj daim tshev.  Txawm tias koj tsis tas ua se vim koj khwv nyiaj tsis tau ntau txaus, koj yeej tseem ua tau se kom tau nyiaj rov qab.

Yuav tsum ua se rau tsoom fwv tsis pub dhau lub Plaub Hlis Tim 15th txhua xyoo.

Yog koj xav ua se, tabsis tsis muaj tus lej xaus saus, koj thov tau tus lej cim los ua se hu ua Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). Tus lej chim ua se ITIN pub rau neeg ua haujlwm hauv tebchaws Meskas tsis tau kev tso cai kom lawv ua lawv cov se.

Koj thov tau ITIN nrog chaw ua se Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ntawm www.irs.gov/, los yog hu xov tooj rau 1-800-829-1040.  Yog koj yuav thov ntawv nyob tebchaws no yam tom ntej, koj yuav tsum muaj koj cov qauv ua se yav tas los lawm.  Yog tsis ua se yuav nyuaj rau koj los ua tau ntawv nyob tebchaws no yav tom ntej.

Tseem ceeb uas koj yuav tsum luam cov ntawv tseem ceeb thiab lwm yam ntawv ua pov thawj qhia tias koj nyob hauv tebchaws U.S.  Tej zaum cov ntaub ntawv no yuav tseem ceeb rau ua ntawv nyob tebchaws no yav tom ntej.

Koj yuav tsum luam ib daim qauv khaws cia rau:

• cov tw tshev

• ntawv (receipts) them nqi tsev

• ntaub ntawv ua se & W2 form

• ntawm them nuj nqi

• Ntaub ntawv yug & ntawv sib yuav

• keeb kwm kuaj mob

• duab ID

• ntaub ntawv tuaj nram tsoom fwv tuaj thiab ntawv receipts

• ntaub ntawv ntsig txog cov plaub txhaum cai
  • daim ntawv tub ceev xwm sau qhia
     
  • daim ntawv txiav txim
     
  • daim ntawv tsis txaus siab
     
• txhua yam hais txog koj rooj plaub rau neeg txawv tebchaws, thiab

• cov ntaub ntawv muaj koj npe thiab vas thib nyob rau lawv.

Siv tsoom fwv cov nyiaj lossis kev pab hauv U.S. tsis ua li cas, tiam sis tej zaum nws yuav cuam tshuam koj daim ntawv thov nkag tebchaws yav tom ntej. Yuav kom tau npav ntsuab nyob hauv U.S., ib co neeg yuav tsum muaj povthawj hais tias lawv yuav tsis ua ib qhov “public charge.” Qhov no yog ib tug neeg uas tsoom fwv yuav tau yug nyiaj thiab kev pab yav tom ntej.

 Muaj coob cov neeg tsis tas txhawj txog tsoom fwv yug thiab muaj ib co hos yuav tau. Qhov no txawv heev nyob ntawm yam ntawv koj ua thov thiab yog rau leej twg. Yog li ntawd, tseem ceeb heev mus nrog ib tug kwv lij choj tham yog koj muaj lus nug. 

Neeg tawg rog thiab neeg khias tebchaws tsis tas yuav txhawj txog qhov no. Yog koj yog tus neeg tawg rog lossis khias tebchaws, koj muaj feem tau kev pab yog koj xav tau. Nco ntsoov muaj tagnrho txhua yam lub nroog nug rau lawv thaum lawv ntsuam xyuas seb koj puas yuav muaj feem tau kev pab. Tej zaum koj yuav muaj teebmeem nrog immigration yog koj: 

• muab cov ntaub ntawv tsis ncaj ncees rau lub nroog thaum koj thov cov kev pab lossis 
• tsis qhia lawv paub txog tej yam hloov txog koj cov nyiaj khwv tau los lossis cov neeg hauv koj tsev neeg  

Saib peb daim ntawv Totaub Tsoomfwv Txoj Kev Pab. 

Yog tau txiav txim xaj kom koj them nyiaj hli yug menyuam, them kom raws sijhawm.  Yog koj poob qab them nyiaj hli yug menyuam, los yog koj tiv cov nqi vim tsis them, hais kom muaj qhov npaj them ib qho zuj zus kom koj thiaj li caum cuag.

Yog koj tsis nrog koj cov menyuam nyob, thiab koj tsis kom them nyiaj hli yug menyuam, nco ntsoov muab nyiaj mus pab yug lawv.  Khaws tej ntaub ntawv qhia tias koj yug koj cov menyuam, xws li cov ntawv them ntem nqi thiab cov tshev luam.  Yog koj tsis them nyiaj hli yug menyuam thiab tsis muab nyiaj pab yug lawv, tej zaum koj yuav muaj teebmeem ua tau ntawv nyob tebchaws no. 

Cov txiv neej hauv tebchaws U.S. muaj hnub nyoog 18-25 xyoos yuav tsum cuv npe ua tub rog.  Nws muaj kev zam tsawg xwb. Yog koj muaj hnub nyoog 18-25 xyoos, koj yuav tsum cuv npe ua tub rog tsis pub dhau 30 hnub tom qab koj tuaj nyob hauv lub tebchaws U.S.  Cov txiv neeg tuaj nyob tsis muaj ntaub ntawv los yuav tsum cuv npe ua tub rog thiab.

Tej zaum yuav siv cov ntaub ntawv qhia txoj koj ntawm kev cuv npe ua tub rog yog tias tebchaws U.S. yuav xaiv neeg mus ua tub rog.  Cov ntaub ntawv kev ntawm kev cuv npe ua tub rog yuav tsis muab faib rau cov tub ceev xwm ICE.

Cuv npe ua tub rog hauv vas sab ntawm www.sss.gov (lus Askiv xwb) los yog mus cuv npe tus kheej U.S. cov chaw xa ntawv.