under 212(c) permanent residency
Person here in U.S. For 18 years is granted permanent residency under 212(c) after committing a crime 12 years ago. The former section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act allowed lawful permanent residents who had held that status for seven years and who had voluntarily left the U.S. to be readmitted to the country even though they had become inadmissible under section 212(a) of the Act.A section 212c waiver allows certain long time green card holders who have been placed in removal proceedings because they were convicted of a criminal offense to avoid being deported.
