U.S. immigration officials are offering immigration relief to people in Ecuador, Japan and Burma who were hit by recent earthquakes.
Citizens of those countries are eligible to request a number of measures regarding their immigration status, as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services lists in a Tuesday statement. Those include a change or extension of nonimmigrant status, fee waivers and replacement of immigration documents such as a green card.
The agency clarified that those seeking relief are required to submit paperwork that would be required for the benefit, and they must also explain how the disaster makes them especially qualified for the immigration program.
On April 13, Burma was hit by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. Two weeks later, Honshu, Japan, and Portoviejo, Ecuador, were both hit by earthquakes ranging from 4.6 and 5.3 magnitudes, respectively.
