If a court makes a foreign national minor or a minor having multiple nationalities a ward of the department and the minor has become eligible for special immigrant juvenile status as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J), the consulate will assist the department in obtaining the necessary documentation for completion of the application for special immigrant juvenile status.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-3806
Ward of department; special immigrant juvenile status; documentation
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Rivas, M. v. Villegas, J. (2023)
Most recently applied in Rivas, M. v. Villegas, J. (July 2023)
Laws 2006, LB 1113, § 6; Laws 2008, LB92, § 6.
Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.