Immigrant Visa - Green Card
Permanent Residence and Immigration StatusCategories of ImmigrantsImmigrants to the United States are of two types: 1) those who may obtain an immigrant...
Last Updated: Tuesday, 14 May 2002

Religious Workers
Temporary Religious WorkersThe Immigration and Nationality Act provides a nonimmigrant visa category "R" for aliens proceeding to the United States to...
Last Updated: Tuesday, 14 May 2002

Student Visas
Foreign StudentsThe Immigration and Nationality Act provides two nonimmigrant visa categories for persons wishing to study in the United States. The "F"...
Last Updated: Tuesday, 14 May 2002

Employment Visas
EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISASThe Immigration and Nationality Act provides a yearly minimum of 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas which are divided into...
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Adoption
Immigrant Adoption ProcessInternational Adoptions:Guidelines on Immediate Relative PetitionsBureau of Consular AffairsFebruary 1997Only US citizens may...
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Exchange Visitors
Types of visasThe Immigration and Nationality Act provides two nonimmigrant visa types for individuals seeking to take part in exchange visitor programs...
Last Updated: Tuesday, 14 May 2002

Visitors - Business and Pleasure
Generally, a citizen of a foreign country who wishes to enter the United States must first obtain a visa, either a nonimmigrant visa for temporary stay,...
Last Updated: Tuesday, 14 May 2002

Becoming a US Citizen
Naturalization Services (becoming a US Citizen) EligibilityNaturalization RequirementsNaturalization Eligibility Worksheet Download Entire Naturalization...
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Marriage with a US Citizen
American Citizen-Foreign National Marriages Green Card VISA PROCEDURESThe Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, provides U.S. citizens with two...
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Asking for Asylum
Asylum Status in the United StatesUnited States Asylum Program: Definitions and Benefits Who qualifies? People who are already living or who are already...
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Refugee Status
The United States considers persons for resettlement to the U.S. as refugees. Those admitted must be of special humanitarian concern and demonstrate that...
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INS Forms & Fees
FormsFeesMost of the forms below are PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader needed to view or print these forms).Forms in PostScript format can simply be copied...
Last Updated: Tuesday, 14 May 2002

Visa Denials
Sometimes, people find themselves denied a US Visa under Section 214(b). Below is info as to the reasons for denial and how one can re-apply.First it is...
Last Updated: Tuesday, 14 May 2002

Filing an Affidavit of Support
General Information on the Affidavit of Support (Form I-864) Checklist for the Affidavit of Support (Form I-864) 1999 Poverty GuidelinesRelated ResourcesGo...
Last Updated: Tuesday, 14 May 2002

Ineligible Aliens
CLASSES OF ALIENS INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE VISAS The following sections of the law are taken from the immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1001, et....
Last Updated: Tuesday, 14 May 2002

Results of the DV-2000 visa lottery
The National Visa Center at Portsmouth, New Hampshire normally notifies and registers the winners of the DV Lottery. By now, the VISA CENTER should have...
Last Updated: Sunday, 31 October 1999