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Family-based immigration petition
- Family-based immigration petition include all the petitions for permanent residency based on an alien’s family relationship with a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident. Under the U.S. immigration law, immediate relatives of a U.S. citizen, other close family members of a U.S. citizen, and family members of permanent residents have different preferences. All family-based permanent residence petitions require submission of a USCIS form I-130. For details of family-based immigration petitions, please click http://www.hooyou.com/familybased/index.html.
F-1
- F-1 non-immigrants, as defined in the immigration laws, are foreign students pursuing a full course of study in approved colleges, universities, seminaries, conservatories, academia high schools, private elementary schools, other academic institutions, and in language training programs in the United States. An F-1 visa is a non-immigrant visa issued by a United States Consulate abroad to an alien who is coming to the United States to pursue full-time studies in a US academic institution. Generally, the US consular officer has the total discretion to grant the visa or not. An F-1status is a nonimmigrant status issued by the USCIS (formerly INS) to the alien student who is pursuing studies in the US. For details of F visa and status, please click http://www.hooyou.com/f-1/index.html.
F-2
- F-2 is a nonimmigrant dependent visa or status given to F-1 student’s spouse or minor children. Aliens in F-2 status are not allowed to work in the U.S., but they can change to other nonimmigrant status or adjust to permanent residency. For more information about F-2 visa and status, please click http://www.hooyou.com/f-1/index.html.
Fiancé/es of U.S. Citizen
- A nonimmigrant alien coming to the United States to conclude a valid marriage with a U.S. citizen within ninety days after entry.
Fiancé/e Visa
- Also known as K-1 visa, is issued to U.S. citizens' fiancés or fiancées who are outside the U.S. The minor children of such fiancés or fiancées who will accompany them to enter into the U.S. may apply for a K-2 visa. For details of K visas and status, please click http://www.hooyou.com/k-1/index.html.
Field Offices
- Offices found in some Districts that serve a portion of the District’s jurisdiction. A Field Office, headed by an Field Office Director, provides many services and enforcement functions. Their locations are determined, in part, to increase convenience to USCIS’ customers.
Fiscal Year
- Currently, the twelve-month period beginning October 1 and ending September 30. Historically, until 1831 and from 1843-49, the twelve-month period ending September 30 of the respective year; from 1832-42 and 1850-67, ending December 31 of the respective year; from 1868-1976, ending June 30 of the respective year. The transition quarter (TQ) for 1976 covers the three-month period, July-September 1976.
Foreign Government Official
- As a nonimmigrant class of admission, an alien coming temporarily to the United States who has been accredited by a foreign government to function as an ambassador, public minister, career diplomatic or consular officer, other accredited official, or an attendant, servant or personal employee of an accredited official, and all above aliens’ spouses and unmarried minor (or dependent) children.
Foreign Information Media Representative
- As a nonimmigrant class of admission, an alien coming temporarily to the United States as a bona fide representative of foreign press, radio, film, or other foreign information media and the alien’s spouse and unmarried minor (or dependent) children.
Foreign State of Chargeability
- Foreign State of Chargeability is the independent country to which an immigrant entering under the preference system is accredited. No more than 7 percent of the family-sponsored and employment-based visas may be issued to natives of any one independent country in a fiscal year. No one dependency of any independent country may receive more than 2 percent of the family-sponsored and employment-based visas issued. Since these limits are based on visa issuance rather than entries into the United States, and immigrant visas are valid for 6 months, there is not total correspondence between these two occurrences. Chargeability is usually determined by country of birth. Exceptions are made to prevent the separation of family members when the limitation for the country of birth has been met.
General Naturalization Provisions
- General Naturalization Provisions is the basic requirements for naturalization that every applicant must meet, unless a member of a special class. General provisions require an applicant to be at least 18 years of age and a lawful permanent resident with five years of continuous residence in the United States, have been physically present in the country for half that period, and establish good moral character for at least that period.
Good Moral Character
- In naturalization process, the prospective citizen must show good moral character and attachment to principles of the U.S. Constitution. Failure to show good moral character may cause denial of naturalization. For more information about grounds for failure to show good moral character, please click http://www.hooyou.com/badacts/onnaturalization.html.
Green Card
- A Green Card is an evidence of lawful permanent resident, allowing its holder to live and work anywhere in the U.S., leave and re-enter the U.S. at any time, and the opportunity to become a U.S. citizen. For ways to obtain a Green Card, please click http://www.hooyou.com/roadtogreencard/index.html.
H-1B
- H-1B is a nonimmigrant visa or status allowing skilled professionals in a specialty occupation to work in the U.S. on a temporary basis. The employer in an H-1B application process is the petitioner while the alien is the beneficiary. The alien must possess at least a bachelor's degree or an acceptable foreign alternative. Usually H-1B is suitable for engineers, professors, researchers, software programmers and other foreign professionals, who normally can work for a total of accumulative 6 years in the U.S. in H-1B status. For more details of H visas and status, please click http://www.hooyou.com/h-1b/index.html.
H-1B Seventh Year Extension
- The H-1B visa is temporary in nature and may be approved initially for a period of up to three years. It may be renewed for up to another three years. Thus, the usual duration of an H-1B worker's stay in the United States can reach a maximum of 6 years. However, Section 11030A of the "21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act" permits foreign nationals that have their labor certification applications pending in lengthy agency backlogs to extend their H-1B status beyond the 6th year limitation previously imposed on it. According to this section, if 365 days have elapsed since the filing of a labor certification applications or an immigrant visa petition on behalf of foreign national in the 6th year of his/her H-1B status, the foreign national's H-1B status may be extended in one-year increments until such time as a final decision is made with regard to the application or petition mentioned above. For more information about H-1B seventh year extension, please click http://www.hooyou.com/h-1b/21st%20Century%20DOJ%20Act.htm.
H-4
- H-4 visas are issued to the H-1 holder's spouse and children under twenty-one years of age. Holders of H-4 visas are considered to be dependents of H-1B visa holders. In H-4 status, spouses and children under twenty-one years of age may be entitled to enter and remain in the United States for the duration of the H-1 holder's authorized stay. The duration of their stay is limited to and equal to that of the H-1B visa holder. H-4 holders are permitted to attend school on either a part-time or full-time basis. H-4 holders are not permitted to work, however, unless otherwise authorized by the USCIS.For more details of H-4 visas and status, please click http://www.hooyou.com/h-1b/h1b_h4.html.
Hooyou
- Also known as Hooyou net, the name of Z&A’s website. Z&A is a professional group of experienced immigration attorneys specializing in U.S. immigration laws. For more information about Hooyou, please click http://www.hooyou.com/.
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