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Unlawful Presence
- Unlawful presence is a period of stay not authorized by the U.S. Attorney General. Usually it occurs when an alien enters without inspection, or when a lawfully admitted alien stays past the expiration date on his/her I-94 card without authorization by the U.S. Attorney General. Under the U.S. immigration law, an alien who has been illegally stayed in the U.S. for more than 180 days would be barred from reentering the U.S. for at least 3 years. An alien who has illegally stayed in the U.S. for more than 360 days would be barred from reentering the U.S. for 10 years. Section 245(i) of the LIFE Act, however, lifts the three-year and ten-year bar for qualified aliens who apply for adjustment of status and were physically present in the United States on or before December 21, 2000, and whose immigration petition or a labor certificate application is filed for the benefit of the Alien on or before April 30, 2001. For more information about unlawful stay and 245(i) requirements, please click http://www.hooyou.com/245i/requirements.html.
US Citizenship by Birth
- A person is a U.S. citizen if born on U.S. soil, and a birth certificate is proof of citizenship. U.S. soil encompasses all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and outlying U.S. commonwealths.A person is also a U.S. citizen if born to U.S. parents abroad under certain circumstances.For more information about U.S. citizenship by birth, please click http://www.hooyou.com/citizenship/bybirth.html.
USCIS
- USCIS stands for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It is the agency of the U.S. government principally responsible in matters dealing with aliens in the United States. This includes giving it jurisdiction over immigrant petitions, such as NIW. Prior to March of 2003, the USCIS was called the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). For a brief period it was known as the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS). It is also sometimes simply called CIS. For purposes of this web site, we use the current accepted name of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS. For more information about USCIS, please click http://www.uscis.gov.
USCIS Local Offices
- Some immigration benefit applications must be filed with one of the CIS local offices, e.g. a local District or Sub office in the applicant’s area. There are 33 Immigration District Offices in the United States. Each District Office, headed by a District Director, has a specified service area that may include part of a state or territory, an entire state, or many states. District Offices are where most immigration field staff are located. District Offices are responsible for enforcing immigration laws in that jurisdiction. Certain applications are filed directly with District Offices, many kinds of interviews are conducted at these Offices, and immigration staff are available to answer questions, provide forms, etc. For more information about local district and sub offices, please click http://uscis.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/alphaa.htm.
V Visa
- In order to address the severe backlogs on the availability of visas for families, the LIFE Act provides a new V visa to allow the spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents, who have been waiting more than 3 years for a green card, to enter the United States and be granted work authorization. Because these individuals are intending immigrants, there is no way for them to legally come to the United States, even for a short visit. By creating a new V visa, the law grants those immediate family members a legal status and work authorization in the United States.V visa is a sunset visa category because only those whose immigration petition has filed for 3 years and it was filed before December 21, 2000 may benefit from V visa.For details of V visa and status, please click http://www.hooyou.com/v_visa/index.html.
Visa
- A U.S. visa allows the bearer to apply for entry to the U.S. in a certain classification (e.g. student (F), visitor (B), temporary worker (H)). A visa does not grant the bearer the right to enter the United States. The Department of State (DOS) is responsible for visa adjudication at U.S. Embassies and Consulates outside of the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Bureau of Custom and Border Protection (BCBP) immigration inspectors determine admission into, length of stay and conditions of stay in, the U.S. at a port of entry. The information on a nonimmigrant visa only relates to when an individual may apply for entry into the U.S. DHS immigration inspectors will record the terms of your admission on your Arrival/Departure Record (I-94 white or I-94W green) and in your passport.
Visa Lottery
- Also known as diversity visa lottery. By way of a lottery, the State Department annually makes a total of 50,000 immigrant visas available to aliens who come from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. Every year, the NationalVisaCenter holds this lottery and chooses winners randomly from all qualified applicants. If an alien is selected from the random draw, s/he will have an opportunity to apply for permanent residence either through consular processing or adjustment of status. For details of visa lottery, please click http://www.hooyou.com/visa_lottery/index.html.
Visa Screen Certificate
- Visa Screen Certificate is a document that can be presented to a U.S. consular officer or, in the case of adjustment of status, the attorney general, as part of a visa application. The Visa Screen Certificate evidences that the holder has completed a required screening program for health care professionals, other than physicians, in order to qualify for certain occupational visas. Screening includes an assessment of the applicant's education to ensure it is comparable to a U.S. graduate in that same profession; verification that licenses are valid and unencumbered; English language proficiency; and, in the case of nurses, verification that the nurse has either earned a CGFNS Certificate or passed the NCLEX-RN® Examination. For more information about visa screen certificate, please click http://www.hooyou.com/Nurses/Requirement.html.
Visa Waiver Program (VWP)
- Under the U.S. immigration law, travelers from certain countries are allowed to visit the U.S. for business or leisure for up to ninety days without a visa. The list of countries changes from time to time. A VWP traveler is not allowed to extend her/his stay or change status in the U.S.For details of Visa Waiver Program, please click http://www.hooyou.com/nonimmigration/vwpp.html.
Voluntary Departure
- The departure of an alien from the United States without an order of removal. The departure may or may not have been preceded by a hearing before an immigration judge. An alien allowed to voluntarily depart concedes removability but does not have a bar to seeking admission at a port-of-entry at any time. Failure to depart within the time granted results in a fine and a ten-year bar to several forms of relief from deportation.
VSC
- VSC stands for Vermont Service Center. The USCIS Service Centers were established to handle the mail, file, data entry, and adjudication of most applications for immigration services and benefits. The VSC has jurisdiction over certain applications and petitions from people residing in the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland*, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. For information about VSC please click http://uscis.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/vermont/aboutus.htm.
Withdrawal
- An arriving alien’s voluntary retraction of an application for admission to the United States in lieu of a removal hearing before an immigration judge or an expedited removal. Withdrawals are not included in nonimmigrant admission data.
Withholding of Removal
- Withholding of Removal is relief to prevent removal to a country where the alien has a clear probability to suffer persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Withholding of Removal is only for those who are placed in removal proceedings. If USCIS is not trying to deport you, exclude you, or otherwise remove you from the United States, Withholding of Removal is not an available remedy. For details of Withholding of Removal, please click http://www.hooyou.com/asylum/index.html.
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