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- Travel Permits/Refugee travel
- Greencard Renewals
- Victims of Crime Visas
- Domestic Violence Visas
- Waivers
VISAS
A VISA allows you to travel to the United States as far as the port of entry (airport or land border crossing) and ask the immigration officer to allow you to enter the country. Only the immigration officer has the authority to permit you to enter the United States. He or she decides how long you can stay for any particular visit. Immigration matters are the responsibility of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
There are two categories of U.S. visas: immigrant and nonimmigrant. Immigrant visas are for people who intend to live permanently in the U.S. Nonimmigrant visas are for people with permanent residence outside the U.S. but who wish to be in the U.S. on a temporary basis – for tourism, medical treatment, business, temporary work or study.
Greencards
A Green Card gives an individual not a US citizen the legal right to live and work in the United States, permanently. It is possible to apply for many government jobs with a green card. A recipient of a Green Card also has the right to sponsor some relatives for Green Cards. You may keep your present citizenship, and you may apply for U.S. citizenship at a later time. Green Card holders also receive health, education, and other benefits.
Naturalization
Citizenship in the United States of America can be achieved in two ways, through birth or naturalization. When you are born in the United States, you are automatically a US citizen. You are also a US citizen if both of your parents were born in the United States.
The process of naturalization is a step-by-step procedure taken by individuals who were not born but want to become citizens of the United States of America.
The general requirements for administrative Naturalization include:Removal (formerly known as deportation)
The definition of deportation as given by the United States Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS formerly INS) is: the formal removal of an alien from the United States when the alien has been found removable for violating the immigration laws. Deportation is ordered by an immigration judge without any punishment being imposed or contemplated. Prior to April 1997 deportation and exclusion were separate removal procedures. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 consolidated these procedures. After April 1, 1997, aliens in and admitted to the United States may be subject to removal based on deportability. Now called Removal, this function is managed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Deportation of immigrants and other individuals may result as a consequence for entering the United States illegally. You can also be deported if you are not a citizen and have committed a serious crime.
"REMOVAL": The process of forcibly deporting a person from the United States. There are citizens who have been convicted of a criminal offense, and people who are found in the United Unfortunately, most immigrants end up in removal proceedings through their own fault. If U.S. citizenship, and you have at any time in your life, anywhere in the world, been arrested, contact an immigration attorney to discuss the potential risks of filing the application. Remember, your criminal file, regardless of whether or not your records were sealed, and regardless of
Guest Worker Visa
As of March 2006, there is a controversial immigration Guest Worker bill being considered in congress. If congress passes this bill then immigrants would be allowed to work up to six years in the United States under this visa program. Through their employers or on their own, immigrants would be eligible for permanent residency. Foreign labor certification programs permit U.S. employers to hire foreign workers on a temporary or permanent basis to fill jobs essential to the U.S. economy.
The new law proposes a 3 year work visa after a payment of $1000 and then after, an option for another 3 years for a total 6 years of work visas, after this time passes, a built in incentives program for worker to return back to their country or follow a permant resident path.
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Certification may be obtained in cases where it can be demonstrated that there are insufficient qualified U.S. workers available and willing to perform the work at wages that meet or exceed the prevailing wage paid for that occupation in the area of intended employment.
Two new visa categories, If congress passes this bill.