The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows citizens of certain countries to travel to the U.S. for up to 90 days without obtaining a visa. Not all countries participate in the VWP, […]
Theodore Panagiotopoulos
Visa
A stamp placed in a passport that allows their holders to enter the United States according to the conditions for that visa type. The validity period on the visa is […]
US-VISIT
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program. It is a program that allows to collect information about the entry and the exit of non-U.S. citizens and to verify their identity.
Unlawful Presence
It is time accumulated in the U.S. after a foreign national’s authorized stay expires. This can lead to problems with the 3 year/10 year bar. The period of authorized stay […]
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
It is temporary status that the U.S. government occasionally gives to nationals of particular countries which have undergone extraordinary physical (such as an earthquake) or other political conditions (such as […]
SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System)
It is a networked computer system set up in the United States to track and monitor information on non-immigrant students and visitors.
Service Centers
There are 5 offices which handle the filing, data entry, and adjudication of certain applications for immigration services and benefits.
Removal
It is a legal proceeding through which immigration officials seek to remove a foreign national from the United States for violating an immigration law or other U.S. law. The terms […]
Refugee
Any person who is outside any country of such person’s nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which such person last […]
Reduction in Recruitment (RIR)
An alternative method of processing an application for labor certification, where the employer demonstrates sustained and unsuccessful attempts to recruit qualified U.S. workers.