It is a process of ejecting the person seeking admission to the United States even when he or she arrives the border.
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Exchange Visitor
It is nonimmigrant visa category for persons to participate in exchange visitor programs in the United States with the purpose of teaching, studying, lecturing and instructing, consulting, sharing, or demonstrating […]
Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
It is Form I-688B issued by the USCIS proving the rights of foreign aliens to accept an employment in the United States. See Work Permit.
Dual Nationality
It is the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries. Dual Nationality results from birth in one country, marriage to a foreign national […]
Diversity Lottery
It is an annual immigration visa lottery through which nationals of countries which the U.S. considers to be under-represented through other immigration channels, can apply for legal permanent residence in […]
Derivative Citizenship
It is a citizenship conveyed to children through the naturalization of parents or, under certain circumstances, to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizen parents, provided certain conditions are met.
Deportability
Grounds or Acts that make a person subject to deportation. Deportation. It means the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country. Grounds for deportation […]
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
The federal department that rules all matters relating to homeland security. The immigration functions of the department are administered by three bureaus including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Immigration […]
Crime Involving Moral Turpitude (CIMT or CMT)
It is a criminal offense that shocks the consciousness of the court; CIMT is not defined in the INA or the regulations but is based on the interpretation by the […]
Consular Processing
It is a process by which a beneficiary of an immigration petition who is outside the U.S. applies for an immigrant visa at a U.S. consulate overseas.