It is a process of inspection of all airport passengers before they leave a foreign country during which they fill Form I-94.
Immigration Law Dictionary
Preference Categories
There are two separate preference categories established for permanent U.S. immigration: family-based and employment-based. The family-based categories require an immediate family relationship with a U.S. citizen or permanent resident while […]
PERM
PERM is the U.S. Department of Labor’s most recent program for permanent labor certification program. It was officially promulgated on December 27, 2004. PERM rules must be followed for all […]
Parole
It is a permission allowing a person to physically enter the U.S. for a limited purpose, such as applying for asylum or to be placed in removal proceedings.
Nonimmigrant Visa
It is a document that allows an individual to come to the United States temporarily and for a limited purpose. The period of validity of thesevisa varies from 30 days […]
Nonimmigrant
It is a person who does not have immigration intentions and can establish that he or she has a residence abroad. This category includes students, tourists, treaty investors, and foreign […]
Naturalization
The process by which a foreign person becomes a U.S. citizen.
Legalization
It is a program that allows to receive temporary residence status to certain aliens. Synonyms are also “temporary resident status” and “amnesty”.
Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR)
It is a person who is allowed to reside indefinitely within a country despite not having citizenship.
Labor Condition Application (LCA)
Labor condition application (LCA), Form ETA 9035/9035E is a document that a prospective H-1B employer files with ETA when it seeks to employ nonimmigrant workers at a specific job occupation in an area […]