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Important Terms
- Alien
- Any person not a citizen or national of the United States.
- Acquired Citizenship
- Citizenship given at birth on children born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent(s).
- Adjustment of Status
- Procedure allowing certain aliens already in the United States to apply for immigrant status without having to leave the United States. Beginning in October 1994, section 245(i) of the INA allowed illegal residents who were eligible for immigrant status to remain in the United States and adjust to permanent resident status by applying at an INS office and paying an additional penalty fee. Section 245(i) is no longer available unless the alien is the beneficiary of a petition under section 204 of the Act or of an application for a labor certification under section 212(a)(5)(A), filed before January 15, 1998. Prior to October 1994, most illegal residents were required to leave the United States and acquire a visa abroad from the Department of State as they are again now.
- USCIS, formerly INS
- U.S. Citizenship and US immigration Services
- Beneficiaries
- Beneficiaries generally receive a lawful status as a result of their relationship to a Lawful US Citizen.
- Child
- Generally, an unmarried person under 21 years of age who is: a child born from union in matrimony, or your spouse children from a previous marriage. As well as adopted children and children under lawful custody.
- Citizen
- A person who has full rights privileges and protection of living in the United States.
- Country of Birth
- The country where you were born.
- Chargeability
- The independent country to which an immigrant entering under the preference system is accredited for purposes of numerical limitations. (See related section)
- Diversity
- A category of immigrants replacing the earlier categories for nationals of underrepresented countries and countries adversely "affected" by the US immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965 (P.L. 89-236). The annual limit is now 55,000.
- Derivative Citizenship
- Citizenship conveyed to Children through the naturalization of parents.
- Fiscal Year
- Currently, the twelve-month period beginning October 1 and ending September 30.
- Former Allegiance
- The previous country of citizenship of a naturalized Citizen.
- Green Card
- Officially known as: "Alien Registration Receipt Card" which is the identification card of a Permanent resident.
- Immigrant
- An alien admitted to the US as a lawful permanent resident. Immigrant are those persons accorded the privilege of residing permanently in the U.S. They may be issued immigrant visas by the Consulate abroad or here in the United States once adjusted to Permanent Resident Status by the INS.
- Immediate Relatives
- Spouses, Immediate parents and Children of US citizens.
- US immigration and Nationality Act
- The Act (INA), which, along with other US immigration laws, treaties, and conventions of the United States, relates to the US immigration, temporary admission, naturalization, and removal of aliens.
- Nationality
- The country in which the person is considered a National or a Citizen.
- Native Country
- Usually means someone born in that country.
- Naturalization
- The conferring, by any means, of citizenship upon a person after birth.
- Permanent Resident Alien (Green Card holder)
- An alien admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident. Permanent residents are also commonly referred to as immigrants; Lawful permanent residents are legally accorded the privilege of residing permanently in the United States. They may be issued immigrant visas by the Department of State overseas or adjusted to permanent resident status by the USCIS in the United States.
- Residence
- The country where in which the alien was living before coming to the United States.
- Visa Waiver Program
- Allows certain citizens of certain selected countries to travel temporarily to the United States under the nonimmigrant admission classes of visitors for pleasure and visitors for business. Or to enter the United States without obtaining nonimmigrant visas. Admission is for no more than 90 days.
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