| Visa Types - Lawful Permanent Resident Spouse And Child - V-1, V-2, V-3 |
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| In addition to eligibility for a permanent visa under the family second preference, the alien spouse and children of a permanent U.S. resident are eligible for nonimmigrant visas, designated V-1, V-2, and V-3 visas. The V series is designed to allow qualifying aliens to wait in the U.S. for their permanent immigrant visas to be issued. Aliens applying for V visas must have petitions for immigrant visas pending.
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| Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 |
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| The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) targeted the prevention of illegal immigration, contained provisions regarding sanctions for employers who knowingly hired undocumented workers, and provided for increased border control, among other things. It also focused on the prevention of discrimination in the enforcement of the undocumented worker provisions. In addition, IRCA contained an amnesty provision, under which illegal aliens who had lived continuously in the United States since 1982 could have applied to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for legal resident status by a certain application cutoff date. More... |
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| Controlling Alien Admission - Immigrant Visas - Employment-Based Visas - Labor Certification - Schedule B Occupations |
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| The United States Department of Labor is charged with issuing labor certifications to certain aliens who wish to migrate permanently to the U.S. For example, most immigrants who hold advanced degrees or exceptional abilities, who hold bachelor's degrees, who have at least two years' experience as skilled workers, and who will work as unskilled workers in areas for which there are no qualified workers in the U.S. must obtain labor certifications as prerequisites to the issuance of their visas. More... |
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| Controlling Alien Admission - Humanitarian Parole |
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| Parole is a procedure whereby an inadmissible alien is permitted to enter the United States for a temporary period due to some type of emergency situation. Humanitarian parole is authorized by § 212 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA), which gives discretionary authority to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to parole aliens into the United States on a case-by-case basis for "urgent humanitarian reasons" or "significant public benefit." Humanitarian parole is only available to aliens who are outside the United States. More... |
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| Failure to Register and Falsification of Documents |
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| The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) § 237 sets for the grounds for removal. Most aliens must report any change of address within 10 days of the change. Registration and reporting duties are set forth in the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA). More... |
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