| Controlling Alien Admission - Applicability of Restrictions - Persons - Present and Former U.S. Citizens and Nationals |
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| Immigration laws are designed to control alien admission into the United States. For immigration purposes, the term "aliens" encompasses everyone who is not either a U.S. citizen or national. However, everyone attempting to enter the U.S. is, by statute, deemed to be an alien until proven otherwise, so even U.S. citizens and nationals must prove their status when they seek to enter the country. Former U.S. citizens and nationals, however, are subject to U.S. immigration laws.
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| Introduction - Document Fraud |
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| Many documents are filed with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), typically to gain immigration benefits. Because of these benefits, document fraud has become an increasing problem in U.S. immigration law. For that reason, knowingly submitting false documents and other related acts has been made unlawful. The statute governing document fraud is quite broad, and a specific procedure is in place to process allegations of document fraud. More... |
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| Immigrant Visas - Employment-Based Visas - Labor Certification - Job Offers and Portability |
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| Some aliens who wish to immigrate permanently to the United States in employment-based visa categories must obtain labor certifications before they will be issued visas. Specifically, nearly all aliens in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories must obtain these authorizations from the U.S. Secretary of Labor. EB-2 applicants hold advanced degrees or have exceptional abilities, while EB-3 applicants hold bachelor's degrees or their equivalents, have at least two years' experience as skilled workers, or work as unskilled laborers in areas for which there are no qualified U.S. workers. More... |
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| Immigrants - Special Immigrants - Other |
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| Most of the benefits conferred on special immigrants to the United States are offered to aliens with a particular status or to aliens who have a special relationship with, including service to, the U.S. However, a few categories of special immigrants do not fall into these classifications, such as children, international broadcasting employees, and victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. More... |
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| Visa Types - Canadian And Mexican Trade Visas - NAFTA-TN |
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| Canadian and Mexicans who wish to trade in the United States under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement may be eligible to enter using TN nonimmigrant visas. The purpose of the U.S. trip must be to carry on business activities at a professional level, and the trip must be temporary in nature.
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