A-Z Subject Index


Glossary

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M
N   | O  | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z


A

"A" Visa – Officials in Foreign Governments

Acts of Congress

Administrative Processing Information

Admission to the U.S. - CBP Website

Adopting a Child

Advance Parole

Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) – CBP Website

Advisory Opinion for J-1 Waiver of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement

Affidavit of Support

Afghan and Iraqi Translators/Interpreters, Special Immigrant Visas

Afghan and Iraqi Translators/Interpreters, Special Immigrant Visas - FAQs for Applicants Living Overseas

Alien Classes Ineligible to Receive Visas

American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Website

Arrival-Departure Record - "I-94; I-94W" – CBP Website

Arrival-Departure Record "Form I-94" - I forgot to turn in my I-94 - CBP Website

Asylum – USCIS Website

Athletes, Artists, Entertainers (Temporary Workers) - “P” Visa

Au Pairs (Exchange Visitor) - ECA Website

Australian in Specialty Occupation - "E-3" Visa - Australian Consulate Website

Avian Flu

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B

“B” Visa -  (Temporary) Visitor Visa

"B" Visa (Nonimmigrant, Visitor Visitor)  Refusal Rates by Nationality

Bermuda, Citizens of- Travel to United States: Visa Requirements

Biometrics

Border Crossing Card – (BCC)

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs - ECA Website

Business Visa Center - (BVC)

Business Visa Center - Contact Information

Business Visa Center - Frequently Asked Questions

Business Travel to U.S. - What Type of Visa Will You Need (PDF)

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C

 

Camp Counselor - ECA Website

Census Bureau

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Change of Status in the U.S.; Who May Apply - USCIS Website

Chile FTA Professional Worker - "H1B1" visa - Chilean Consulate Website

Classifications: Immigrants - Types of Immigrant Visas - USCIS Website

Classifications: Nonimmigrants - Types of Nonimmigrant Visas - USCIS Website

Code of Federal Regulations - (CFR)

Complaints About Immigration (CBP) Entry to the U.S.

Congressional Testimony

Contact a U.S. Embassy

Contact the Visa Office

Customer Service Statement

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D

Denials; Visas

Department of Health & Human Services

Department of Justice

Department of Labor

DHS Trip - For Complaints About Immigration (CBP) Entry to the U.S.

Diplomats and Foreign Government Officials

Diversity Lottery - USCIS Website

Diversity Visa Program - (DV) - TSG Website

DNA and Parentage Blood Testing

Dual Citizenship

Duration of Stay

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E

“E-1/E-2” Visas – Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors

“E-3” Visa – Australian in Specialty Occupation - Australian Consulate Website

E-Verify (USICS Website)

Embassies and Consulates (U.S.) Overseas- Locate

Emergency Travel - USCIS Website

Employment Authorization/Employment Authorization Document (EAD) - USCIS Website

Employment – Labor Certification - DOL Website

Employment Based Visas - Immigrant

Employment Based Visas - Nonimmigrant

Employment: Iraqi or Afghan translators/interpreters

Employment: Iraqis - Worked for/on behalf of US Government

Enhanced Border Security and Visa Reform Act

Entertainers (Temporary Workers) – “P” Visa

ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) for VWP Travelers- (CBP Website)

ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) for VWP Travelers- (TSG Website)

Exchange Visitor Program - Private Sector Programs

Exchange Visitors and Students: Arrival Procedures - CBP Website

Exchange Visitors - "J" Visa

Extend My Stay in the U.S.; How to - USCIS Website

Extension of Stay versus Meaning of the Visa Expiration Date (TSG Website)

Extraordinary Ability (Temporary Workers) – “O” Visa

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F

"F" Visa – Academic Students

Family Based Immigrants

Fees - Visa Services - TSG Website

Fees and Forms - USCIS Website

Fiancé (e) or Spouse of an American Citizen - Immigrant - "K" Visa

Fingerprints - USCIS Website

Flight Training (Exchange Visitor) – ECA Website

Foreign Affairs Manual - (FAM)

Foreign Media, Press and Radio Visas - "I" Visa

Foreign Residency Requirement - "J" Visa

Foreign Worker Labor Certification – DOL Website

Forms; Immigration - USCIS Website

Forms; I-94, I-94W, Arrival-Departure Record (CBP Website)

Forms; Visa Application - TSG Website

Fraud; Reporting

FTA - Chile Professional Worker - "H1B1" visa

FTA - Singapore Professional Worker - "H1B1" visa

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G

"G" Visa – International Organizations & NATO

Glossary of Visa Terms

Government Officials - (Foreign)

Government Websites

Green Card – (LPR) - USCIS Website

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H

"H" Visa – (Temporary Workers)

Holiday - ("B-2" Visitor Visa)

Homeland Security, Department of - (DHS)

Humanitarian Parole - USCIS Website

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I

"I" Visa – Journalist, Media, Press

Immigrant Visas- TSG Website

Immigration and Nationality Act - (INA) - USCIS Website

Immigration Classifications and Visa Categories - USCIS Website

Ineligibilities for a Visa

International Cultural Exchange (Temporary Workers) - "Q" Visa

International Organizations & NATO – "G" Visa

Intracompany Transferee (Temporary Workers) - "L" Visa

Iraqi and Afghan Translators/Interpreters, Special Immigrant Visas - FAQs for Applicants Living Overseas

Iraqis- Employed by/on Behalf of U.S. Government (Special Immigrant Visa)

Iraqis - Employed by/on Behalf of U.S. Government (Special Immigrant Visa)- USCIS Website

Iraqi "H" series Passports - A & G visas FAQ

Iraqi "M" and "N" series Passports - A & G visas FAQ

Iraqi "M" and "N" series Passports - general visa FAQ

Iraqi "S" series Passport - A & G visas FAQ

Iraqi "S" series Passport - general visa FAQ

Iraqi Refugee Processing - Fact Sheet - DHS Website

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J

"J" Visa – Exchange Visitor

J-1 Visas - Advisory Opinion for Waiver of Foreign Residence Requirement (if more information needed, please search J-1 Waiver FAQs - page 10)

J-1 Waiver of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement

J-1 Waiver of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement - Application Process (see Eligibility and Application Procedures)

Journalists, Foreign Media - "I" Visa

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K

"K" Visa – Fiancé / Spouse (Married Abroad)

Kentucky Consular Center - (KCC)

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L

"L" Visa – Intracompany Transferee - (Temporary Worker)

Labor Certification - (Foreign Workers) – DOL Website

Laser Visa - See Border Crossing Card

Lawful Permanent Resident - (LPR) - "Green Card" - USCIS Website

Locate an Embassy Website

Locate - American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Website

Lost and Stolen Documents

Lottery, Diversity - Immigrant Visa Program

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M

"M" Visa – Nonacademic Student

Marriage to a Foreign National

Media, Journalists – "I" Visa

Medical Exam/Panel Physician Information

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N

National Visa Center - (NVC)

NATO Visa

News - Visa

Nonimmigrant Classifications and Types of Nonimmigrant Visas - USCIS Website

Nonimmigrant Visas - (NIV) - USCIS Website

Nonimmigrant Visas: Temporary Visitors - TSG Website

NSEERS - (Special Registration) – ICE Website

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O

"O" Visa – Foreign workers with Extraordinary Ability (Temporary Workers)

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P

Panel Physician/Medical Exam Information

Parole, Humanitarian - USCIS Website

Patriot Act – Acts of Congress

Permanent Immigrants to the U.S.

Photo Requirements - Nonimmigrant Visas

Physician (Exchange Visitor) – ECA Website

Poverty Guidelines

Premium Processing Service – (Temporary Workers) - USCIS Website

Professor (Exchange Visitor) -  ECA Website

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Q

"Q" Visa – International Cultural Exchange Visitor - (Temporary Workers)

Questions About Visas?

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R

Refugees - D ept of State, PRM Website

Refugees - Iraqi Refugee Processing - DHS Website

Refugees - U.N. High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) Website

Refugees - USCIS Website

Refugee Resettlement - Health and Human Services Website

Refusal Rates:  Non-immigrant B Visa Refusal Rates by Nationality

Religious Workers (Temporary)

Renewing your A, G, or NATO Visas

Replacing your lost or stolen Visa

Report of the Visa Office - Visa Statistics

Returning Resident Alien

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S

Safety and Security of U.S. Borders

Scholar – ECA Website

Services - Listed by Post - (Embassy / Consulate)

Singapore FTA Professional Worker - "H1B1" Visa

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Social Security Card - How to Apply (1st Time Applicants)

Social Security Card - How to Replace Your Card

Special Immigrant Visas for Iraqi and Afghan Translators/Interpreters

Special Immigrant Visas for Iraqis – Employed by/on Behalf of U.S. Government

Special Registration - ICE Website

Spouse /Fiancé (e) of an American Citizen - Immigrant - "K" Visa

State Sponsors of Terrorism countries (visa applicants from)- Processing procedures and FAQs

Statistics: Visa

Students- Department of State, ECA Website

Students and Exchange Visitors: Arrival Procedures - CBP Website

Student and Exchange Visitor Information System - (SEVIS) - ICE Website

Student Visa - "F" Visa

Students – USCIS Website

Summer Work / Travel (Exchange Visitor) – ECA Website

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T

Taiwan - American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Website

Telegrams; Visa Policy

Temporary Religious Workers

Temporary Visitors: Nonimmigrant Visas- TSG Website

Temporary Visitors: See Nonimmigrant Visas - USCIS Website

Temporary Workers - Overview

Trainees (Temporary Workers) – "H-3" visa

Transiting the United States - Transit Visas

Transit Without a Visa (TWOV) - CBP Website

Translators/Interpreters: Iraqi and Afghan - Special Immigrant Visas

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Travel Document

Traveler Complaints About Immigration (CBP) Entry to the U.S.

Traveler Redress - For Complaints About Immigration (CBP) Entry to the U.S.

Treaty Traders & Treaty Investors - "E" Visa

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U

U.N. High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) Website

USA.gov

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - (USCIS)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection - (CBP)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security - (DHS)

U.S. Embassies and Consulates Overseas - Locate  

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - (ICE)

USCIS - FAQ's

US-VISIT Program - DHS Website

US-VISIT: Current Ports of Entry - DHS Website

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V

Vacation – "B2" Visitor Visa

Vaccination Requirements for Immigrant Visa Applicants

Visa Bulletin

Visa Categories - USCIS Website

Visa Denials

Visa Issuing Posts - (Consulate / Embassy)

Visa Policy; U.S.

Visa: Reading Your Visa

Visa Reciprocity Table

Visa Refusal Rates:  Non-immigrant B Vis a Refusal Rates by Nationalit y

Visa Services - Who We Are

Visa Statistics

Visa Types for Permanent Immigrants

Visa Types for Temporary Visitors - (Nonimmigrant)

Visa Wait Times

Visa Waiver Program - (VWP) TSG Website

Visa Waiver Program (VWP):  ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization)- CBP Website

Visa Waiver Program (VWP):  ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization)- TSG Website

Visitor Visas - Business and Pleasure - "B" Visa

Visitor Visa (Nonimmigrant, "B" Visa) Refusal Rates by Nationality

Visa Waiver Program - Travel from Bermuda (TSG Website)

Visa Waiver Program - Travel from Canada (TSG Website)

Visa Waiver Program - Travel from Mexico (TSG Website)

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W

Waivers and Ineligibilities

Waiver of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement for J-1 Visa Holders

Waiver of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement for J Visa Holders - Advisory Opinions

Walsh Visa (Temporary Workers) – “Q” Visa

Website Fraud Warning

What is a Visa?

Work Authorization/Work Authorization Document (EAD) - USCIS Website

Workers – Labor Certification - DOL Website

Workers (Employment)

Workers (Temporary)

World Health Organization (WHO)

 

X

 

Y

 

Z

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