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February 27, 2010
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Immigration Terms and Definitions

 
 

Legalized Aliens
Certain illegal aliens who were eligible to apply for temporary resident status under the legalization provision of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Nonimmigrant temporary worker classes O-1, O-2, O-3
Temporary workers with extraordinary ability or achievement in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics; those entering solely for the purpose of accompanying and assisting such workers; and their spouses and children

Country of (Last) Residence
The country in which an alien habitually resided prior to entering the United States.

Permanent Resident Card
How Do I Apply? You must submit a completed Form I-485 with filing fee, and a completed Form G-325A with evidence that you have continuously resided in the United States prior to January 1, 1972 & more

Country of Nationality
The country of a person’s citizenship or country in which the person is deemed a national.

Board of Immigration Appeals
The Board of Immigration Appeals, commonly referred to as the BIA, issues appellate administrative decisions that are binding on the DHS Bureaus responsible for enforcing immigration laws nationwide.

Immigration Form I-698
Application to Adjust Status From Temporary to Permanent Reside

Naturalization Application
The form used by a lawful permanent resident to apply for U.S. citizenship.

Apprehension
The arrest of a removable alien by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Each apprehension of the same alien in a fiscal year is counted separately.

Immigration Form I-687
Application for Status as a Temporary Resident Under Section 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act


 

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Did You Know?    
 
 
There are many ways to sponsor an alien
If you would like to sponsor, or petition for, a relative, please read the information entitled "How do I Bring my Family to the United States to Live?" If you would like to sponsor, or petition for, an employee, please see the instructions entitled "How Do I Get Immigrant Status Based on Employment?" If you would like to sponsor, or petition for, an overseas orphan, please refer to the information entitled "How do I bring an orphan to the United States to live?" items in qoutes can be found at http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm

 


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Latest news about Immigration cases in Houston and nationwide:

Bosnian National Arrested On Immigration Fraud Charges In Connection To His Concealment Of Having Served In Military Unit Involved In Genocide Of Thousands Of Bosnian Muslims
Thousands Of Bosnian Muslims

Boston, MA... A Bosnian national residing in Peabody, Massachusetts has been arrested on charges t...
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What is a Visa-Types of Visas
If you’re a citizen of a foreign country, in most cases you’ll need a visa to enter the United States.

A visa doesn’t permit entry to the ...

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Tips for U.S. Visas: Family-Based Immigrants
The Immigration and Nationality Act allows for the immigration of foreigners to the United States...
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Immigration Terms

 


Today's Terms

Legitimated

Definition:
Most countries have legal procedures for natural fathers of children born out of wedlock to acknowledge their children. A legitimated child from any country has two legal parents and cannot qualify as an orphan unless, only one of the parents is living, or both of the parents have abandoned the child

Country of Former Allegiance

Definition:
The previous country of citizenship of a naturalized U.S. citizen or of a person who derived U.S. citizenship.

Immigration Form I-175

Definition:
Application for Nonresident Alien's Canadian Border Crossing Card

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Immigration Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Immigration:

  • NAFTA Applications
  • Intra-company Transferee (L-1) Petitions
  • Specialty Worker (H-1B) Petitions
  • Treaty Investor (E-2) Visas

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Houston Immigration Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an Immigration attorney you should contact our Immigration Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Alvin
  • Amarillo
  • Arlington
  • Austin
  • Baytown
  • Brownsville
  • Burleson
  • Carrollton
  • College Station
  • Cypress
  • Dallas
  • Del Rio
  • Desoto
  • Eagle Pass
  • Edinburg
  • El Paso
  • Flower Mound
  • Fort Worth
  • Friendswood
  • Garland
  • Grand Prairie
  • Grapevine
  • Harlingen
  • Houston
  • Irving
  • Katy
  • Laredo
  • League City
  • Lewisville
  • Mcallen
  • Mesquite
  • Mission
  • New Braunfels
  • North Richland Hills
  • Palestine
  • Pasadena
  • Pharr
  • Plano
  • Richardson
  • Richmond
  • Round Rock
  • San Antonio
  • San Benito
  • San Marcos
  • Seguin
  • Spring
  • Sugar Land
  • Victoria
  • Weslaco
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