| Visa Types - Victims of Trafficking in Persons, T Visas |
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| Under the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, the United States adopted a new visa type for aliens who have been victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons, the "T" visa. The T visa allows qualifying victims and, sometimes, their immediate family members, to travel to the U.S. temporarily to live and work.
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| Nonimmigrants - Visa Types - Students - Vocational - M - Eligibility |
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| The United States offers two types of visas to students who wish to study in the U.S. temporarily: "F" visas, which are designed for academic studies or language training, and "M" visas, which are provided for nonacademic or vocational studies.
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| Inadmissible at Time of Entry or Adjustment of Status or Violates Status |
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| The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) § 237 sets for the grounds for removal. The ground of "inadmissible at time of entry or of adjustment of status or violates status" includes any alien who at the time of entry or adjustment of status was within one or more of the classes of aliens inadmissible by the law existing at such time. More... |
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| Methods of Acquiring Citizenship - Naturalization - Objective Requirements Other Than Residence |
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| In addition to making the specified showing of residence, an alien who wishes to become a naturalized United States citizen must meet several other objective requirements, including having the requisite mental capacity and age and possessing the requisite English literacy and knowledge of U.S. history and government.More... |
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| Nonimmigrants - Visa Types - Business or Pleasure Visitors -Border Crossing Cards |
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| For business and visitor travel to the United States, both citizens and permanent residents of Mexico must have nonimmigrant Border Crossing Cards (BCC), also known as laser visas, which are machine-readable, biometric visas typically issued to Mexican visitors to the U.S. BCCs are issued to both business and pleasure travelers.More... |
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