| Nonimmigrants - Visa Types - Business or Pleasure Visitors -Border Crossing Cards |
| 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... |
| Grounds for Inadmissibility - Criminal Activity or Conviction |
| Certain people are "inadmissible" for purposes of entry into the United States, either as an immigrant or as a visitor. There are many reasons why a person could be considered inadmissible, and one of these is that the person has been convicted of a crime or has been criminally active. More... |
| Lawful Permanent Resident Rights And Responsibilities |
| An alien whose status has been adjusted to that of a lawful permanent resident (LPR) has certain rights and responsibilities under United States law as long as LPR status is not abandoned. Likewise, conditional residents, who have been granted status for two-year periods, receive the same rights and subject to the same responsibilities as LPRs. More... |
| Lists of Alien Passengers |
| Section 231 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) sets forth the requirements for commercial ships and aircraft to keep records of its passengers. The term "ship" in this article is intended to cover any type or size of sea-worthy vessel. A designated person on each transportation craft must maintain lists with information on each passenger, crew member, or other category of occupant who is transported on a ship or aircraft. The designated list-keeper may be the craft's master or commanding officer, authorized agent, or owner, for example. The information must be given to a United States border official both when the ship or aircraft is arriving at a U.S. port of entry and when it is departing from a U.S. port. As of January 1, 2003, the provision of such information must be transmitted electronically from the designated list-keeper to the U.S. border official.More... |
| Visa Types - Canadian And Mexican Trade Visas - NAFTA-TN |
| 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. More... |
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