| Loss of Citizenship for U.S. Born Citizens |
| This article focuses on the loss of citizenship, which is also referred to as "denaturalization" when the loss is of a naturalized citizenship. For citizens born in the United States, the only ways that citizenship can be lost are through an affirmative action on the part of the citizen to renounce his or her citizenship or through the committing of several actions listed in § 349 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA). U.S. citizens who lose their citizenship are said to be "expatriated."More... |
| Immigrant Visas - Employment-Based Visas |
| A legal immigrant is a citizen of a country other than the United States who has received the permission of the U.S. government to reside and work permanently in the U.S. The U.S. has an annual cap on the number of immigrants, excluding certain types of immigrants, who may receive immigrant visas each year. The law then creates preferential classes of immigrants. More... |
| Nonimmigrants - Visa Types - Business or Pleasure Visitors - Who From Canada And Mexico Needs A Visa? |
| Generally speaking, travelers visiting the United States temporarily must obtain visas unless they are citizens of countries that participate in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and are eligible to participate in that program. Travelers under the VWP must not plan to stay in the U.S. for more than 90 days, must be traveling for business or pleasure, and must meet certain basic criteria. More... |
| Adjustment Of Immigration Status |
| Adjustment of status under § 245 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) is a program that allows several categories of nonimmigrants who were not in the United States legally or who were in the U.S. legally, but temporarily, to "adjust" their status to a person legally in the United States and admitted for permanent residence. This program ended in April 2001, but it is still available to nonimmigrants whose visa petition or application for labor certification was filed on or before April 30, 2001.More... |
| Mexican Border - BORSTAR |
| BORSTAR, which stands for Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue Teams of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, is a program that is in place to protect the lives of undocumented aliens crossing the border, as well as the lives of border patrol agents and the public. More... |
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