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US visa
Visa application requirements and processing procedures to the United States.
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Immigration and naturalisation Service (INS)
Immigration; US visa
A branch of the Department of Justice that formerly existed and had responsibility for immigration and naturalization. INS was renamed and became part of DHS on March 1, 2003. To learn more, go to ...
Qualifying date
Immigration; US visa
The date which the Visa Office of the Department of State uses the qualifying date to determine when to send the Instruction Package to an immigrant visa applicant. The Instruction Package tells the ...
Child
Immigration; US visa
Unmarried child under the age of 21 years. A child may be natural born, step or adopted. If the child is a stepchild, the marriage between the parent and the U. S. citizen must have occurred when ...
Termination of a case
Immigration; US visa
If the applicant fails to reply to the inquiry correspondence sent by their embassy or consulate, termination of their visa application will begin. The embassy or consulate will first send a ...
Federal poverty guidelines
Immigration; US visa
See Poverty Guidelines. The Department of Health and Human Services publishes a list every year giving the lowest income acceptable for a family of a particular size so that the family does not live ...
Ineligible/ineligibility
Immigration; US visa
Immigration law says that certain conditions and actions prevent a person from entering the U. S. These conditions and activities are called ineligibilities, and the applicant is ineligible for ...
Domicile
Immigration; US visa
Place where a person has his or her principal residence. The person must intend to keep that residence for the foreseeable future. The sponsor of an immigrant must have domicile in the U. S. ...
