US visa

US visa

Visa application requirements and processing procedures to the United States.

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Two-year home residence requirement

Immigration; US visa

Exchange visitors whose stay was financed in whole or in part by their home government, or by the U.S. government; whose skills are in short supply in their home country; or whose stay was for ...

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

Allows certain battered immigrants (such as the spouses and children of United States citizens or legal permanent residents) to file for permanent residence on their own to seek refuge from an abuser ...

Unskilled workers

Immigration; US visa

With respect to the EB-3 category, an unskilled worker is one offered a position that requires less than two years of post-secondary education, training or experience. A limit of 5000 unskilled ...

Unlawful presence

Immigration; US visa

Remaining in the U.S. for any period of time beyond the expiration date on the I-94 Departure Record or following a ruling that the status has been violated or after an entry to the United States ...

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Immigration; US visa

Part of the executive branch of the U.S. government responsible for processing applications for immigration benefits.

U-1 through U-4

Immigration; US visa

Nonimmigrant visa classification reserved for victims of certain crimes and their immediate family members.

Diversity visa lottery

Immigration; US visa

The Green Card Lottery is an annual programme affording persons from countries with below-average immigration to the U.S. the chance to be randomly selected for eligibility to apply for permanent ...