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Visa application requirements and processing procedures to the United States.

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Refugee travel document

Immigration; US visa

Document generally valid for one year granted to refugees and/or asylees to travel abroad and reenter the United States.

Removal proceedings

Immigration; US visa

A hearing before an Immigration Judge to determine if a person should be deported from the United Status.

Quota

Immigration; US visa

Annual numerical limitation on the number of visas based on country of chargeability and job classification.

Visa waiver (VW)

Immigration; US visa

Allows foreign nationals of certain countries to be admitted to the U.S. for 90 days or less for business or pleasure without first obtaining a nonimmigrant visa from a U.S. consulate. Nationals of ...

Visa bulletin

Immigration; US visa

The Department of State's monthly list of immigrant visa preference categories and their quotas. Foreign nationals assigned a priority date on or before the date listed in the Visa Bulletin are ...

Wt

Immigration; US visa

Nonimmigrant visa classification for individuals entering the United States for business or pleasure under the visa waiver program. WB or WT is usually denoted in the passport and/or on the I-94 card ...

Voluntary departure

Immigration; US visa

Permission granted to a foreign national to leave the U.S. voluntarily, at his/her own expense, by a designated date without being deported by an immigration judge.

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