US visa

US visa

Visa application requirements and processing procedures to the United States.

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Nebraska Service centre (NSC)

Immigration; US visa

One of four USCIS service centres that processes certain immigration petitions and applications.

Targeted employment area

Immigration; US visa

A targeted employment area is a rural or geographical area that has experienced unemployment at a rate of at least 150% of the national average rate. Individual states are authorised to designate ...

Temporary protected status (TPS)

Immigration; US visa

A status reserved for certain foreign nationals permitted temporary refuge in the Unites States for personal safety due to ongoing armed conflict or an environmental disaster in their home country.

State Workforce Agency (SWA)

Immigration; US visa

A agency of the Department of labour that has jurisdiction over the proposed area of employment and is responsible for issuing prevailing wage determinations. Formerly SESA

Three-year bar

Immigration; US visa

Applies to foreign nationals unlawfully present in the United States for a continuous period of more than 180 days, but less than one year, and who leave the U.S. voluntarily.