US visa

US visa

Visa application requirements and processing procedures to the United States.

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Certificate of citizenship

Immigration; US visa

A document issued by the DHS as proof that the person is a U.S. citizen by birth (when born abroad) or derivation (not from naturalization). The Child Citizenship Act of 2001 gives American ...

Case number

Immigration; US visa

The National Visa centre (NVC) gives each immigrant petition a case number. This number has three letters followed by ten digits (numbers). The three letters are an abbreviation for the overseas ...

Cancelled without prejudice

Immigration; US visa

A stamp puts on a visa by an embassy or consulate when there is a mistake in the visa or the visa is a duplicate (two of the same kind). It does not affect the validity of other visas in the ...

Common-law marriage

Immigration; US visa

An agreement between a man and woman to enter into marriage without a civil or religious ceremony. It may not be recognised as a marriage for immigration purposes.

Certificate of naturalisation

Immigration; US visa

A document issued by the DHS as proof that the person has become a U.S. citizen (naturalized) after immigration to the U.S.

Labour condition application (LCA)

Immigration; US visa

A request to the Department of labour for a foreign worker to work in the U. S.

Getting a status (visa) through another applicant, as provided under immigration law for certain visa categories. For example, the spouse and children of an exchange visitor (J Visa holder), would ...