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USCIS Glossary

Official source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Subject: id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85042790   Emigration and immigration law
Jurisdiction: United States
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BIA Jurisdiction: United States
CBP Jurisdiction: United States
CFR Jurisdiction: United States
DACA Jurisdiction: United States
DHS Jurisdiction: United States
DOJ Jurisdiction: United States
DOL Jurisdiction: United States
DS-2019 Jurisdiction: United States
Designated school official (DSO) Jurisdiction: United States
EEOC Jurisdiction: United States
EOIR Jurisdiction: United States
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Jurisdiction: United States
FOIA Jurisdiction: United States
Foreign government official Jurisdiction: United States
I-20 Jurisdiction: United States
I-94 Jurisdiction: United States
ICE Jurisdiction: United States
IER Jurisdiction: United States
INA Jurisdiction: United States
INS Jurisdiction: United States
IRCA Jurisdiction: United States
IRS Jurisdiction: United States
LIFE Jurisdiction: United States
LPR Jurisdiction: United States
NACARA Jurisdiction: United States
NAICS Jurisdiction: United States
NATO official Jurisdiction: United States
National of the United States Jurisdiction: United States
Principal Designated School Official (PDSO) Jurisdiction: United States
ROP Jurisdiction: United States
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Jurisdiction: United States
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Jurisdiction: United States
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Jurisdiction: United States
U.S. territories Jurisdiction: United States
USCIS Jurisdiction: United States
United States Jurisdiction: United States
United States - Canada Free-Trade Agreement Jurisdiction: United States
abroad Jurisdiction: United States
accommodation Jurisdiction: United States
accredited representative Jurisdiction: United States
acquired citizenship Jurisdiction: United States
adjourn/adjournment Jurisdiction: United States
adjudicate/adjudication Jurisdiction: United States
adjustment of status Jurisdiction: United States
adjustment to immigrant status Jurisdiction: United States
admissibility Jurisdiction: United States
admission Jurisdiction: United States
admission number or i-94 number Jurisdiction: United States
adopted decision Jurisdiction: United States
advance parole Jurisdiction: United States
affidavit Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
affidavit of support Jurisdiction: United States
agricultural worker Jurisdiction: United States
alien Jurisdiction: United States
alien registration number Jurisdiction: United States
amerasian (vietnam) Jurisdiction: United States
amerasian act Jurisdiction: United States
application support center Jurisdiction: United States
apprehension Jurisdiction: United States
arranged marriage Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
arrival-departure record (form i-94/i-94a) Jurisdiction: United States
asylee Jurisdiction: United States
attorney of record Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
au pair program Jurisdiction: United States
authorized provider Jurisdiction: United States
beneficiary Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
biometrics Jurisdiction: United States
blanket waiver Jurisdiction: United States
board of immigration appeals Jurisdiction: United States
bond Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
bond proceedings Jurisdiction: United States
border crosser Jurisdiction: United States
burden of proof Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
business nonimmigrant Jurisdiction: United States
cap-gap extension Jurisdiction: United States
carrier documentation Jurisdiction: United States
casual domestic employment Jurisdiction: United States
certificate of citizenship Jurisdiction: United States
certificate of eligibility for exchange visitor (j-1) status (form ds-2019) Jurisdiction: United States
certificate of eligibility for nonimmigrant (f-1) student status Jurisdiction: United States
certificate of naturalization Jurisdiction: United States
certificate of translation Jurisdiction: United States
child Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
civil surgeon Jurisdiction: United States
code of federal regulations Jurisdiction: United States
conditional resident Jurisdiction: United States
continuing approval Jurisdiction: United States
continuing denial Jurisdiction: United States
continuous residence Jurisdiction: United States
country of - Jurisdiction: United States
crewman Jurisdiction: United States
cuban/haitian entrant Jurisdiction: United States
curricular practical training Jurisdiction: United States
cut-off date Jurisdiction: United States
declaration under penalty of perjury Jurisdiction: United States
defensive asylum application Jurisdiction: United States
deferred action Jurisdiction: United States
deferred enforced departure (ded) Jurisdiction: United States
denial Jurisdiction: United States
department of homeland security Jurisdiction: United States
department of justice Jurisdiction: United States
department of labor Jurisdiction: United States
deportable alien Jurisdiction: United States
deportation Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
derivative citizenship Jurisdiction: United States
derivatives Jurisdiction: United States
directorates and program offices Jurisdiction: United States
disabilities, employees/individuals with Jurisdiction: United States
disaster relief Jurisdiction: United States
discretion Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
discrimination Jurisdiction: United States
diversity Jurisdiction: United States
docket control Jurisdiction: United States
domestic worker Jurisdiction: United States
duration of status (d/s) Jurisdiction: United States
e-verify Jurisdiction: United States
eb-5 immigrant investor Jurisdiction: United States
employee Jurisdiction: United States
employer Jurisdiction: United States
employer sanctions Jurisdiction: United States
employment Jurisdiction: United States
employment authorization document (form i-766/ead) Jurisdiction: United States
enrolled mous Jurisdiction: United States
exchange visitor Jurisdiction: United States
executive action Jurisdiction: United States
executive office for immigration review Jurisdiction: United States
exención médica Jurisdiction: United States
f-1 nonimmigrant student Jurisdiction: United States
female genital mutilation or cutting (fgm/c) Jurisdiction: United States
field office Jurisdiction: United States
files control office Jurisdiction: United States
fiscal year Jurisdiction: United States
forced marriage Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
foreign information media representative Jurisdiction: United States
foreign national Jurisdiction: United States
foreign state of chargeability Jurisdiction: United States
foreign student Jurisdiction: United States
freedom of information act Jurisdiction: United States
geographic area of chargeability Jurisdiction: United States
green card Jurisdiction: United States
hemispheric ceilings Jurisdiction: United States
hire Jurisdiction: United States
hiring sites Jurisdiction: United States
human trafficking Jurisdiction: United States
humanitarian parole Jurisdiction: United States
immediate relative Jurisdiction: United States
immigrant and employee rights section (ier) Jurisdiction: United States
immigration act of 1990 Jurisdiction: United States
immigration and nationality act Jurisdiction: United States
immigration judge Jurisdiction: United States
immigration marriage fraud amendments of 1986 Jurisdiction: United States
immigration reform and control act of 1986 (irca), public law 99-603, 100 stat. 3359 (enacted november 6, 1986) Jurisdiction: United States
immigration scams Jurisdiction: United States
inadmissibility Jurisdiction: United States
inadmissible Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
individual Jurisdiction: United States
initial approval Jurisdiction: United States
initial denial Jurisdiction: United States
intermittent Jurisdiction: United States
irregular Jurisdiction: United States
jurisdiction Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
l-1a nonimmigrant classification Jurisdiction: United States
labor certification Jurisdiction: United States
last name Jurisdiction: United States
lawful permanent resident Jurisdiction: United States
legalization dependents Jurisdiction: United States
legalized aliens Jurisdiction: United States
lodging Jurisdiction: United States
maiden name Jurisdiction: United States
mailing address Jurisdiction: United States
middle initial Jurisdiction: United States
naturalization Jurisdiction: United States
naturalization certificate Jurisdiction: United States
next friend Jurisdiction: United States
nonimmigrant Jurisdiction: United States
nonpreference category Jurisdiction: United States
north american free trade agreement (nafta) Jurisdiction: United States
notary public Jurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
number Jurisdiction: United States
numerical limit, exempt from Jurisdiction: United States
nursing relief act of 1989 Jurisdiction: United States
occupation Jurisdiction: United States
ombudsman Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
panama canal act immigrants Jurisdiction: United States
panel physician Jurisdiction: United States
parole Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
parole in place Jurisdiction: United States
parolee Jurisdiction: United States
pattern or practice Jurisdiction: United States
pay Jurisdiction: United States
per-country limit Jurisdiction: United States
permanent resident Jurisdiction: United States
permanent resident alien Jurisdiction: United States
permanent resident card (form i-551) Jurisdiction: United States
person Jurisdiction: United States
petitioner Jurisdiction: United States
physical address Jurisdiction: United States
port of entry Jurisdiction: United States
practitioner Jurisdiction: United States
pre-inspection Jurisdiction: United States
precedent decision Jurisdiction: United States
preference system (immigration act of 1990) Jurisdiction: United States
principal alien Jurisdiction: United States
priority date Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: United States
pro bono program Jurisdiction: United States
processing times Jurisdiction: United States
prosecutorial discretion Jurisdiction: United States
provisional waiver Jurisdiction: United States
qualified representative Jurisdiction: United States
re-entry permit Jurisdiction: United States
receipt number Jurisdiction: United States
recognized organization Jurisdiction: United States
record of proceedings Jurisdiction: United States
referral date confirmation Jurisdiction: United States
refugee Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
refugee approvals Jurisdiction: United States
refugee travel document Jurisdiction: United States
refugee-parolee Jurisdiction: United States
registry date Jurisdiction: United States
regulations Jurisdiction: United States
reject (as compared to deny) Jurisdiction: United States
remand Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
removal Jurisdiction: United States
remuneration Jurisdiction: United States
request for evidence (rfe) Jurisdiction: United States
resettlement Jurisdiction: United States
resident alien Jurisdiction: United States
responsible officer or alternate responsible officer Jurisdiction: United States
returning resident Jurisdiction: United States
safe haven Jurisdiction: United States
service centers Jurisdiction: United States
special agricultural workers Jurisdiction: United States
special immigrant juveniles (sij) status Jurisdiction: United States
special immigrants Jurisdiction: United States
special naturalization provisions Jurisdiction: United States
special situations Jurisdiction: United States
special student relief Jurisdiction: United States
specialty occupation Jurisdiction: United States
sponsor Jurisdiction: United States
sporadic Jurisdiction: United States
stateless Jurisdiction: United States
stowaway Jurisdiction: United States
student and exchange visitor information system (sevis) Jurisdiction: United States
student and exchange visitor information system (sevis) id number Jurisdiction: United States
student and exchange visitor program (sevp) Jurisdiction: United States
subject to the numerical limit Jurisdiction: United States
t nonimmigrant status (t visa) Jurisdiction: United States
temporary protected status (tps) Jurisdiction: United States
temporary resident Jurisdiction: United States
temporary worker Jurisdiction: United States
tentative nonconfirmation (tnc) Jurisdiction: United States
transit alien Jurisdiction: United States
transit without visa Jurisdiction: United States
travel documents Jurisdiction: United States
u nonimmigrant status (u visa) Jurisdiction: United States
unauthorized practice of immigration law Jurisdiction: United States
uscis immigrant fee Jurisdiction: United States
uscis number Jurisdiction: United States
uscis online account number Jurisdiction: United States
visa Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
visa bulletin Jurisdiction: United States
visa lottery Jurisdiction: United States
visa retrogression Jurisdiction: United States
visa waiver program Jurisdiction: United States
voluntary departure Jurisdiction: United States
willful misrepresentation Jurisdiction: United States
withdrawal Jurisdiction: United States