Glossary

Application Form Assisted Immigration Asylum Adjustment of Status Affidavit of Support Arrival-Departure Record Alien Registration Administrative Processing Authorized Representative Advance Parole Acknowledgment of Receipt Affidavit Appeal Application Fee Apprehension

B1 Visa B2 Visa Business Visa Border Crossing Card Biometrics Background Check Beneficiary Blue Card Bridging Visa Bonded Labor Bureau of Consular Affairs B Visa Waiver Border Patrol Bilateral Agreement Birth Certificate

Citizenship Consular Processing Conditional Residence Consulate Criminal Record Common Visa Current Status Confirmation of Enrollment Comprehensive Immigration Reform Country of Origin Community-Based Visa Certificate of Eligibility Certificate of Good Conduct C Visa Change of Status

Diversity Visa Deportation D Visa Dual Citizenship Designated School Official Denial of Visa Document Retention Duration of Stay Document Translation Deferred Action Dependents Disclosure Domestic Violence Departure Immigration Inspection Domicile

Employment-Based Visa Eligibility Entry Permit Emergency Visa Exchange Visitor Program Employment Authorization Document Extended Stay E-Visa Expatriation Exemption Evidence of Relationship Education Credential Assessment Endorsement Entry Requirements Emergency Travel Document

Family-Sponsored Immigration F-1 Visa F-2 Visa Foreign National Filing Fee Family Reunification Flexibility Policy Fraud Prevention Filing Status Follow-to-Join Financial Support Fast Track Form I-130 Form I-485 Form I-765

Green Card Graduate Student Visa Global Talent Visa Government Sponsorship Guarantor Grounds for Denial Grant of Asylum Group Visa Guaranteed Admission Government Assistance Good Moral Character G Visa Green Card Lottery Guidance Gender-Based Violence

H-1B Visa H-2A Visa H-2B Visa Humanitarian Parole Hardship Waiver Health Insurance Requirement Homestead Exemption Homeland Security House of Representatives Honorary Citizenship Housing Assistance H Visa High-Skilled Worker Hardship Exception Health Certification

Immigrant Visa Immigration Status International Student Immigration Attorney Immigration Application Interview Waiver I-20 Form I-94 Form Inadmissibility Immigration Court Investor Visa Immigration Benefit Immigration Reform Immediate Relative I-751 Petition

J-1 Visa J-2 Visa Job Offer Letter Joint Sponsor Jurisdiction Judicial Review J Visa Waiver Job Portability Job Training Job Change Justice Department Justification Junior Student Visa Judicial Hearing Job Security

K-1 Visa K-2 Visa K-3 Visa Kinship Knowledge of Language Key Employee K Visa Waiver Kinship Immigration Knowledge Test Key Worker Kindred Relationship K-3 Spouse Visa K-4 Visa Key Individual Knowledge Requirement

Labor Certification L-1 Visa Legal Permanent Resident Lawful Status Language Requirement L Visa Waiver Lost Visa Legal Counsel Limitation of Stay Length of Stay L Visa Holder Life Insurance Requirement Long-Term Resident Letter of Invitation L-2 Visa

Migration Marriage-Based Immigration Multi-Entry Visa Medical Examination Migration Plan Minimum Income Requirement Mandatory Reporting Migration Agent Master’s Degree Visa Monitoring Period Migration Policies Mutual Recognition Agreement Migration Strategy M Visa Minors

Non-Immigrant Visa Naturalization National Visa Center Notification of Visa Denial Notice of Action Non-Employment Visa Non-Resident Nationality Notice of Intent Non-Refoulement Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Network of Immigrants N-400 Form N-565 Form Notice of Entry

O-1 Visa O-2 Visa Occupational Visa Overstay Optional Practical Training (OPT) One-Year Extension Outside of Country Overseas Citizenship Oath of Allegiance Open Work Permit Outreach Program Overcoming Inadmissibility Orientation Program Opportunity Visa O Visa Holder

Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) Post-Graduation Work Permit Refugee Status Petition for a Relative Priority Date Public Charge Rule Professional Visa Provisional Waiver Permanent Worker Visa P-1 Visa P-2 Visa Parole Processing Times Public Benefits Pre-Approval

Q-1 Visa Qualified Non-Citizen Quota System Qualification Criteria Quarantine Requirements Quality of Life Quota for Refugees Quick Immigration Qualified Immigrant Qualification Assessment Quota Allocation Quarantine Exemption Quasi-Immigrant Quarterly Review Quota-Based Visa

Refugee Status Refugee Travel Document Residence Permit Renewal of Visa Refugee Resettlement Re-entry Permit Return Visa Residency Affidavit Refugee Processing Refugee Assistance Reporting Requirements Repatriation Removal Proceedings Residency Visa Refugee Health Assessment

Study Visa Sponsorship Short-Term Visa Special Immigrant Visa Student Exchange Visa Spousal Visa Seasonal Worker Visa Status Adjustment State Sponsored Visa Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship Affidavit Student Status Student Loan Requirements Status Inquiry Study Permit

Temporary Visa Tourist Visa Trade Agreement Visa Training Visa Travel Restrictions Transition Period Temporary Protected Status Third-Country National Termination of Status Tuition Waiver Travel Document Temporary Resident Permit Trust Fund Temporary Worker Visa Travel Advisory

U Visa Unaccompanied Minor Undocumented Immigrant Unemployment Benefits Universal Declaration of Human Rights Unskilled Worker Visa Unconditional Status Unlawful Presence Unilateral Recognition Underage Applicant Unrestricted Work Permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Unspecified Visa Upward Mobility Visa U Visa Certification

Visa Waiver Program Visa Bulletin Visa Application Validity Period Visitor Visa Visa Interview Visa Sponsorship Visa Status Visa Expiration Visa Type Volunteer Visa Visa Regulations