| Visa Types - Lawful Permanent Resident Spouse And Child - V-1, V-2, V-3 |
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| In addition to eligibility for a permanent visa under the family second preference, the alien spouse and children of a permanent U.S. resident are eligible for nonimmigrant visas, designated V-1, V-2, and V-3 visas. The V series is designed to allow qualifying aliens to wait in the U.S. for their permanent immigrant visas to be issued. Aliens applying for V visas must have petitions for immigrant visas pending.
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| Grounds for Inadmissibility - Public Charge |
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| Certain people are "inadmissible" for purposes of entry into the United States, either as an immigrant or as a visitor. There are many reasons why a person could be considered inadmissible to receive a visa and enter the United States, including that the person is or would become a "public charge." More... |
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| Methods of Acquiring Citizenship - Naturalization - Objective Requirements Other Than Residence |
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| In addition to making the specified showing of residence, an alien who wishes to become a naturalized United States citizen must meet several other objective requirements, including having the requisite mental capacity and age and possessing the requisite English literacy and knowledge of U.S. history and government. More... |
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| Specific Acts Impacting Chinese-Nationals |
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| In the late 19th century, many Chinese nationals had immigrated to the United States to work on the railroads and escape troubled times in China. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 authorized the United States government to suspend all Chinese immigration into the United States for a period of 10 years. The Act is historically notable for the fact that it was the first U.S. immigration law targeted at a specific group of nationals. The Act was amended two years later to be even more restrictive, including reducing the situations in which a Chinese immigrant could leave the United States and return to it. The Act was renewed for several decades until it was repealed in 1943 by the Magnuson Act. More... |
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| What is the "ABC Settlement?" |
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| The term "ABC Settlement" is a term used when referring to certain asylum claims. In 1985, a class action lawsuit was filed against several federal agencies, including Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS - which is no longer in existence and has been replaced with various other federal agencies). The plaintiffs were religious and refugee advocacy organizations, and the abbreviation for the first named plaintiff was "ABC." The organizations filed the action on behalf of certain Guatemalan and Salvadoran nationals, alleging that the asylum claims of those nationals had been handled in a discriminatory way. Guatemalan and Salvadoran nationals who had been physicall present in the United States since specified dates in 1990 were defined as the class members. When the lawsuit was eventually settled, it became known as "the ABC Settlement." More... |
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