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A Visa (Officials in Foreign Governments)

A-3 Visa (Diplomats and Foreign Government Officials): Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

AABB Testing (DNA Relationship Testing)

Adjustment of Status to Permanent Resident

Administrative Processing

Admission to the United States: CBP Website

Adopting a Child

Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS): CBP Website

Advisory Opinion for J-1 Waiver of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement

Affidavit of Support

Afghan and Iraqi Translators/Interpreters, Special Immigrant Visas

Afghan and Iraqi Translators/Interpreters, Special Immigrant Visas: FAQs for Applicants Living Overseas

Alien Classes Ineligible to Receive Visas

American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Website

Americans Traveling Abroad

Arrival/Departure Record (I-94): CBP Website

Asylees, Follow-to-Join

Asylum: USCIS Website

Athletes, Artists, Entertainers (P Visa for Temporary Workers)

Au Pairs (J-1 Exchange Visitor): ECA Website

Australian in Specialty Occupation (E-3 Visa): U.S. Embassy Canberra Website

Automatic Revalidation (Limited Re-entry with Valid Form I-94 & Expired Visa)

Automatic Revalidation: CBP Website

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B

B Visa (Nonimmigrant Visitor Visa)

B Visa (Nonimmigrant Visitor Visa): Refusal Rates by Nationality

B-1 Nonimmigrant Visitor Visa for domestic employees: Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Bermuda, Citizens of: Visa Requirements for Travel to United States

Border Crossing Card (BCC)

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: ECA Website

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C

Canadian Citizens: Visa Requirements for Travel to United States

Camp Counselor (J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa): ECA Website

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Change of Exchange Visitor Program Category: ECA Website

Change of Status in the United States: USCIS Website

Child Status Protection Act (CSPA)

Chile FTA Professional Worker (H1B1 Visa): U.S. Embassy Santiago Website

Classifications: Immigrants - Types of Immigrant Visas

Classifications: Nonimmigrants - Types of Nonimmigrant Visas

CNMI-Only Investor (E-2 CNMI Visa): USCIS Website

CNMI-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1 Visa): USCIS Website

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Federalization of Immigration Law: USCIS Website

Complaints About Treatment at a Port-of-Entry to the United States

Congressional Testimony

Contact a U.S. Embassy or Consulate

Contact the Visa Office

Customer Service Statement

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D

Denials, Visas: Ineligibilities for a Visa

Department of Health & Human Services

Department of Justice

Department of Labor

DHS TRIP: For Complaints About Treatment at Port-of-Entry to the United States

Diplomats and Foreign Government Officials

Diplomats and Government Officials, Employee of (A-3 Visa): Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

VisitTheUSA.com: U.S. Travel and Tourism Website

Diversity Lottery: USCIS Website

Diversity Visa Program (DV)

DNA Relationship Testing Procedures

Dual Citizenship

Duration of Stay

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E

E-1/E-2 Visa (Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors)

E-3 Visa (Australian in Specialty Occupation): U.S. Embassy Canberra Website

E-Verify: USCIS Website

Embassies and Consulates (U.S.) Overseas: Locate

Emergency Travel: USCIS Website

Employment Authorization/Employment Authorization Document (EAD): USCIS Website

Employment, Labor Certification: DOL Website

Employment Based Visas, Immigrant

Employment Based Visas, Nonimmigrant

Employment (H-1B, H1B1, H-2A, H-2B Visas): Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Employment: Iraqi or Afghan translators/interpreters

Employment: Iraqis - Worked for/on behalf of US Government

Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act

Entertainers (P Visa for Temporary Workers)

ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) for VWP Travelers: CBP Website

ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) for VWP Travelers

Exchange Visitor (J-1 Visa) Skills List - 2009

Exchange Visitor (J-1 Visa) Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence (Foreign Residence) Requirement

Exchange Visitor (J-1 Visa): Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Exchange Visitor (J-1 Visa) Program: Private Sector Programs

Exchange Visitors and Students, Arrival Procedures: CBP Website

Exchange Visitors (J-1 Visa)

Expired Visa: Limited Re-entry

Extend My Stay in the United States, How to: USCIS Website

Extending Stay in the United States and Program Extension, Exchange Visitors (J-1 Visas): ECA Website

Extension of Stay vs. Visa Expiration Date

Extraordinary Ability (O Visa for Temporary Workers)

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G Visa (International Organizations & NATO)

G-5 Visa (Employees of an International Organization): Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Genetic Testing, DNA Relationship Testing Procedures

Glossary of Visa Terms

Government Officials, Foreign

Green Card (LPR): USCIS Website

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H Visa for Temporary Workers

H-1B, H1B1, H-2A, and H-2B Visas: Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

HIV, Removal From List of Communicable Diseases of Public Health Significance (HIV Final Rule)

Holiday (B-2 Visitor Visa)

Homeland Security, Department of (DHS)

Humanitarian Parole: USCIS Website

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I Visa for Journalist, Media, Press

Immigrant Visas

Immigrant Visa Statistics

Immigration Statistics: DHS Website

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA): USCIS Website

Immigration Classifications and Visa Categories

Import and Export: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Website

Ineligibilities for a Visa

Information for Nonimmigrants Present in the United States, and Visiting Canada or Mexico

International Cultural Exchange (Q Visa for Temporary Workers)

International Flights to the United States, Security Measures: TSA website

International Organizations & NATO (G Visa)

International Organization (G-5 Visa): Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Intracompany Transferee (L Visa for Temporary Workers)

Iraqi and Afghan Translators/Interpreters, Special Immigrant Visas: FAQs for Applicants Living Overseas

Iraqis Employed by/on Behalf of U.S. Government (Special Immigrant Visa)

Iraqi "H" series Passports: A & G visas FAQ

Iraqi "M" and "N" series Passports: A & G visas FAQ

Iraqi "M" and "N" series Passports: general visa FAQ

Iraqi "S" series Passport: A & G visas FAQ

Iraqi "S" series Passport: general visa FAQ

Iraqi Refugee Processing, Fact Sheet: USCIS Website

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J

J-1 Exchange Visitors Skill List - 2009

J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa: Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

J Visa (Exchange Visitor)

J-1 Visa – Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence Requirement (212e)

J-1 Visas, Advisory Opinion for Waiver of Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence Requirement

J-1 Waiver of Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence Requirement

J-1 Waiver of Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence Requirement: Application Process

Journalists, Foreign Media (I Visa)

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K

K Visa, Fiancé(e)/Spouse (Married Abroad)

Kentucky Consular Center (KCC)

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L Visa (Intracompany Transferee)

Labor Certification, Foreign Workers: DOL Website

Laser Visa - See Border Crossing Card

Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), Green Card: CBP Website

Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), Green Card: USCIS Website

Legal Rights and Protections: Employment and Education Based Nonimmigrants

Locate an Embassy Website

Locate American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Website

Lost and Stolen Documents

Lottery, Diversity: Immigrant Visa Program

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M

M Visa (Nonacademic Student)

Media, Journalists (I Visa)

Medical Exam/Panel Physician Information

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N

National Visa Center (NVC)

NATO-7 Visa: Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Nonimmigrant Classifications and Types of Nonimmigrant Visas

Nonimmigrants: Legal Rights and Protections for Certain Education or Employment Based Nonimmigrant Visas

Nonimmigrant Visas

Nonimmigrant Visa Statistics

Nonimmigrant Visitor (B) Visa Refusal Rates by Nationality

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O

O Visa (Foreign workers with Extraordinary Ability)

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P

Pamphlet, Rights, Protections, and Resources (for Certain Employment and Education Based Nonimmigrants)

Panel Physician/Medical Exam Information

Parole, Humanitarian: USCIS Website

Permanent Immigrants to the United States

Permanent Resident, Advance Parole, Re-entry Permit: CBP Website

Permanent Resident, Processes and Procedures: USCIS Website

Photograph Requirements

Physician (Exchange Visitor): ECA Website

Poverty Guidelines

Premium Processing Service for Temporary Workers: USCIS Website

Professor (J-1 Exchange Visitor): ECA Website

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Q

Q Visa (International Cultural Exchange Visitor)

Questions About Visas?

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R

Refugees: Department of State, PRM Website

Refugees, Follow-to-Join

Refugees, Iraqi Refugee Processing: USCIS Website

Refugees: U.N. High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) Website

Refugees: USCIS Website

Refugee Resettlement: Health and Human Services Website

Refusal Rates: Nonimmigrant B Visa Refusal Rates by Nationality

Religious Workers (Temporary)

Renewing your A, G, or NATO Visas

Replacing your lost or stolen Visa

Report of the Visa Office: Visa Statistics

Returning Resident Alien

Rights and Protections: Employment and Education Based Nonimmigrant

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S

Safety and Security of U.S. Borders

Scholar: ECA Website

Security Measures for International Flights to the United States: TSA website

Services, Visa Issuing Posts (U.S. Embassy/Consulate)

Skills List 2009, For J-1 Exchange Visitors

Singapore FTA Professional Worker (H1B1 Visa)

Social Security Administration (SSA) Website

Social Security Card, How to Apply (Non-citizens/Immigration)

Social Security Card, How to Replace Your Card

Special Immigrant Visas for Iraqi and Afghan Translators/Interpreters

Special Immigrant Visas for Iraqis Employed by/on Behalf of U.S. Government

Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans Employed by/on Behalf of U.S. Government

Spouse /Fiancé(e) of a U.S. Citizen (K Visa)

State Sponsors of Terrorism countries, visa applicants from: Processing procedures and FAQs

Statistics, Immigration: DHS Website

Statistics, Visa

Students: Department of State, ECA Website

Students Abroad, for U.S. Citizens

Students and Exchange Visitors, Arrival Procedures: CBP Website

Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS): ICE Website

Student Visa (F Visa)

Students: USCIS Website

Study Abroad for U.S. Students: ECA Website

Summer Work/Travel (J-1 Exchange Visitor): ECA Website

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Taiwan, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Website

Temporary Religious Workers

Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Nationals, Press Release: DHS Website

Temporary Protected Status: USCIS Website

Temporary Worker (H-1B, H1B1, H-2A, H-2B Visas): Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Temporary Workers, Overview

Tourism (B-2 Visitor Visa)

Tourism: VisitTheUSA.com

Trainees (H-3 Visa for Temporary Workers)

Translators/Interpreters, Iraqi and Afghan: Special Immigrant Visas

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Website

Travel Document

Traveler Complaints About Treatment at Port-of-Entry to the United States

Traveler Redress For Complaints About Treatment at Port-of-Entry to the United States

Treaty Traders & Treaty Investors (E Visa)

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U

U.N. High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) Website

U.S. Citizens Traveling Abroad

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

U.S. Embassies and Consulates Overseas, Locate

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

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Vacation (B-2) Visitor Visa

Vacation: VisitTheUSA.com

Vaccination Requirements for Immigrant Visa Applicants

Visa Categories

Visa Issuing Posts (Embassy/Consulate)

Visa Policy, U.S.

Visa, Reading Your Visa

Visa Reciprocity Table

Visa Refusal Rates: Nonimmigrant B Visa Refusal Rates by Nationality

Visa Services, Who We Are

Visa Statistics

Visa Types for Permanent Immigrants

Visa Types for Temporary Visitors (Nonimmigrant)

Visa Wait Times

Visa Waiver Program (VWP): TSG Website

Visa Waiver Program (VWP), ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization): CBP Website

Visa Waiver Program (VWP), ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization): TSG Website

Visa Waiver Program (VWP): DHS Website

Visitor (B-1) Visa for Domestic Employees: Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Visitor Visa for Business and Pleasure (B Visa)

Visitor Visa Refusal Rates by Nationality

Visitor Visas - Business and Pleasure (PDF)

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Waivers and Ineligibilities

Waiver of Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence Requirement for J-1 Exchange Visitors

Waiver of Two-Year Home-Counry Physical Presence Requirement for J-1 Exchange Visitors, Advisory Opinions

Website Fraud Warning

What is a Visa?

William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act

Work Authorization/Work Authorization Document (EAD): USCIS Website

Workers, Labor Certification: Department of Labor Website

Workers, Employment-based Immigrant

Workers, Temporary Nonimmigrant

World Health Organization (WHO) Website

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