| Controlling Alien Admission-Immigrants - Administrative-Consul Issuance and Validity of Immigrant Visas |
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| A United States consul is authorized to issue an immigrant visa after an applicant has met all of the prerequisites for issuance and after the consul is satisfied that the applicant is eligible for admission to the U.S.More... |
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| Nonimmigrants - Visa Types - Students - Vocational - M - Eligibility |
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| The United States offers two types of visas to students who wish to study in the U.S. temporarily: "F" visas, which are designed for academic studies or language training, and "M" visas, which are provided for nonacademic or vocational studies.
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| Asylum - Affirmative Asylum |
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| Asylum, in a general sense, is a place of refuge or protection. In terms of a country granting asylum to a national of a foreign country, the protector country has the right to offer asylum, but the foreign national does not have the right to demand asylum. More... |
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| Visa Types - Family-Sponsored - Immigrant Spousal Visas - IR-1 and CR-1 |
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| An alien whose spouse is a citizen of the United States may be eligible for an immigrant spousal visa, designated an IR-1 visa, or its conditional equivalent, the CR-1 visa. There are some limitations on who may apply for these types of visas, and there are several requirements that must be met before these visas will be issued.
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| Immigrant Visas - Employment-Based Visas - Labor Certification - Availability of Native Workers - Recruitment Adequacy |
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| One of the main factors the United States Department of Labor (DOL) certifying officers examine when considering labor certification applications is the adequacy of the petitioning employer's recruitment efforts. Federal regulations require employers to advertise positions in either a newspaper with general circulation or a professional or trade publication, whichever is more likely to garner a better response. They also require employers to evaluate U.S. applicants equally and fairly.More... |
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