Glossary

Adjustment of Status Asylum Affidavit of Support Alien Registration Administrative Processing Advance Parole Application Fee Application Form Appeal Authorized Representative Arrival-Departure Record Asylum Seeker Amnesty Admission

Background Check Bilateral Agreement Beneficiary Bonded Labor B Visa Waiver Business Visa Border Crossing Card B1 Visa B2 Visa Border Patrol Biometrics Burden of Proof Bridging Visa Bylaw Border Security

Citizenship Conditional Residence Consular Processing Criminal Record Community-Based Visa Change of Status Certificate of Eligibility Confirmation of Enrollment Comprehensive Immigration Reform Country of Origin Consulate C Visa Citizenship Test Continuous Residence Cap on Immigration

Deportation Denial of Visa Dual Citizenship Document Retention Deferred Action Dependents Domicile Duration of Stay Decision Letter Denial Letter Domestic Violence Detention Detention Center Detainee

Entry Permit Eligibility Emergency Visa Employment Authorization Document E-Visa Extended Stay Exchange Visitor Program Exemption Endorsement Evidence of Relationship Emergency Travel Document Expedited Processing Employer Sponsorship Entry Requirements

Filing Fee Family Reunification F-1 Visa F-2 Visa Foreign National Flexibility Policy Form I-130 Form I-485 Form I-765 Financial Support Foster Care Fraud Prevention Family-Based Visa Fiancé Visa

Grant of Asylum Government Sponsorship Good Moral Character Global Talent Visa Group Visa Guidance G Visa Government Assistance Grant of Refugee Status Green Card Lottery Governing Body Grievance Procedure Graduate Student Visa Genuine Relationship

Humanitarian Parole Hardship Waiver H-2A Visa H-2B Visa Housing Assistance Health Insurance Requirement Homeland Security Hardship Exception Honorary Citizenship H Visa High-Skilled Worker Hearing Hearing Officer Help for Refugees

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

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

K-2 Visa K-3 Visa Kinship Immigration Key Employee Knowledge of Language K Visa Waiver Kindred Relationship Knowledge Test

Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) L-1 Visa L-2 Visa Lottery Visa Legal Immigration Long-Term Visa Legislative Framework Leave to Remain Local Sponsor Lapsed Visa Legal Residency Lawful Status Loss of Status Legal Representation

M-1 Visa M-2 Visa Migration Military Parole Multinational Executive Visa Medical Waiver Minimum Necessary Standard Migrant Worker Mobility Program Master’s Program Visa Ministerial Visa Missionary Visa Mixed-Status Family Monthly Quota

Naturalization National Interest Waiver Notification of Action Non-Refoulement N-400 Form Notice to Appear National Visa Center Network for Immigrants Newcomer Services Niche Visa Non-Compete Agreement Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Non-Immigrant Status Non-Discrimination Policy

O-2 Visa Overseas Citizenship Other Non-Immigrant Visa Open Work Permit Optional Practical Training (OPT) Overseas Refugee Program Organizational Visa Outstanding Researcher Visa Ongoing Investigation One-Year Bar Online Immigration Services Outplacement Services On-Site Verification Outreach Programs

P-1 Visa P-2 Visa P-3 Visa Political Asylum Pre-Approval Process Priority Date Public Charge Rule Post-Graduation Work Permit Provisional Waiver Professional Worker Visa Programmatic Visa Refugee and Asylum Seeker Programs Permanent Resident Status Parole in Place

Qualified Immigrant Quota Visa Quality Assurance in Immigration Quarantine Regulations Qualifying Relationship Qualification Criteria Quota Allocation Quota Immigrant Quick Processing Quarantine Program Quality of Life Assessment Quick Entry Visa Quarterly Reports Quasi-Judicial Review

R-1 Visa R-2 Visa Residency Requirement Refugee Processing Re-entry Permit Removal Proceedings Refugee Resettlement Religious Worker Visa Residency Card Return Visa Refugee Camps Refugee Family Reunification Regional Center Program Refugee Assistance Program

Student Visa Sponsorship Status Adjustment Skilled Worker Visa Social Security Number (SSN) Significant Public Benefit Spousal Sponsorship Short-Term Visa Security Clearance S Visa for Victims of Crime State Department Statutory Benefits Student Exchange Program Supplemental Visa

T-1 Visa T-2 Visa Trafficking Victim Protection Act (TVPA) Trade Agreement Visa Transit Visa Temporary Worker Visa Training Visa Transitional Housing Travel Document Temporary Visa Temporary Resident Permit Termination of Status Tax Identification Number (TIN) Termination of Benefits

U-1 Visa U-2 Visa Undocumented Immigrant Unlawful Presence Unaccompanied Minor Update on Immigration Status Universal Visa Unemployment Insurance Urgent Humanitarian Parole United Nations Refugee Agency Utility Bill Requirement U Visa for Victims of Crime Underlying Immigration Petition Unemployment Benefits Use of Public Benefits

V Visa Visa Waiver Program Visa Bulletin Visa Application Process Visa Denial Visa Overstay Visa Validity Visa Types Visa Status Voluntary Departure Visa Sponsorship Visa Restrictions Victim Visa Vocational Training Visa Visitor Visa

Work Authorization Document (EAD) Waiver of Inadmissibility Work Visa Work Permit Waiver Program Witness Protection Program Workforce Development Work-Related Immigration Withdrawal of Application Welcoming Communities Program Welfare Reform Welfare-to-Work Program Wartime Refugee Crisis Work-Study Program Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)

X Visa (Humanitarian Visa) Xenophobia X-1 Visa (Temporary Visa for Certain Nationals) X-2 Visa (Temporary Visa for Specific Purposes) Excluded Group Expatriate Visa Exclusion from Refugee Status Expert Witness Visa Extended Family Visa Exemption from Fees Exchange Rate Visa Examination of Immigration Applications Exit Visa Excessive Charges Exemption Categories

Youth Mobility Scheme Y Visa (for Certain Employment Purposes) Year of Return Youth Programs Young Workers Visa Yellow Ribbon Program Y-1 Visa (for Family Members) Yielding Immigration Policies Youth Employment Visa Yearly Immigration Quota Young Professionals Program Yield Management in Immigration Yachting Visa Year-Round Work Visa Youth Engagement Initiatives

Z Visa (for Certain Groups) Zero Tolerance Immigration Policy Zoning Regulations for Immigrants Zeal for Cultural Exchange Z-1 Visa (Special Categories) Zephyr Program (for Refugees) Zonal Immigration Authority Z-visa Waiver Zero-Sum Immigration Policy Zoning Board Approval Zen Approach to Immigration Zonal Labor Certification Z-Status (Temporary Refugee Status) Zoom Visa (Remote Work Visa) Z-Track for Immigrants