Immigration Law

Immigration Law

What is Immigration Law?

Immigration law encompasses the ever changing laws that deal with the entry to the United States. Immigration law is what governs the laws and regulations for persons who are not citizens of the United States to come to the United States as a tourist, for work, for study or for the purpose of becoming a United States citizen.

Learn about the types of Immigration Law:

• Citizenships
• Consular Processing
• Consulate Processing
• Deportations
• Labor Certification
• Mexico Border Crossing Card
• Petition for Review
• Refugee/Asylum Status
• Status Adjustment
• USCIS Biometrics Appointment
• Writ of Mandate

Learn about the types of Immigration Visas:

• Academic or Vocational Student Visas (F or M Visas)
• Agricultural Worker Visas (H-2A Visas)
• Athlete Visas (P Visas)
• Australian Professional Specialty Visas (E-3 Visas)
• Business Visas (B-1 Visas)
• CNMI Transitional Worker Visas (CW-1 Visas)
• Crew Member Visas (D Visas)
• Criminal Investigation Visas (S Visas)
• Diplomat or Foreign Government Official Visas (A Visa)
• Employment-Based Immigrant Visa (E3, EW3)
• Exchange Visitor Visas (J Visas)
• Extraordinary Ability Application (O Visa)
• Family Visas (F1, F2, F3, F4 Visas)
• Family Member Citizen Visas (IR2, CR2, IR5, F1, F3, F4 Visas)
• Family Member Resident Visa (F2A, F2B Visas)
• Fiance Visas (K-1 Visas)
• Foreign Government Official Visas (G Visas)
• Foreign Media Visas (I Visas)
• I-360 Petition
• Immigrant Investor Visas (C5, T5, R5, I5)
• Investor Visas
• Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children (IR3, IH3, IR4, IH4 Visas)
• Immigrant Investor Visas (C5, T5, R5, I5)
• Foreign Worker Visa (L-1 Visas)
• Medical Treatment Visas
• Obama Temporary Work Visas
• Foreign Professor, Scholar or Teacher Visas (J Visas)
• Temporary Work Visa
• NAFTA TN Status / TN Visas
• Nonimmigrant Spouse Visa (V Visa)
• Nanny Domestic Employee Visa (B-1 Visa)
• Nurse Visas (H-1C Visas)
• Performing athlete, artist, entertainer (P Visa):
• Physician Visas (H-1B Visas)
• Physician Visas (J Visas)
• Religious Worker Immigratnt Visas (SD, SR Visas)
• Religious Worker Nonimmigratnt Visas (R Visas)
• Specialty Occupation Visas (H-1B Visas)
• Spouse of a US Citizen Visas (IR1 visas or CR1 visas)
• Spouse of a US Citizen Awaiting I-130 Petition Approval Visas(K-3 Visas)
• Student Visas (F-1 Visas)
• Temporary Worker Visas (H-2B Visas)
• Trainee Visas (H-3 Visas)
• Treaty Trader Visas
• Transit Visas (C Visas)
• U-Visas
• VAWA Visas
• Victims of Human Trafficking (T Visas)
• Visitor Visas (B-2 Visas)
• Work Visas (H-1B Visas)

Types of Immigration Visas by Name:

• A Visas
• B-1 Visas
• C Visas
• CW-1 Visas
• D Visas
• E-1 Visas
• E-2 Visas
• E-3 Visas
• E3 Visas & EW3 Visas
• F-1 Visas (Academic Students)
• H-1B Visas
• H-1B Visas (Physician)
• H-2B Visas
• I-1 Visas
• J Visas (Physician)
• J Visas (Professor)
• K-1 Visas
• K-3 Visas
• M-1 Visas (Vocational Students)
• P Visas
• R Visas
• SI Visas
• SQ Visas (Afghans)
• SQ Visas (Iraqis)
• T Visas
• V Visas

Immigration Law Legal Considerations:

Immigration law can be very complicated and even a burden when dealing with U.S immigration. Some of the issues that may come up with immigration law are:

• Employment issues: If you need work authorization to work in the U.S.
• Family issues: If you have family abroad who wish to join you in the U.S, or if you want to get reunited with your children.
• Deportation issues: If you are facing deportation or removal from the U.S.
• Citizenship issues: If you wish to receive the benefits that U.S. citizenship offers.
• Criminal offense issues: If there is a criminal offense that keeps you from obtaining a green card.
• Student issues: If you wish to pursue your education in the U.S.
• Asylum issues: If you wish to stay in the U.S because your native country is unstable.

What an Immigration Lawyer can do for you:

An immigration law lawyer can be on your side when it comes to the various issues in immigration law. An immigration lawyer can increase your chances of entry, work or study in the United States and eventually help you get citizenship. Contacting an immigration lawyer for immigration issues is a good way to avoid the burdens of immigration law. A lawyer saves people and businesses time and effort.

Immigration Law Lawyers:

Immigration law can be very complicated and even a burden when dealing with U.S immigration. An immigration lawyer can be on your side when it comes to the various issues in immigration law. An immigration lawyer can increase your chances of entry, work or study in the United States and eventually help you get citizenship. Contacting an immigration lawyer for immigration issues is a good way to avoid the burdens of immigration law. An immigration lawyer can save people and businesses time and effort.

An Overview...

Federal immigration law determines whether a person is an alien, and associated legal rights, duties, and obligations of aliens in the United states. It also provides means by which certain aliens can become naturalized citizens with full rights of citizenship. Immigration law serves as a gatekeeper for the nation's border: it determines who may enter, how long they may stay and when they must leave.

The United States has a long history of immigration laws. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, (INA) with some major, and many minor changes, continues to be the basic immigration law of the country. The most significant ammendment to the INA was in 1965 which abolished the natural origin provisions, and established a new quota system.

For INA purposes, an "alien" is any person who is not a citizen or a national of the United States. There are different categories of aliens: resident and nonresident, immigrant and nonimmigrant, documented and undocumented.

States have limited legislative authority regarding immigration, and 28 U.S.C. 1251 details the full extent of state jurisdiction. Generally, 28 U.S.C. 994 nt details the federal sentencing guidelines for illegal entry into the country.

Congress has total and complete authority over immigration. Power of the President is limited to policies on refugees. Unless the issue concerns the rights of aliens to constitutional protections the courts have rarely intruded.

The need to stem illegal immigration prompted Congress to enact the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. The IRCA toughened criminal sanctions for employers who hire illegal aliens, denied illegal aliens federally funded welfare benefits, and legitimized some aliens through an amnesty program. The Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 sought to limit the practice of marrying to obtain citizenship. The Immigration Act of 1990 thoroughly revamped the INA making allocation of visas more even among foreign nations, eliminating archaic rules, and increasing the level of worldwide immigration.

The goals in immigration policies are achieved by granting or denying visas. There are two types of visas: immigrant and nonimmigrant. Nonimmigrant visas are primary issued to tourists and temporary business visitors. Nonimmigrant visas are divided into eighteen main categories, and the number of visas in most categories are not limited. Only a few categories of non-immigrant visas allow their holders work in the United States. Immigrant visas permit their holders to stay in the United States permanently and ultimately to apply for citizenship. An alien who has an immigrant visa is permitted to work in the United States. Congress limits the overall number of immigrant visas, which was 675,000 in 1995. Many immigrant visas are also subject to per-country caps.

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