| Nonimmigrants - Visa Types - Students - How And When Do I Apply? |
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| Students who plan to pursue academic studies or language training in the United States must obtain F visas from their U.S. embassies or consulates. Although the procedures vary somewhat across consulates and embassies, most first-time visa applicants must have a personal interview. Applicants must also submit many documents to support their applications.
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| Immigrants - Diversity Visa Program |
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| Every year, the United States Department of State (DOS) holds a lottery in which random selection is used to provide immigrant visas to people who are natives of certain countries or whose parent was born in one of those countries. Immigrants selected in the diversity lottery are given the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the U.S. More... |
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| Controlling Alien Admission - Immigrants - Interagency Taskforce on United States Coast Guard |
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| The United States Coast Guard, now a part of the Department of Homeland Security, has a complex role in the federal government. As one of the five military organizations, the Coast Guard has traditionally been charged with safeguarding critical maritime interests. In 1999, President Clinton set up an interagency task force to review the Coast Guard's roles and missions and to provide recommendations for its operation for the following 20 years. More... |
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| Grounds for Inadmissibility - Labor Certification Issues |
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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 there were problems with the person's labor certification. More... |
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| Immigrant Visas - Employment-Based Visas - Labor Certification - Availability of Native Workers |
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| The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is required to pass on applications for labor certification relating to immigrants in some of the employment-based categories. One of the two findings the DOL must make to warrant certification is that sufficient native workers do not exist at the place of an alien's intended employment, thus warranting the employment of alien labor. This can be a complex determination, involving some general criteria, as well as business necessities related to the particular job. This article discusses general criteria that, in the exercise of discretion, the DOL considers when deciding whether adequate U.S. workers are available. More... |
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