| Student and Exchange Visitor Information System/SEVIS |
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| In 2003, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a bureau within the Department of Homeland Security, rolled out a new program designed to track data about student and exchange visitors. The program, called the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), is designed to manage data about student and exchange visitors while they are in the U.S., balancing the U.S. policy of openness to these visitors with the security interests of the country.
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| Controlling Alien Admission - Immigrant Visas - Employment-Based Visas - Labor Certification - Applications - General |
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| Employers, public or private, who wish to hire aliens to fill open positions must obtain labor certifications from the United States Department of Labor (DOL). Although a few occupations have blanket certifications, the majority of labor certifications are obtained through individual certification applications. Either aliens or employers may file the applications or supporting documents, or their agents or attorneys may do so on their behalf. In either case, the proper preparation and filing of the application is extremely important. 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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| Visa Types - Representatives To International Organizations - G |
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| Representatives to certain international organizations may qualify for G visas to permit them and their families to travel to the United States to pursue their official duties. However, G visas are restricted to a narrow class of aliens.
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| Loss of Citizenship for U.S. Born Citizens |
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| This article focuses on the loss of citizenship, which is also referred to as "denaturalization" when the loss is of a naturalized citizenship. For citizens born in the United States, the only ways that citizenship can be lost are through an affirmative action on the part of the citizen to renounce his or her citizenship or through the committing of several actions listed in § 349 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA). U.S. citizens who lose their citizenship are said to be "expatriated." More... |
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