A-Z Subject Index

A

"A" Visa – Officials in Foreign Governments

A-3 Visa - Diplomats and Foreign Government Officials - Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

AABB Testing - Refer to: DNA Relationship Testing Procedures

Adjust Status to Permanent Resident

Administrative Processing Information

Admission to the U.S. - CBP Website

Adopting a Child

Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) – CBP Website

Advisory Opinion for J-1 Waiver of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement

Affidavit of Support

Afghan and Iraqi Translators/Interpreters, Special Immigrant Visas

Afghan and Iraqi Translators/Interpreters, Special Immigrant Visas - FAQs for Applicants Living Overseas

Alien Classes Ineligible to Receive Visas

American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Website

Arrival-Departure Record - "I-94; I-94W" – CBP Website

Arrival-Departure Record (Admission: valid I-94, expired visa) Automatic Revalidation Fact Sheet - CBP Website

Arrival-Departure Record "Form I-94" - I forgot to turn in my I-94 - CBP Website

Asylum – USCIS Website

Athletes, Artists, Entertainers (Temporary Workers) - “P” Visa

Au Pairs (Exchange Visitor) - ECA Website

Australian in Specialty Occupation - "E-3" Visa - Australian Consulate Website

Automatic Revalidation Fact Sheet (Admission: valid I-94, expired visa) - CBP Website

Avian Flu

B

“B” Visa -  (Temporary) Visitor Visa

B-1 Visitor Visa (domestic employees) - Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Bermuda, Citizens of- Travel to United States: Visa Requirements

Biometrics

Border Crossing Card – (BCC)

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs - ECA Website

Business Visa Center - (BVC)

Business Visa Center - Contact Information

Business Visa Center - Frequently Asked Questions

C

Canadian Citizens - Travel to United States: Visa Requirements

Camp Counselor - ECA Website

Census Bureau

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Change of Program Category - Exchange Visitors (JVisas) - ECA Website

Change of Status in the U.S.; Who May Apply - USCIS Website

Child Status Protection Act (CSPA)

Chile FTA Professional Worker - "H1B1" visa - Chilean Consulate Website

Classifications: Immigrants - Types of Immigrant Visas - USCIS Website

Classifications: Nonimmigrants - Types of Nonimmigrant Visas - USCIS Website

CNMI-Only Investor – E2C – USCIS Website

CNMI-Only Transitional Worker – CW-1 – USCIS Website

Code of Federal Regulations - (CFR)

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Federalization of Immigration Law – USCIS Website

Complaints About Immigration (CBP) Entry to the U.S.

Congressional Testimony

Contact a U.S. Embassy

Contact the Visa Office

Customer Service Statement

D

Denials; Visas

Denials - Visas: Ineligibilities for a Visa

Department of Health & Human Services

Department of Justice

Department of Labor

DHS Trip - For Complaints About Immigration (CBP) Entry to the U.S.

Diplomats and Foreign Government Officials

Diplomats and Government Officials (Employee of) A-3 Visas - Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

DiscoverAmerica.org - U.S. Travel and Tourism Website

Diversity Lottery - USCIS Website

Diversity Visa Program - (DV) - TSG Website

DNA Relationship Testing Procedures

Dual Citizenship

Duration of Stay

E

“E-1/E-2” Visas – Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors

“E-3” Visa – Australian in Specialty Occupation - Australian Consulate Website

E-Verify - USICS Website

Embassies and Consulates (U.S.) Overseas- Locate

Emergency Travel - USCIS Website

Employment Authorization/Employment Authorization Document (EAD) - USCIS Website

Employment – Labor Certification - DOL Website

Employment Based Visas - Immigrant

Employment Based Visas - Nonimmigrant

Employment: H1-B, H1-B1, H-2A, H-2B Visas - Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Employment: Iraqi or Afghan translators/interpreters

Employment: Iraqis - Worked for/on behalf of US Government

Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act

Entertainers (Temporary Workers) – “P” Visa

ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) for VWP Travelers - CBP Website

ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) for VWP Travelers - TSG Website

Exchange Visitor (J-1) Skills List - 2009

Exchange Visitor (J-1) Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence (Foreign Residence) Requirement

Exchange Visitor J-1 Visa - Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Exchange Visitor Program - Private Sector Programs

Exchange Visitors and Students: Arrival Procedures - CBP Website

Exchange Visitors - "J" Visa

Extend My Stay in the U.S., How to - USCIS Website

Extending Stay in the U.S. and Program Extension - Exchange Visitors (J Visas) - ECA Website

Extension of Stay versus Meaning of the Visa Expiration Date

Extraordinary Ability (Temporary Workers) – “O” Visa

F

"F" Visa – Academic Students

Family Based Immigrants

Fees - Visa Services - TSG Website

Fees and Forms - USCIS Website

Fiancé(e) or Spouse of an American Citizen - Immigrant - "K" Visa

Fingerprints - USCIS Website

Flight Training (Exchange Visitor) – ECA Website

Food: Prohibitions about bringing food into the U.S. - CBP Website

Foreign Affairs Manual - (FAM)

Foreign Media, Press and Radio Visas - "I" Visa

Foreign Residency Requirement - "J" Visa

Foreign Worker Labor Certification – DOL Website

Forms; Immigration - USCIS Website

Forms; I-94, I-94W, Arrival-Departure Record - CBP Website

Forms; Visa Application - TSG Website

Fraud; Reporting

FTA - Chile Professional Worker - "H1B1" visa

FTA - Singapore Professional Worker - "H1B1" visa

G

"G" Visa – International Organizations & NATO

G-5 Visa - Employees of an International Organization - Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Genetic Testing - DNA Relationship Testing Procedures

Glossary of Visa Terms

Government Officials - Foreign

Government Websites

Green Card – (LPR) - USCIS Website

H

"H" Visa – Temporary Workers

"H1-B, H1-B1, H-2A, and H-2B" Visas - Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

HIV - Removal From List of Communicable Diseases of Public Health Significance (HIV Final Rule)

Holiday - "B-2" Visitor Visa

Homeland Security, Department of (DHS)

Humanitarian Parole - USCIS Website

I

"I" Visa – Journalist, Media, Press

Immigrant Visas - TSG Website

Immigrant Visa Statistics

Immigration Statistics - DHS Website

Immigration and Nationality Act - (INA) - USCIS Website

Immigration Classifications and Visa Categories - USCIS Website

Import and Export - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Website

Ineligibilities for a Visa

International Cultural Exchange (Temporary Workers) - "Q" Visa

International Flights to the U.S. - Security Measures (TSA website)

International Organizations & NATO – "G" Visa

International Organization G-5 Visa - Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Intracompany Transferee (Temporary Workers) - "L" Visa

Iraqi and Afghan Translators/Interpreters, Special Immigrant Visas - FAQs for Applicants Living Overseas

Iraqis - Employed by/on Behalf of U.S. Government (Special Immigrant Visa)

Iraqi "H" series Passports - A & G visas FAQ

Iraqi "M" and "N" series Passports - A & G visas FAQ

Iraqi "M" and "N" series Passports - general visa FAQ

Iraqi "S" series Passport - A & G visas FAQ

Iraqi "S" series Passport - general visa FAQ

Iraqi Refugee Processing - Fact Sheet - DHS Website

J

J-1 Exchange Visitors Skill List - 2009

J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa - Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

"J" Visa – Exchange Visitor

J-1 Visas - Advisory Opinion for Waiver of Foreign Residence Requirement (if more information needed, please search J-1 Waiver FAQs)

J-1 Waiver of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement

J-1 Waiver of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement - Application Process (see Eligibility and Application Procedures)

Journalists, Foreign Media - "I" Visa

K

"K" Visa – Fiancé(e) / Spouse (Married Abroad)

Kentucky Consular Center - (KCC)

L

"L" Visa – Intracompany Transferee - Temporary Worker

Labor Certification - Foreign Workers – DOL Website

Laser Visa - See Border Crossing Card

Lawful Permanent Resident - (LPR) - "Green Card" - CBP Website

Lawful Permanent Resident - (LPR) - "Green Card" - USCIS Website

Legal Rights and Protections: Employment and Education Based Nonimmigrants

Locate an Embassy Website

Locate - American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Website

Lost and Stolen Documents

Lottery, Diversity - Immigrant Visa Program

M

"M" Visa – Nonacademic Student

Marriage to a Foreign National

Media, Journalists – "I" Visa

Medical Exam/Panel Physician Information

N

National Visa Center (NVC)

NATO Visa

NATO-7 Visa - Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

News - Visa

Nonimmigrant Classifications and Types of Nonimmigrant Visas - USCIS Website

Nonimmigrants: Legal Rights and Protections for Certain Education or Employment Based Nonimmigrant Visas

Nonimmigrant Visas (NIV) - USCIS Website

Nonimmigrant Visas: Temporary Visitors - TSG Website

Nonimmigrant Visa Statistics

O

"O" Visa – Foreign workers with Extraordinary Ability (Temporary Workers)

P

Pamphlet - Rights, Protections, and Resources (for Certain Employment and Education Based Nonimmigrants)

Panel Physician/Medical Exam Information

Parole, Humanitarian - USCIS Website

Permanent Immigrants to the U.S.

Permanent Resident (Lawful Permanent Resident(LPR)- "Green Card") - CBP Website

Permanent Resident (Lawful Permanent Resident(LPR)- "Green Card") - USCIS Website

Photograph Requirements

Physician (Exchange Visitor) – ECA Website

Poverty Guidelines

Premium Processing Service – Temporary Workers - USCIS Website

Professor (Exchange Visitor) -  ECA Website

Q

"Q" Visa – International Cultural Exchange Visitor - (Temporary Workers)

Questions About Visas?

R

Refugees - Dept of State, PRM Website

Refugees - Iraqi Refugee Processing - USCIS Website

Refugees - U.N. High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) Website

Refugees - USCIS Website

Refugee Resettlement - Health and Human Services Website

Religious Workers (Temporary)

Renewing your A, G, or NATO Visas

Replacing your lost or stolen Visa

Report of the Visa Office - Visa Statistics

Returning Resident Alien

Rights and Protections: Employment and Education Based Nonimmigrant

S

Safety and Security of U.S. Borders

Scholar – ECA Website

Security Measures for International Flights to the U.S. (TSA website)

Services - Listed by Post (Embassy / Consulate)

Skills List 2009: For J-1 Exchange Visitors

Singapore FTA Professional Worker - "H1B1" Visa

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Social Security Card - How to Apply (Non-citizens/Immigration)

Social Security Card - How to Replace Your Card

Special Immigrant Visas for Iraqi and Afghan Translators/Interpreters

Special Immigrant Visas for Iraqis – Employed by/on Behalf of U.S. Government

Spouse /Fiancé(e) of an American Citizen - Immigrant - "K" Visa

State Sponsors of Terrorism countries (visa applicants from)- Processing procedures and FAQs

Statistics: Immigration - DHS Website

Statistics: Visa

Students- Department of State - ECA Website

Students Abroad - for U.S. Citizens

Students and Exchange Visitors: Arrival Procedures - CBP Website

Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) - ICE Website

Student Visa - "F" Visa

Students – USCIS Website

Study Abroad – for U.S. Students (ECA Website)

Summer Work / Travel (Exchange Visitor) – ECA Website

T

Taiwan - American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Website

Taxation Requirements for Non-Resident Foreign Citizens – IRS Website

Telegrams; Visa Policy

Temporary Religious Workers

Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals (Press Release) - DHS Website

Temporary Protected Status - USCIS Website

Temporary Visitors: Nonimmigrant Visas - TSG Website

Temporary Visitors: See Nonimmigrant Visas - USCIS Website

Temporary Worker H1-B, H1-B1, H-2A, H-2B Visas - Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Temporary Workers - Overview

Tourism - "B-2" Visitor Visa

Tourism - DiscoverAmerica.org

Trainees (Temporary Workers) – "H-3" visa

Transit Visas

Transit Without a Visa (TWOV) - CBP Website

Translators/Interpreters: Iraqi and Afghan - Special Immigrant Visas

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Travel Document

Traveler Complaints About Immigration (CBP) Entry to the U.S.

Traveler Redress - For Complaints About Immigration (CBP) Entry to the U.S.

Treaty Traders & Treaty Investors - "E" Visa

U

U.N. High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) Website

USA.gov

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

U.S. Embassies and Consulates Overseas - Locate

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

USCIS - FAQ's

US-VISIT Program - DHS Website

V

Vacation – "B2" Visitor Visa

Vacation - DiscoverAmerica.org

Vaccination Requirements for Immigrant Visa Applicants

Visa Bulletin

Visa Categories - USCIS Website

Visa Denials

Visa Issuing Posts (Consulate / Embassy)

Visa Policy; U.S.

Visa: Reading Your Visa

Visa Reciprocity Table

Visa Services - Who We Are

Visa Statistics

Visa Types for Permanent Immigrants

Visa Types for Temporary Visitors (Nonimmigrant)

Visa Wait Times

Visa Waiver Program (VWP) - TSG Website

Visa Waiver Program (VWP):  ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) - CBP Website

Visa Waiver Program (VWP):  ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) - TSG Website

Visitor B-1 Visa for Domestic Employees - Legal Rights and Protections Pamphlet (Wilberforce Act)

Visitor Visas - Business and Pleasure - "B" Visa

W

Waivers and Ineligibilities

Waiver of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement for J-1 Visa Holders

Waiver of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement for J Visa Holders - Advisory Opinions

Website Fraud Warning

What is a Visa?

William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act

Work Authorization/Work Authorization Document (EAD) - USCIS Website

Workers – Labor Certification - DOL Website

Workers (Employment)

Workers (Temporary)

World Health Organization (WHO)