US visa

US visa

Visa application requirements and processing procedures to the United States.

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permanent resident card

Immigration; US visa

Document evidencing that an individual has the authority to live and work in the United States indefinitely. Also known as Green Card, Alien Registration Receipt Card or Form I-551

petitioner

Immigration; US visa

The employer or U.S. citizen/permanent resident relative, who files a petition on behalf of a foreign national.

police certificate

Immigration; US visa

A certification by the police authorities of a country that an applicant has no criminal record, or what the applicant’s arrest history is. An applicant for an immigrant visa at a U.S. Consulate ...

port of entry (POE)

Immigration; US visa

The specific location where United States citizens and foreign nationals are admitted into the United States (i.e. international airports, seaports, and land border crossings)

A service offered by USCIS that provides expedited processing of certain employment-based petitions and applications. Specifically, the USCIS will expedite a case for a filing fee of $1,000, which ...

prevailing wage

Immigration; US visa

The average wage for the occupation in the geographic area in which the employee will be employed, or the wage set for the position by a union contract.