| Visa Types - Family-Sponsored - Immigrant Spousal Visas - IR-1 and CR-1 |
| An alien whose spouse is a citizen of the United States may be eligible for an immigrant spousal visa, designated an IR-1 visa, or its conditional equivalent, the CR-1 visa. There are some limitations on who may apply for these types of visas, and there are several requirements that must be met before these visas will be issued. More... |
| Controlling Alien Admission-Immigrants - Administrative-Consul Consideration of Visa Applications and Refusals of Visas |
| United States immigration law grants consular officers exclusive authority to consider immigrant visa applications. No formal hearing is required, and most of the procedures are determined by individual U.S. consulates and embassies. For instance, consulate procedure dictates both how the immigrant interview proceeds and whether an attorney or other representative will be allowed to attend the interview.More... |
| Grounds for Removal - Criminal Offenses |
| Grounds for removal -- criminal offensesMore... |
| United States Citizenship & Immigration Services |
| Most people think of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) when they think of the government agency that handles immigration issues. The INS, however, was abolished by the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Its responsibility for immigration services was replaced, effective March 1, 2003, by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS). More... |
| Immigration Act of 1990 |
| The Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT) was the first major change to United States immigration law since 1965. Among other things, IMMACT changed the number of immigrants to the United States and changed the preference system for admitting immigrants.More... |
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