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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Deferred action is a discretionary determination to defer the removal action of an individual as an act of prosecutorial discretion.

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Temporary Protected Status

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is given to eligible nationals of certain TPS-designated countries. Temporary protected status is granted to individuals because

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National Security Entry-Exit Registration System

Foreign nationals from certain countries are subject to NSEERS at the port of entry when they arrive in the U.S. The NSEERS registered foreign nationals are

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International Adoption by The Hague Process

Once the Central Authority has proposed placing a child with you for adoption, but before you adopt the child, you must file USCIS Form I-800

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Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers

To receive a provisional unlawful presence waiver, the immediate relatives must be present in the U.S. and in the process of seeking an immigrant visa

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Expansion Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers

The provisional unlawful presence waiver, 601A, the process allows immediate relatives who only need a waiver of inadmissibility for unlawful presence to apply

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Fraud Waiver and Criminal Waiver

An individual who is ineligible to be admitted to the U.S. as an immigrant or to adjust status in the U.S and certain nonimmigrant applicants who are inadmissible

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Basics of U.S. Citizenship

An individual can become a U.S. citizen either by birth or through naturalization. A naturalized person is an individual who is not born in the U.S.,

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Visa Bulletin

Generally, immigration in the United States is based on a quota system, which allots numerical limits to various immigrant classifications.

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