There are many countries in the world that do not require formal issuance of a visa to visit the United States. If you are from one of those countries, then you are eligible to come in on either the visa waiver for pleasure as a tourist visa (WT).
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Question: I have a friend that has been in a most unfortunate circumstance. She was actually kidnapped from her home and sold into the underground world of sex slaves. Somehow, she escaped and fled to the U.S. She has no higher education or any job skills and no other family in the U.S. Is there [...]
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Title: Can I win the Lottery? Question: I have heard a lot about the Diversity Lottery. Can you explain what that is? Answer: Yes. The diversity lottery is very much what its name implies. It is a lottery that people enter in order to get picked by the United States and to become Lawful Permanent [...]
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Question: I have different petitions going through for my family. Other relatives are unfortunately in Removal/Deportation Proceedings. I understand that government is planning on restructuring certain departments. Will they restructure INS, and if so, what does that mean for us? Answer: It appears as though either some or all of INS will be part of [...]
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Question: I filed a Labor Certification several years ago and it has just been certified. Now I am told that I must file the I-140 or Employment based petition. Additionally, I am told that only afterwards can I file the Adjustment of Status Petition. I urgently need to work and to leave the U.S., but [...]
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Question: I know that the immigration laws now only allow me to come into the U.S. on a Visitor Visa for only 30 days. I was planning to go to the U.S. to visit, and then later, if I found a good job offer, to change my status to some type of working status. Additionally, [...]
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Question: I have heard that there is some kind of law out that requires some people from certain countries to register with the INS. Who does this affect and what does it mean? Answer: You are correct. There is a new procedure referred to as Special Registration. The deadline, if you are a national of [...]
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Question: I entered the United States on a Visitor Visa. I have been here for about 4 months and my status will expire in another two months. Can I simply extend my status without going back to my home country? Answer: Prior to September 11, 2001, it would not have been a problem. These types [...]
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Question: I am a member of the crew on a luxury ship. I know many of my friends have basically ‘jumped ship’ once they got to the U.S. They would just be on the crew list and then once came to the U.S. they would jump ship, not return and are now illegally living in [...]
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Question: I am 16 years old and came to the U.S. many years ago when I was a small child. I have no legal status in the U.S. and have been put in foster care homes for what seems like all of my life. My father left when I was a baby and my mother [...]
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