1 Immigration and Nationality act of 1990 A B 700 000 visas per year not who they need to be just number system New items a reuniting family some one here applies for families Family Visa 1 Job visa you can do something no one else can do really unique 1 2 Diversity Visa 1 mostly sports gures and actors and actresses set up for people like Albert Einstein b c grants Visa to new countries A B cultural pluralism we want more unique people d Lottery 1 randomly selected A B have to come and have to come immediately usually young people C Current Policy goals a to reunite families too admit workers in occupations with strong demands for labor b border crossers provide a refuge to individuals not blanket groups 1 to provide admission to people from a diverse set of countries ex Chinese Christians were given refugee d c 2 3 Immigration and Naturalization Process how does a non citizen legally enter the US A apply for Visa a b it is an entrance into the U S Types 2 1 Permanent immigrant Visa A B C Temporary non immigrant lawful permanent residence one receives a permanent resident card a green card eligible e too work and may later apply for U S citizenship 2 tourist a temporary agricultural workers b students c diplomats d intra company business personnel e they are not eligible to get citizenship A B C D may not be able to work or only for a particular place required to leave the country when their visas expire if you extended your time here you are undocumented a lot of people end up like this permanent immigrant visa feionce visa if you are marrying some in the us must get married in 3 months 4 U S citizenship and immigration Services A Examples of Visas a K 1 1 b F 1 1 5 student visa temporary Permanent immigrants Residency A Steps 1 Permanent Residency Card A B aka Green card ll out form I 484 a your money isn t returned if you don t get in cost 1070 1 good for 2 years get checked up on then apply for renewal every 10 years 450 b 2 Citizenship A B C N 400 680 ms robbins husband was denied who can apply a b c permanent resident for 5 years permanent resident for 3 years and married to U S citizen permanent Resident who is currently serving in the US military with at least 1 year of service 1 Test a most people don t get it the rst time if you do not take it in english you have to have an oral exam you can take the test in any language we do not have a language only law 1 who can take it 1 2 3 4 must have a good moral character knowledge of US history and gov knowledge of the english lang Willingness to support and defend the US and the Constitution b 6 Some Statistics 7 A B C The US admits approximately 900 000 legal immigrants The state department issues 5 million temporary visas the criteria for admission for permanent residence is much more stringent than for temporary visitors Undocumented Immigration A B C an estimated 300 00 people come to the US illegally every year Total Illegal immigrants estimated at 10 million 3 of population how did they get here a entering the country without going through a check point at airport port or border crossing overstaying a temporary visa b D
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