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Department of Homeland Security DHS

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

A government agency created in 2003 to handle immigration and other security-related matters.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

A branch of the agency formerly known as the INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service), now reorganized under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). USCIS is primarily responsible for handli
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Customs and Border Protection CBP

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

See border patrol.

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status

status

Although the nonlegal, dictionary definition of this word refers to a person’s position, rank, or circumstances, it has a more specific legal definition under immigration law. It means the name of the visa category you’re assigned and the g
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consulate

consulate

U.S. consulates are branch offices of U.S. embassies that are located all over the world. Most consulates accept and process green card and visa applications.

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sponsor

sponsor

See petitioner (immigration).

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alien registration receipt card ARC

alien registration receipt card (ARC)

The official name used in immigration law for a green card.

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removal

removal

An immigration legal proceeding, also commonly known as “”deportation,”” that is conducted before an immigration judge to decide whether or not an immigrant will be allowed to enter or remain in the country. Generally speaking, a person who
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advance parole

advance parole

In the immigration context, advance parole may be granted to a person who is already in the United States but needs to leave temporarily, without a visa. With advance parole, the applicant’s pending immigration application will not
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refugee

refugee

In the context of U.S. immigration law, people who have been allowed to live in the United States indefinitely to protect them from persecution in their home countries. Refugees get their status before coming to the U.S., while asylum seeker
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