| Controlling Alien Admission - Immigrant Visas - Employment-Based Visas - Labor Certification - Overview |
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| Within the employment-based preferences, there are five subcategories of immigration, both of which may lead to legal permanent residence in the United States. The majority of workers in two of those classifications, EB-2 and EB-3, must have a labor certification from the U.S. Secretary of Labor before they may be granted visas. This is designed to protect U.S. workers by ensuring that they will not be adversely affected by alien employment in the U.S.More... |
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| Visa Types - Foreign Media, Press, Radio - I |
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| Aliens who are members of the foreign media may be eligible for foreign media visas, designated by the letter "I." Eligibility for an I visa turns on the nature of the alien's job and the purpose of his or her trip to the United States. The procedures used in issuing media visas depend upon the procedures the alien's country uses to issue similar visas to U.S. media representatives. More... |
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| Specific Acts Impacting Chinese-Nationals |
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| In the late 19th century, many Chinese nationals had immigrated to the United States to work on the railroads and escape troubled times in China. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 authorized the United States government to suspend all Chinese immigration into the United States for a period of 10 years. The Act is historically notable for the fact that it was the first U.S. immigration law targeted at a specific group of nationals. The Act was amended two years later to be even more restrictive, including reducing the situations in which a Chinese immigrant could leave the United States and return to it. The Act was renewed for several decades until it was repealed in 1943 by the Magnuson Act.More... |
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| Visa Types - Religious Workers - "R" Visas |
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| United States immigration law allows religious workers to visit the U.S. as nonimmigrants, on a temporary basis. An alien seeking temporary admission to the U.S. as a religious worker must show both that the organization for which he or she will work is nonprofit and that his or her work meets the criteria for a temporary religious worker visa, designated an "R" visa.More... |
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| Immigrants - Employment-Based Visas -EB1/Priority Workers |
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| The United States has an annual cap on the number of aliens that may be permanently admitted to the country. Also, the U.S. uses a preference system to allocate most immigrant visas, including employment-based visas. For these reasons, it is important that aliens seeking permanent admission know the types of evidence that support the classifications they are seeking.
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