Permanent Resident Alien - Law Dictionary Search Results
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permanent resident alien an alien admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident. Permanent residents are also commonly referred to as immigrants. Lawful permanent residents are legally accorded the privilege of residing permanently in the United States. They may be issued immigrant visas by the Department of State overseas or adjusted to permanent resident status by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the United States. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
lawful permanent resident alien (lpra)
lawful permanent resident alien (lpra) Lawful permanent resident. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...
lawful permanent resident (lpr)
lawful permanent resident (lpr) A person who has immigrated legally but is not an American citizen. This person has been admitted to the U.S. as an immigrant and has a Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551 also known as green card. It is a wallet-sized card showing that the person is a lawful permanent resident (immigrant) in the United States. This person is also called a legal permanent resident, a green card holder, a permanent resident alien, a legal permanent resident alien (LPRA) and resident alien permit holder. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...
permanent resident
permanent resident Any person not a citizen of the United States who is residing in the U.S. under legally recognized and lawfully recorded permanent residence as an immigrant. Also known as "Permanent Resident Alien," "Lawful Permanent Resident," "Resident Alien Permit Holder," and "Green Card Holder." Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
resident alien
resident alien Applies to non-U.S. citizens currently residing in the United States. The term is applied in three different manners; please see Permanent Resident, Conditional Resident, and Returning Resident Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
alien
alien [Latin alienus not one's own, foreign] : relating, belonging, or owing allegiance to another country or government n : a foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized and is still a subject or citizen of a foreign country [illegal s] [an admitted to the United States for permanent residence "U.S. Code"] vt : alienate ...
Reside
Reside, means dwell permanently or for a considerable time, to have one's settled or usual abode, to live in or at a particular place, Oxford Dictionary.Means dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have one's settled or usual abode; to live in or at a particular place. The meaning, therefore, covers not only the place where the person has a permanent residence but also the place where the person has resided for a 'considerable time', (Oxford Dictionary). See also Union of India v. Dudh Nath Prasad, (2000) 2 SCC 20.Means live, abide, sojourn, stay, remain, lodge. To settle oneself or a thing in a place, to be stationed, to remain or stay, to dwell permanently or continuously, to have a settled abode for a time, to have one's residence or domicile; specifically, to be in residence, to have an abiding place, to be present as an element, to inhere as a quality to be vested as a right, Black's Law Dictionary, 5th Edn. See also Union of India v. Dudh Nath Prasad, (2000) 2 SCC 20.Me...
conditional resident
conditional resident Any alien granted permanent resident status on a conditional basis (e.g., a spouse of a U.S. citizen; an immigrant investor), who is required to petition for the removal of the set conditions before the second anniversary of the approval of his or her conditional status. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
preference system
preference system The nine categories since fiscal year 1992 among which the family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant preference visas are distributed. The family-sponsored preferences are: 1) unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens; 2) spouses, children, and unmarried sons and daughters of permanent resident aliens; 3) married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens; 4) brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens. The employment-based preferences are: 1) priority workers (persons of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors and researchers, and certain multinational executives and managers); 2) professionals with advanced degrees or aliens with exceptional ability; 3) skilled workers, professionals (without advanced degrees), and needed unskilled workers; 4) special immigrants; and 5) employment creation immigrants (investors). Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
visa validity
visa validity This generally means the visa is valid, or can be used from the date it is issued until the date it expires, for travel for the same purpose for visas, when the visa is issued for multiple entries. The visa expiration date is shown on the visa. Depending on the alien's nationality, visas can be issued for any number of entries, from as little as one entry to as many as multiple (unlimited) entries, for the same purpose of travel. If you travel frequently as a tourist for example, with a multiple entry visa, you do not have to apply for a new visa each time you want to travel to the U.S. As an example of travel for the same purpose, if you have a visitor visa, it cannot be used to enter at a later time to study in the U.S. The visa validity is the length of time you are permitted to travel to a port-of-entry in the United States to request permission of the U.S. immigration inspector to permit you to enter the U.S. The visa does not guarantee entry to the U.S. The Expi...
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