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beneficiaries
beneficiaries Aliens on whose behalf a U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident, or employer have filed a petition for such aliens to receive immigration benefits from the U.S. Citizenship and … Services. Beneficiaries generally receive a lawful status as a result of their relationship to a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or U.S. employer. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
i-551 (green card)
i-551 (green card) Permanent residence card or alien registration receipt card or "green card." See Lawful Permanent Resident. Source: Department of State. March 2007.
life act
foreign spouses of American citizens, the children of those foreign spouses, and spouses and children of certain lawful permanent residents (LPR) to come to the United States to complete the processing for their permanent residence. This Act … spouses of American citizens, the children of those foreign spouses, and spouses and children of certain lawful permanent residents (LPR) to come to the United States to complete the processing for their permanent residence. This Act became
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Migrate
have in some contexts the wider meaning 'come or remove to a place without an intention to reside permanently' and in some context the narrower meaning 'come or remove to a place with the intention of residing … may have in some contexts the wider meaning 'come or remove to a place without an intention to reside permanently' and in some context the narrower meaning 'come or remove to a place with the intention of
Migration
Zaman v. State, AIR 1951 All 16. Migration, means coming to India with the intention of residing here permanently, Shrimati Sanno Devi v. Mangal Sain, AIR 1961 SC 810. Migration is changing one's abode, quitting one's place … from one place to another, and (2) the intention to make the destination a place of abode or residence in future; it has the motion of transference of allegiance from the country of departure to the country
conditional resident
Matched in: Term conditional resident
returning residents
returning residents Lawful permanent residents who want to return to the United States after staying abroad more than one year or beyond … returning residents Lawful permanent residents who want to return to the United States after staying abroad more than one year
naturalization application
naturalization application The form used by a lawful permanent resident to apply for U.S. citizenship. The application is filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the Service
Emigrant
s. 2(1)(d)] One who leaves his or her country for any reason with the intent to establish a permanent residence elsewhere, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 541. … joining that emigrant in the country to which that emigrant has lawfully emigrated; (ii) any person who has resided outside India at any time after attaining the age of eighteen years, for not less than three years
special naturalization provisions
provisions allow: 1) wives or husbands of U.S. citizens to file for naturalization after three years of lawful permanent residence instead of the prescribed five years; 2) a surviving spouse of a U.S. citizen who served in … allow: 1) wives or husbands of U.S. citizens to file for naturalization after three years of lawful permanent residence instead of the prescribed five years; 2) a surviving spouse of a U.S. citizen who served in the
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