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qualifying date

qualifying date The date which the Visa Office of the Department of State uses the qualifying date to determine when to send the Instruction Package

waiver of ineligibility

waiver of ineligibility In immigration law certain foreign nationals are ineligible for visas to enter the United States for medical, criminal, security or other conditions and activities. Some applicants for visas

temporary worker

worker A foreign worker who will work in the United States for a limited period of time. Some visas classes for temporary workers are H, L, O, P, Q and R. If you are seeking to come

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termination of a case

the applicant fails to reply to the inquiry correspondence sent by their embassy or consulate, termination of their visa application will begin. The embassy or consulate will first send a Follow-up Letter and Instruction Package to the

third country national

is not an American and not a citizen of the country in which you are applying for a visa. Suppose you are a Kenyan visiting Mexico. If you apply for a visa to visit the United States

retrogression

fiscal year (October 1 to September 30 of the next year). When the new fiscal year begins, the Visa Office gets a new supply of visa numbers and usually brings back the cut-off dates to where they

arrival-departure card

in a safe place. The visitors return the I-94 card when they leave the country. The I-94W, Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival-Departure Record (green card) is for travelers on the Visa Waiver Program. Go to the FAQs on

case number

case number The National Visa Center (NVC) gives each immigrant petition a case number. This number has three letters followed by ten digits

lose status

he/she entered the United States, or to fail to meet the requirements or violate the terms of the visa classification. The person becomes "out of status." For example, you entered the U.S. on a student visa to

following to join

following to join A type of derivative visa status when the family member gets a visa after the principal applicant. Source: Department of State. March 2007.

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