| Controlling Alien Admission - Introduction - Alien Employment - Employment Verification - Coverage |
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| United States law prohibits employers from knowingly hiring or employing aliens who lack proper work authorization. Employers must take certain steps, defined by law, to verify the work authorization status of aliens they wish to employ. However, the coverage of this law is such that it does not apply to all aliens. There are several exceptions.More... |
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| Visa Types - NATO Aliens - NATO |
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| Representatives to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are eligible to travel to the United States as nonimmigrants under a separate agreement made between NATO member countries to govern the status of their forces (Status of Forces Agreement). More... |
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| Methods of Acquiring Citizenship - Location of Birth |
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| In the mid-1800s, the United States Congress first passed formal legislation ensuring that those born in the U.S., with two minor exceptions, were citizens. Soon thereafter, Congress passed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution declaring that those born or naturalized in the U.S. and subject to its jurisdiction were citizens both of the U.S. and the state of their residence. This rule is generally universal, but there are a few exceptions to it, as well.More... |
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| Judicial Review - Naturalization Decisions |
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| Initial jurisdiction to rule on applications for naturalization is given to the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS, formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Service) exclusively pursuant to § 310 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA). If a naturalization application is denied, a person can appeal for a "de novo" (or completely new) review of the application by a court. This review by a court is called "judicial review."
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| The Safe, Orderly, Legal Visas and Enforcement Act (Solve Act) |
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| The Safe, Orderly, Legal Visas and Enforcement Act (SOLVE Act) was introduced in the Senate (Senate Bill 2381) and House of Representatives (House Bill 4262) in 2004. It is proposed legislation only; its provisions are not enacted into law. More... |
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