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What is a principal alien?
Alien from whom another alien derives a benefit or status from
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What is considered a child?
Unmarried and under 21
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What is a dependent?
- Derives status from prinicpal alien and can't arrive before prinicial alien
- -Must accompany or follow to join principal alien
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Who has the authority to issue nonimmigrant visas?
State Department
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What do examinations determine?
Identity and citizenship
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What do inspections determine?
Admissibility
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What is the difference between an immigrant and nonimmigrant?
- immigrant- remains permanently in US
- nonimmigrant- enters US temporarily
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What are the 3 categories of passports?
- diplomatic
- official
- regular
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How long, in general, mus a passpoort be valid for beyond a nonimmigrant alien's intended stay?
6 months after length of stay
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What is the 6 month club?
- For countries that have an agreement with US
- Allows passport validity to extend beyond date specified in passport for departure
- Not allowed passed expiration date on passport
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What are nonimmigrant visas?
- Issued at US embassies and consulates outside US
- Indicate reasons for visit
- Valid for max 10 years
- Assigned a classification
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What is required to apply for a nonimmigrant visa?
- Form DS-156
- Application fee
- Passport or equivalent
- Photograph
- Insurance fee
- Males 16-45 & applicants from state sponsors of terrorism (CISS) must -submit form DS-157 -Appear for personal interview
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Which classifications require proof of foreign residence?
- John
- Q
- Public
- Must
- Have
- 2O3
- Foreign
- Bases
- Worldwide
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What is form I-797?
- Nonimmigrant form
- Notice of Action
- Issued by USCIS
- Initiates an individuals or companys request for a benefit prescribed in the INA
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What is form I-94?
- Arrival/departure record
- Required by all entering US except:
- -US citizens
- -Returning resident aliens
- -Aliens with immigrant visas
- -Canadian citizens visiting or in transit
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What is form I-94A?
- Departure form
- Generated by computer
- Used at land borders
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Who are exempt from inspection?
- Alien members of US Armed forces traveling under official orders
- Aliens entering pursuant to International Boundary & Water Commission Treaty
- Aliens entering from : Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (already been inspected)
- NATO members armed services personnel
- Armed services personnel attached to NATO headquarters in US
- Canadian born American Indians
- US Citizens
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When are Mexican citizens exempt from passport or visa?
- passport: bearer of B1/B2 laser visa arriving from Mexico by land or sea
- Visa: bearer of diplomatic or official passport
- mexican national crew member
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What is a B1?B2 Laser Visa?
AKA: DSP-150
- Mexican citizens may only use it as a sole entry doc when:
- Applying for admission as a visitor for business or pleasure
- Entering from Mexico by land or sea
With a valid Mexican passport- B1/B2 Laser visa allows admission from anywhere in the world
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mexican citizens holding a valid B1/B2 laser vis will not be required issuance of I-94 if what?
- Seeking admission for business or pleasure, within 25 miles of Mexican border, for less than 30 days
- Seeking admission through Arizona land POE traveling within 75 miles of border for less than 30 days
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Mexican citizens in possession of a valid Mexican passport with nonimmigrant B1, B2, or B1/B2 multiple entry visas will not be required an I-94 of what?
- Admitted for period not to exceed 72 hours to visit within 25 miles of border
- Admitted period not to exceed 72 hours to visit within 75 miles of border in Arizona
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When are Mexican citizens exempt from nonimmigrant visas?
- citizen who meets all:
- possesses an official or diplomatic pp
- a military or civilian official
- enters US for 6 months or less
- not entering to perform an official assignment
- Applies to spouses &/or 19yrs or younger dependents who:
- posses official or diplomatic pp
- in company of official mex. citizen
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What are Air WHTI compliant documents?
- PP
- NEXUS card (where available)
- US military ID (with travel orders) - don't need PP
- Merchant Mariner document (when on official business)
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What are land/sea WHTI-compliant documents?
- PP (US, Canadian, or Bermudian)
- US PP card
- enhanced drivers license
- Trusted travelers card (NEXUS, SENTRI, or FAST)
- Form I-872 - American Indian card
- Enhanced tribal card
- Military ID (members of US armed forces on official orders)
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Who may provide documentation other than a PP to enter the US via land or sea POE?
- individual child and youth (under 16)
- groups of children and youths
- "closed loop" cruise passengers
- international boundary and water commission workers
- additional traverlers: mexican citizens, canadian border boat landing program members (I-68), US LPR (I-551)
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What is an enhanced drivers license and what states use it?
- Denotes US or Canadian citizenship
- Provides proof of identity
- conatins microship technology
- Is REAL-ID compliant
- Provides real time verification at primary
- Are WHTI compliant
Washing, Vermont, Michigan, New York
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What are Trusted Traveler programs?
- NEXUS
- SENTRI (mex only)
- FAST
- Global Entry
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What are dual national procedures?
- US doesn't recognize dual citizenship
- Process travelers as foreign nationals if they make such a claim
- Under no circumstances refuse a US citizen
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What do citizens of Canada & Bermuda need to cross the border?
- Not require NIV at land or sea POE from within Western Hemisphere
- Require valid PP at air POE from anywhere
- Just need WHTI compliant doc
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What documents do permanent residents of Canada or Bermuda require?
Valid PP and NIV
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What documents do British subjects of certain islands require?
- (cayman Islands, Turks, Calcos Islands)
- Valid PP
- Certificate from clerk of court indicating no criminal record - if not- NIV
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