AMH-2097 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Deferred Action
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How does a non-citizen legally enter the us: u. s. People in charge of giving out visa. Split up citizenship and naturalization process: there are two distinct paths people can take with their visa. One receives a permanent resident card (green card) Eligible to work, and later may apply for u. s. citizenship: very expensive. Tourists: usually three to six months. Diplomats: can last for a long time. They are no eligible to get citizenship. May not work or work for only a particular place. Required to leave the country when their visas expire: usually cheaper, most common undocumented workers are people who over stay their visas. K-1: most common permanent, fianc s, people marrying american. F-1: most common temporary, student visa, you are not allowed into the country if, also only for permanent and few non- permanent that last a lot of time: You have a history of drug abuse. You have an infection disease (hiv, tb, the clap)
