According to the length of your activity in US, the visa may usually be admitted for not more than 3 months. For some special cases, it will valid for half a year, but no more than a year.

You will be notified in writing of the decision on your application. If your application is approved and you have completed the required Form I-89, Data Collection Card, your card will be manufactured and sent to you.

Entering US with a K-3 does not mean that you are a permanent resident of US. You have to submit the application of status adjustment once you enter US with the approval of immigration application.

The evidence that should accompany the special immigrant religious worker petition and the role of the beneficiary within the religious organization are the same as for the R-1 applicant.

Spouses and children of R-1 non-immigrants and classified as R-2. They are not permitted to work unless they have their own work visas.

Your time as a Permanent Resident begins on the date you were granted permanent resident status. This date is on your Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as Alien Registration Card).

Religious occupation means an activity which relates to a traditional religious function. Examples of individuals in religious occupations include, but are not limited to, liturgical workers, religious instructors, religious counselors, cantors, catechists, workers in religious hospitals or religious health care facilities, missionaries, religious translators, or religious broadcasters. This group does not include janitors, maintenance workers, clerks, fund raisers, or persons solely involved in the solicitation of donations.

A person who testifies under oath at a deposition or trial, providing firsthand or expert evidence. In addition, the term also refers to someone who watches another person sign a document and then adds his name to confirm (called "attesting") that the signature is genuine.

A: The H-4 dependent visa is a nonimmigrant visa which allows the dependent spouse and children of principal H visa holders to enter into the U.S.

An unmarried son or daughter is a person who was once a child but who is now 21 years of age or older. A carried son or daughter is a person who has a recognized parent-child relationship, but who is also married, regardless of age.

The right to see a child regularly, typically awarded by the court to the parent who does not have physical custody of the child. The court will deny visitation rights only if it decides that visitation would hurt the child so much that the parent should be kept away.

To become a lawful permanent resident based on the immigrant investor visa EB-5 category, eligible investors must file Form I-829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions. Form I- 829 must be filed within 90 days before the second anniversary of your admission to the U.S. as a conditional resident.

Spouse means lawful husband or wife. In order to successfully petition for an immigrant visa for your spouse, your relationship with your spouse must be established and your spouse must be admissible to the United States under the immigration law.

A: The Child Citizenship Act (CCA) effective on February 27, 2001 represents a significant and important change in the nationality laws of the U.S. Under the new law, most foreign born children adopted by U.S. citizens will automatically acquire U.S. citizenship on the date they immigrate to the U.S.

There is no fee for entering the diversity visa lottery. If you win, you must pay a fee for an immigrant visa and a separate visa lottery surcharge.