| R-1
Visa |
Alien
in a Religious Occupation. |
| R-2
Visa |
Spouse
or Child of R-1. |
| Refugee |
Any
person who is outside his or her country of nationality who is unable
or unwilling to return to that country because of persecution or a
well-founded fear of persecution. Persecution or the fear thereof must
be based on the alien's race, religion, nationality, membership in a
particular social group, or political opinion. People with no
nationality must generally be outside their country of last habitual
residence to qualify as a refugee. Refugees are subject to ceilings by
geographic area set annually by the President in consultation with
Congress and are eligible to adjust to lawful permanent resident status
after one year of continuous presence in the United States. |
| Refugee
Approvals |
The
number of refugees approved for admission to the United States during a
fiscal year. Immigration and Naturalization Service officers in
overseas offices make refugee approvals. |
| Refugee
Arrivals |
The
number of refugees the Immigration and Naturalization Service initially
admits to the United States through ports of entry during a fiscal year. |
| Refugee
Authorized Admissions |
The
maximum number of refugees allowed to enter the United States in a
given fiscal year. As set forth in the Refugee Act of 1980 (Public Law
96-212) the President determines the annual figure after consultations
with Congress. |
| Refugee-Parolee |
A
qualified applicant for conditional entry, between February 1970 and
April 1980, whose application for admission to the United States could
not be approved because of inadequate numbers of seventh preference
visas. As a result, the applicant was paroled into the United States
under the parole authority granted the Attorney General. |
| Regional
Offices |
The
three INS Regional Offices that supervise the work of INS Districts and
Border Patrol Sectors. The Regional Directors report to the Executive
Associate Commissioner for Field Operations in INS Headquarters,
Washington, DC. The three Regional Offices are located in (Eastern
Region) Burlington, VT, (Central Region) Dallas, TX, and (Western
Region) Laguna Nigel, CA. |
| Registry
Date |
Aliens
who have continuously resided in the United States since January 1,
1972, are of good moral character, and are not inadmissible, are
eligible to adjust to legal permanent resident status
under the registry provision. Before the Immigration Reform and Control
Act of 1986 amended the date, aliens had to have been in the country
continuously since June 30, 1948, to qualify. |
| Removal |
The
expulsion of an alien from the United States. This expulsion may be
based on grounds of inadmissibility or deportability. |
| Resettlement |
Permanent
relocation of refugees
in a place outside their country of origin to allow them to establish
residence and become productive members of society there. Refugee
resettlement is accomplished with the direct assistance of private
voluntary agencies working with the Department of Health and Human
Services Office of Refugee Resettlement. |
