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  2. National Visa Center - Wikipedia

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    The National Visa Center (NVC) is a center that is part of the U.S. Department of State that plays the role of holding United States immigrant visa petitions (as well as Form I-129F petitions for K-1/K-3 visas) approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services until an immigrant visa number becomes available for the petition, at which point it arranges for the visa applicant(s ...

  3. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Wikipedia

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    United States portal. v. t. e. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) [3] is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that administers the country's naturalization and immigration system. It is a successor to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), which was dissolved by the Homeland Security Act ...

  4. Visa requirements for United States citizens - Wikipedia

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    Pre approved visa can be obtained on arrival. International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required. [186] Visas for US citizens are either single entry or multiple entry and valid for 5 years. The fee for single entry 3 month validity is 60 dollars and the fee for the multiple entry visa is 100 dollars.

  5. Form I-140 - Wikipedia

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    Immigrant visa availability. When the immigrant petition is approved by the USCIS, the petition is forwarded to the NVC for visa allocation. Currently this step centers around the priority date concept. Immigrant visa adjudication. When the National Visa Center (NVC) determines that an immigrant visa is available, the case can be adjudicated ...

  6. NVC - Wikipedia

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    NVC. NVC is an abbreviation for: National Visa Center, a center that is part of the U.S. Department of State that holds immigrant visa petitions till they can be processed and then arranges for a visa interview for the beneficiaries of the petition. National Vegetation Classification, two different systems for classifying natural vegetation:

  7. Green card - Wikipedia

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    A green card, known officially as a permanent resident card, is an identity document which shows that a person has permanent residency in the United States. [1][2] Green card holders are formally known as lawful permanent residents (LPRs). As of 2023, there are an estimated 12.7 million green card holders, of whom 9 million are eligible to ...

  8. Temporary protected status - Wikipedia

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    In 1990, as part of the Immigration Act of 1990 ("IMMACT"), P.L. 101–649, Congress established a procedure by which the Attorney General may provide temporary protected status to immigrants in the United States who are temporarily unable to safely return to their home country because of ongoing armed conflict, an environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions.

  9. Form I-130 - Wikipedia

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    Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, 2015. Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative is a form submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (or, in the rare case of Direct Consular Filing, to a US consulate or embassy abroad) by a United States citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident petitioning for an immediate or close relative (who is not currently a United States ...