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A United States Permanent Resident Card (green card)
A United States Permanent Resident Card, also known as a green card, is an identification card attesting to the permanent resident status of an alien in the United States of America. Green card also refers to an immigration process of becoming a permanent resident. The green card serves as proof that its holder, a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), has been officially granted immigration benefits, which include permission to reside and take employment in the USA. The holder must maintain permanent resident status, and can be removed from the US if certain conditions of this status are not met.
Green cards were formerly issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). That agency has been absorbed into and replaced by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Shortly after re-organization BCIS was re-named to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
An alien with a green card application can obtain two important permits while the case is pending. The first is a temporary work permit known as the Employment Authorization Document (EAD), which allows the alien to take employment in the United States. The second is a temporary travel document, advance parole, which allows the alien to re-enter the United States. Both permits confer benefits that are independent of any existing status granted to the alien. For example, the alien might already have permission to work in the United States under an H1-B visa.
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* 1 Appearance
* 2 Reading a Permanent Resident Card
* 3 Path to U.S. citizenship
* 4 Types of immigration
o 4.1 Immigration eligibility and quotas
* 5 Application process
o 5.1 Application process for family-sponsored visa
+ 5.1.1 Green card holders and nuclear families
o 5.2 Application process for employment-based visa
+ 5.2.1 Recent developments
+ 5.2.2 New fee schedule
o 5.3 Green card lottery
+ 5.3.1 Green card lottery scam
+ 5.3.2 Recent developments
* 6 Conditional permanent residence
* 7 Green Card Relinquishment Sting
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links
o 10.1 US Government immigration sites
o 10.2 Other immigration sites
[edit] Appearance
The official name of the card is Permanent Resident Card (form I-551). The name "green card" comes from the fact that the predecessor, Alien Registration Receipt Card (form I-151), introduced at the end of World War II, was printed on green paper.[1] Form I-551 was adopted in 1979 and has been printed on paper of various colors, none of which was green, but the term "green card" has nonetheless remained in use. Currently, the card is mostly yellowish-white and the only prominent green feature is the background of the lettering on the back. A card includes the holder's name and photograph, and other information, and has been updated over the years with numerous anti-counterfeiting devices.
[edit] Reading a Permanent Resident Card
Most of the information on the card is self-evident.[2] The computer and human readable signature at the bottom is not. The format is (digit range: expected data (information contained)):
* First line:
1-2: not documented, assumed to be location of the receipt
3-5: USA (issuing country, United States)
6-14: 9-digit number (A#, alien number)
15: not documented, assumed to be a check-number
16-30: immigrant case number that resulted in the approved green card. The "<" symbol represents a blank space
* Second line:
1-6: birth date (in YY/MM/DD format)
7: not documented, assumed to be a check digit
8: not documented, assumed to be sex
9-14: expiration date (in YY/MM/DD format)
15: not documented, assumed to be a check digit
16-29: country of birth
30: not documented, assumed to be a check digit
* Third line:
last name, first name, middle name, first initial of father, first initial of mother (this line is spaced with "<<" between the name and first name). Depending of the length of the name, the father's and mother's initials may be omitted.
[edit] Path to U.S. citizenship
A Lawful Permanent Resident can apply for United States citizenship, or naturalization, after five years of residency. This period is shortened to three years if married to a U.S. citizen, or four years if permanent residency was received through political asylum. Lawful Permanent Residents may submit their applications for naturalization as much as 90 days before meeting the residency requirement. Citizens are entitled to more rights (and obligations) than permanent residents (who are still classified as aliens in this respect). Lawful Permanent Residents generally do not have the right to vote, the right to be elected in federal and state elections, the ability to bring family members to the United States (however permanent residents are allowed to sponsor certain family members), or eligibility for certain federal government jobs. Male permanent residents between the ages of 18 and 26 are subject to registering in the Selective Service System. Permanent residents pay taxes on their worldwide income, like U.S. citizens. Certain conditions that may put a permanent resident in deportation proceedings do not apply to U.S. citizens.
[edit] Types of immigration
U.S. immigration legislation in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) stipulates that an alien may obtain permanent resident status only through the course of the following proceedings:[3]
* immigration through a family member
* immigration through employment
* immigration through investment
* immigration through the Diversity Lottery
* immigration through "The Registry" provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act
[edit] Immigration eligibility and quotas
Category Eligibility Annual Quota Immigrant Visa Backlog
Family-Sponsored
IR Immediate relative (spouses, minor children & parents) of U.S. citizens
(A U.S. citizen must be at least 21 years of age in order to sponsor his or her parents.) No numerical limita
F1 Unmarried sons and daughters (21 years of age or older) of U.S. citizens 23,400 6-7 yearsb
F2A Spouses and minor children (under 21 year old) of lawful permanent residents 87,934 5-6 yearsb
F2B Unmarried sons and daughters (21 years of age or older) of lawful permanent residents 26,266 9-10 yearsb
F3 Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens 23,400 8-9 yearsb
F4 Brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens 65,000 10-11 yearsb
Employment-Based
EB1 Priority workers. There are three sub-groups:Foreign nationals with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics OR Foreign nationals that are outstanding professors or researchers with at least three years’ experience in teaching or research and who are recognized internationally. OR Foreign nationals that are managers and executives subject to international transfer to the United States. 40,000 currently available
EB2 Professionals holding advanced degrees (Ph.D., master's degree, or at least 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience) or persons of exceptional ability in sciences, arts, or business 40,000 currently availableb
EB3 Skilled workers, professionals, and other workers 40,000 5 yearsb
EB4 Certain special immigrants -- ministers, religious workers, current or former U.S. government workers, etc. 10,000 currently available
EB5 Investors 10,000 currently available
Diversity Immigrant (DV) 55,000
Political Asylum[4] No numerical limit
Refugee[4] 70,000[5]
a 300,000-500,000 immediate relatives admitted annually.
b Individuals from China (mainland), India, Mexico and the Philippines are subject to per-country quotas. See Visa Bulletins for details.
[edit] Application process
An immigrant usually has to go through a three-step process to get permanent residency. The whole process may take several years, depending on the type of immigrant category and the country of birth.
1. Immigrant Petition — in the first step, USCIS approves the immigrant petition by a qualifying relative, an employer, or in rare cases, such as with an investor visa, the applicant himself. If a sibling is applying, she or he must have the same parents as the applicant.
2. Immigrant Visa Availability — in the second step, unless the applicant is an "immediate relative", an immigrant visa number through the National Visa Center (NVC)[6] of the United States Department of State (DOS) must be available. A visa number might not be immediately available even if the USCIS approves the petition, because the amount of immigrant visa numbers is limited every year by quotas set in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). There are also certain additional limitations by country of birth. Thus, most immigrants will be placed on lengthy waiting lists. Those immigrants who are immediate relatives of a U.S. citizen (spouses and children under 21 years of age, and parents of a US citizen who is 21 years of age or older) are not subject to these quotas and may proceed to the next step immediately (since they qualify for the IR immigrant category).
3. Immigrant Visa Adjudication — in the third step, if an immigrant visa number becomes available, the applicant must either apply with USCIS to adjust their current status to permanent resident status or apply with the DOS for an immigrant visa at the nearest US consulate before being allowed to come to the United States.
* Adjustment of Status (AOS) — Adjustment of status is submitted to USCIS via form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.[7] The USCIS conducts a series of background checks (including fingerprinting for FBI criminal background check and name checks) and makes a decision on the application. Once the adjustment of status application is accepted, the alien is allowed to stay in the United States even if the original period of authorized stay on the Form I-94 is expired, but he is not allowed to leave the country until the application is approved or rejected. If the alien has to leave the United States during this time, he/she can apply for travel documents at the USCIS with form I-131, also called Advance Parole.[8] If there is a potential risk that the applicant's work permit (visa) will expire or become invalid (laid off by the employer and visa sponsor) or the applicant wants to start working in the United States, while he/she is waiting for the decision about his/her application to change status, he/she can file form I-765, to get Employment Authorization Documents (also called EAD) and be able to continue or start working legally in the United States.[9][10] In some cases, the applicant will be interviewed at a USCIS office. If the application is approved, the alien becomes an LPR, and the actual green card is mailed to the alien's last known mailing address.
* Consular Processing — this is an alternative to AOS, but still requires the immigrant visa petition to be completed. If the applicant is outside of the USA (or selects this option instead of AOS), he/she may make an appointment at the U.S. embassy or consulate in his/her home country, where a consular officer adjudicates the case. If the case is approved, an immigrant visa is issued by the U.S. embassy or consulate. The visa entitles the holder to travel to the U.S. as an immigrant. At the port of entry, the immigrant visa holder is processed for a permanent resident card and receives an I-551 stamp in his/her passport. The permanent resident card is mailed to his/her US address within several weeks.
[edit] Application process for family-sponsored visa
[edit] Green card holders and nuclear families
Green card holders married to non-U.S. citizens are unable to legally bring their spouses (or families) to join them in the USA. The foreign spouse of a green card holder must wait for approval of an 'immigrant visa' from the State Department before entering the United States. Due to a backlog in processing, such visas can take up to five years to be approved. In the interim, due to immigration intent, the spouse cannot enter the United States on any other visas not even as a visitor. This puts LPRs in a uniquely disadvantaged situation:
* visitors and non-immigrants coming to the USA on temporary visas for work, business, or study (including H1, L1, B, and F1 visas) can sponsor their dependent spouses to travel with them;
* U.S. citizens can sponsor their spouses to come to the USA in non-immigrant status; the spouse can then convert to an immigrant status under the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act of 2000 (the "LIFE Act").
The issue of LPRs separated from their families for years is not a new problem. A mechanism to unite families of LPRs was created by the LIFE Act by the introduction of a 'V visa,' signed into law by President Bush. It effectively expired and is no longer available. Bills HR1823 and HR4448 are in the U.S. Congress. The proposal for reviving the V visa is based on something that has little controversy — family unity — but passing such a bill into law is not a small matter.
[edit] Application process for employment-based visa
Many immigrants opt for this route, which requires an employer to "sponsor" (i.e. to petition before USCIS) the immigrant (known as the alien beneficiary) through a presumed future job. The three-step process outlined above is described here in more detail for employment-based immigration applications. After the process is complete, the alien is expected to take the certified job offered by the employer to substantiate his or her immigrant status, since the application ultimately rests on the alien's employment with that company in that particular position.
1. Immigrant Petition - the first step includes the pre-requisite labor certification upon which the actual petition will reside.
* Labor Certification — the employer must legally prove that it has a need to hire an alien for a specific position and that there is no minimally qualified U.S. citizen or LPR available to fill that position, hence the reason for hiring the alien. Some of the requirements to prove this situation include: proof of advertising for the specific position; skill requirements particular to the job; verification of the prevailing wage for a position; and the employer's ability to pay. This is currently done through an electronic system known as PERM.[11] The date when the labor certification application is filed becomes the applicant's priority date. In some cases, for highly skilled foreign nationals (EB1 and EB2 National Interest Waiver, e.g. researchers, athletes, artists or business executives) and "Schedule A" labor[12] (nurses and physical therapists), this step is waived. This step is processed by the United States Department of Labor (DOL).
* Immigrant Petition — the employer applies on the alien's behalf to obtain a visa number. The application is form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker,[13] and it is processed by the USCIS. There are several EB (employment-based) immigrant categories[14] under which the alien may apply, with progressively stricter requirements, but often shorter waiting times. Many of the applications are processed under the EB3 category.[15] Currently, this process takes up to 6 months. Many of the EB categories allow expedited processing of this stage, known as "premium processing".
2. 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.
* Priority date — the visa becomes available when the applicant's priority date is earlier than the cutoff date announced on the DOS's Visa Bulletin[16] or when the immigrant visa category the applicant is assigned to is announced as "current". A "current" designation indicates that visa numbers are available to all applicants in the corresponding immigrant category. Petitions with priority dates earlier than the cutoff date are expected to have visas available, therefore those applicants are eligible for final adjudication. When the NVC determines that a visa number could be available for a particular immigrant petition, a visa is tentatively allocated to the applicant. The NVC will send a letter stating that the applicant may be eligible for adjustment of status, and requiring the applicant to choose either to adjust status with the USCIS directly, or apply at the U.S. consulate abroad. This waiting process determines when the applicant can expect the immigration case to be adjudicated. Due to quotas imposed on EB visa categories, there are more approved immigrant petitions than visas available under INA. High demand for visas has created a backlog of approved but unadjudicated cases. In addition, due to processing inefficiencies throughout DOS and USCIS systems, not all visas available under the quota system in a given year were allocated to applicants by the DOS. Since there is no quota carry-over to the next fiscal year, for several years visa quotas have not been fully used, thus adding to the visa backlog.[17]
3. Immigrant Visa Adjudication. When the NVC determines that an immigrant visa is available, the case can be adjudicated. If the alien is already in the USA, that alien has a choice to finalize the green card process via adjustment of status in the USA, or via consular processing abroad. If the alien is outside of the USA he/she can only apply for an immigrant visa at the U.S. consulate. The USCIS does not allow an alien to pursue consular processing and AOS simultaneously. Prior to filing the form I-485 (Adjustment of Status) it is required that the applicant have a medical examination performed by a USCIS-approved civil surgeon. The examination includes a blood test and specific immunizations, unless the applicant provides proof that the required immunizations were already done elsewhere. The civil surgeon hands the applicant a sealed envelope containing a completed form I-693, which must be included unopened with the I-485 application.[18]
* Adjustment of Status (AOS) — after the alien has a labor certification and has been provisionally allocated a visa number, the final step is to change his or her status to permanent residency. Adjustment of status is submitted to USCIS via form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. If an immigrant visa number is available, the USCIS will allow "concurrent filing": it will accept forms I-140 and I-485 submitted in the same package or will accept form I-485 even before the approval of the I-140.[19]
* Consular Processing — this is an alternative to AOS, but still requires the immigrant visa petition to be completed. In the past (pre-2005), this process was somewhat faster than applying for AOS, so was sometimes used to circumvent long backlogs (of over two years in some cases). However, due to recent efficiency improvements by the USCIS, it is not clear whether applying via consular processing is faster than the regular AOS process. Consular processing is also thought to be riskier since there is no or very little recourse for appeal if the officer denies the application.[20][21]
[edit] Recent developments
After a significant forward movement in the cutoff priority dates was announced on the June 2007 Visa Bulletin, the July 2007 Visa Bulletin witnessed another unprecedented jump — after years of backlog stagnation, all of the EB preference categories became current (except Other Workers). After the DOS issued a revised July Visa Bulletin on July 2 (which set all priority dates as unavailable) and later nullified it, the USCIS clarified via USCIS Update on July 17, 2007[22] that the USCIS will keep the applications filed and will re-open filings for a 31-day period from July 18 through August 17, 2007, in order to provide the same filing window to applicants who would have had been eligible to file if the July 2 actions had not taken place. Applicants will be able to pay I-485 form filing fees according to the July fee schedule during the entire window period.
In May 2006, the United States Senate passed the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006", which would have substantially increased the available numbers of green cards and relieved many applicants, who are currently "stuck" and waiting for the ability to file the Adjustment of Status application, due to the backlog created by the Department of Labor (DOL) in the past, which was resolved by the introduction of the PERM process in early 2005. The House of Representatives, however, refused to pass any legislation pertaining to legal immigration issues before attempting to solve the problems of illegal immigration.[23]
[edit] New fee schedule
Since August 2007, the USCIS has assessed new rates for filing adjustment of status. The previous cost was a $325 base fee plus a $70 biometrics fee (for applicants between 14 and 79 years of age) to file form I-485. The new cost is $930 plus an $80 biometrics fee. However, this new fee is a "package fee": the initial filings of form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, and form I-131, Application for Travel Document, are free (whereas the previous costs were $180 and $170 respectively).[24]
[edit] Green card lottery
Main article: Diversity Immigrant Visa
Each year, around 50,000 immigrant visas are made available through the Diversity Visa (DV) program, also known as the Green Card Lottery to people who were born in countries with low rates of immigration to the United States (fewer than 50,000 immigrants in the past five years). Applicants can only qualify by country of birth, not by citizenship. Anyone who is selected under this lottery will be given the opportunity to apply for permanent residence. They can also file for their spouse and any unmarried children under the age of 21.
If permanent residence is granted, the winner (and his/her family, if applicable) receives an immigrant visa in their passport(s) that has to be "activated" within six months of issuance at any port of entry to the United States. The new immigrant receives a stamp on the visa as proof of lawful admittance to the United States, and the individual is now authorized to live and work permanently in the United States. Finally, the actual "green card" typically arrives by mail within a few months.
[edit] Green card lottery scam
There is a growing number of fraudulent green card lottery scams, in which agents take money from applicants by submitting application forms for them, usually for a fee between US$50 to US$250. Some claim that they can increase the chance of winning the lottery. This is not true — in fact, they may delay or not submit the application. Likewise, some claim that they provide free airline tickets to winners or other benefits, such as submissions in future years and even cash funds. There is no way to guarantee their claims, and there are ample reasons for them not to fulfill their promises.
Both the Department of State and the Federal Trade Commission have issued warning statements about this type of fraud or similar business practices.[25][26]
[edit] Recent developments
Over 6.4 million applications for the 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery were submitted. This is an increase from the more than 5.5 million applications submitted in the 2007 Diversity Visa Lottery. Taking into account dependents, there are more than 10 million participants in the 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery. Most of the applications were from Africa and Asia: 41 percent of the total came from Africa, 38 percent from Asia, 19 percent coming from Europe, and two percent from South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The largest number of applicants came from Bangladesh (more than 1.7 million applicants) followed by Nigeria (684,735) and Ukraine (619,584).
[edit] Conditional permanent residence
As part of immigration reform under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), as well as further reform enacted in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA), persons who are eligible and properly apply for permanent residence based on either a recent marriage to a U.S. citizen or as an investor are granted permanent residence on a conditional basis for two years. An exception to this rule is the case of a U.S. citizen legally sponsoring a spouse in which the marriage at the time of the adjustment of status (I-485) is more than two years old. In this case, the conditional status is waived and a 10-year Permanent Resident Card is issued upon USCIS approval of the case. A permanent resident under the conditional clause may receive an I-551 stamp as well as a Permanent Resident Card. The expiration date of the conditional period is two years from the approval date. The immigrant visa category is CR (conditional resident).
When this two-year conditional period is over, the permanent residence automatically expires and the applicant is subject to deportation and removal. To avoid this, 90 days or less before the conditional residence expires, the applicant must file form I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence[27] (if conditional permanent residence was obtained through marriage) or form I-829 Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions[28] (if conditional permanent residence was obtained through investment) with USCIS to have the conditions removed. Once the application is received, permanent residence is extended for 1-year intervals until the request to remove conditions is approved or denied. The USCIS requires that the application provide both general and specific supporting evidence that the basis on which the applicant obtained conditional permanent residence was not fraudulent. For an application based on marriage, birth certificates of children, joint financial statements, and letters from employers, friends and relatives are some types of evidence that are accepted. A follow-up interview with an immigration inspector is sometimes required but usually waived if the evidence is sufficient. This is to ensure that the marriage was in good faith and not one of fraudulent means with a sole intention of obtaining a green card. Both husband and wife must attend both interviews under most circumstances. The applicant receives an I-551 stamp in their foreign passport upon approval of their case. The applicant is then free from the conditional requirement once the application is approved. The applicant's new Permanent Resident Card arrives via mail to their residence several weeks to several months later and replaces the old two-year conditional residence card. This new card must be renewed after 10 years, however permanent resident status is now granted for an indefinite term provided that residence conditions are satisfied at all times. USCIS may request to renew the card earlier due to security enhancements of the card or as a part of a revalidation campaign to exclude counterfeit green cards from circulation.
It is important to note that this two-year conditional residence period counts towards time as a permanent resident for all purposes including naturalization. However, the application for the removal of conditions must be adjudicated before naturalization can be granted to the applicant.
The card must be in the possession of the U.S. permanent resident at all times. This means that the permanent resident must have a currently valid card on the person at all times and be able to show it to a USCIS officer, if requested. Though aliens with permanent resident status are required to carry these identification cards, American citizens are not required to carry any citizenship identification. Before the September 11, 2001 attacks, while status was checked when the permanent resident returned from foreign travel, the requirement to carry the green card was almost never enforced when residents traveled domestically. After that, officials from the United States Department of State began occasionally asking people if they were U.S. citizens or not, and in the latter case require that the person present their Permanent Resident Card or other proof of legal status.
Under certain conditions, permanent residence status can be lost. This includes committing a criminal act that makes a person removable from the United States. A person might also be found to have abandoned their status if he or she moves to another country to live there permanently, stays outside the USA for more than 365 days (without getting a re-entry permit before leaving), or does not file an income tax return. Permanent resident status can also be lost if it is found that the application or grounds for obtaining permanent residence was fraudulent. The failure to renew the permanent resident card does not result in the loss of status, except in the case of conditional permanent residents as noted above.
A person who loses permanent residence status is immediately removable from the United States and must leave the country as soon as possible or face deportation and removal. In some cases the person may be banned from entering the country for three or seven years, or even permanently.
[edit] Green Card Relinquishment Sting
Due to the Heart Act [1] foreign workers who have owned a green card in 8 of the last 15 years and choose to relinquish it will be subject to taxation on unrealized gains above $600,000. However this will only apply to those people who earn greater than $139,000 a year or have a worth of more than $2 million.[2][3][4]. If the green card is not reliquished then the holder is subject to double taxation when working outside of the U.S. whether or not it is within their home nation.
[edit] See also
* Immigration to the United States
* United States citizenship
* Canada Permanent Resident Card
* Blue Card (European Union)
[edit] References
1. ^ U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services History, USCIS Website, retrieved on June 3, 2008
2. ^ List of Immigration Codes SSA - POMS: SI 00502.215 - The Affidavits of Support
3. ^ Lawful Permanent Residence ("Green Card"), USCIS Website, retrieved on December 3, 2007
4. ^ a b "Humanitarian Immigration Programs, Providing Immigration Benefits & Information". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved on 2007-01-06.
5. ^ "Presidential Determination on FY 2007 Refugee Admissions Numbers". Office of the Press Secretary, the White House (2006-10-11). Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
6. ^ National Visa Center, U.S. Department of State, retrieved December 3,2007
7. ^ Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, form I-485, USCIS Website, retrieved on December 3, 2007
8. ^ Application for Travel Document, Documentation for form I-131, USCIS Website, retrieved December 3, 2007
9. ^ Employment Authorization, USCIS Website, retrieved December 3, 2007
10. ^ Application for Employment Authorization, Documentation for form I-765, USCIS Website, retrieved December 3, 2007
11. ^ "Permanent Labor Certification". Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
12. ^ "What is Schedule A and who qualifies? OFLC Frequently Asked Questions and Answers". Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved on 2007-01-06.
13. ^ Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, form I-140, USCIS Website, retrieved on December 3, 2007
14. ^ "Employment-Based Visas". US Department of State. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
15. ^ "Immigration Statistics". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
16. ^ Visa Bulletin, U.S. Department of State, retrieved on December 3, 2007
17. ^ October 2006, [fall 2006.pdf Business Immigration Review], Issue Fall 2006, Immigration Support Services, retrieved December 3, 2007
18. ^ Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status, form I-693 description, USCIS Website, retrieved December 3, 2007
19. ^ "Government Announces Concurrent Filings of I-140's and I-485's". Miller Mayer. Attorneys at Law. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
20. ^ "Revisiting the Debate : Adjustment of Status vs. Consular Processing". Murthy Law Firm. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
21. ^ "Consular Processing vs. Adjustment of Status". Law Offices of James D. Eiss. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
22. ^ July 17, 2007, Visa Bulletin Update, USCIS Website, retrieved on December 3, 2007
23. ^ "Immigration Reform", Business Immigration Review, Fall 2006 Issue, electronic copy
24. ^ May 29, 2007, USCIS Fee Schedule, USCIS Website, retrieved on December 3, 2007
25. ^ "Website Fraud Warning". US Department of State. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
26. ^ "FTC Consumer Alert: Diversity Visa Lottery: Read the Rules, Avoid the Rip-Offs". Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
27. ^ form I-751, USCIS Website, retrieved on December 3, 2007
28. ^ form I-829, USCIS Website, retrieved December 3, 2007
[edit] External links
[edit] US Government immigration sites
* USCIS: Green Card
* How Do I Get a Work Permit
* How Do I Become a Lawful Permanent Resident While in the United States?
* 2008 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2008)
* State Department warning on fraudulent diversity visa websites
* State Department site with 2007 Diversity Lottery results
* Types of employment-based Green Card application categories
* Information for Permanent Residents
* Petitioning Procedures: Bringing a Spouse (Husband or Wife) to Live in the United States
* General Tips on Assembling USCIS Applications for Mailing
* USCIS Civil Surgeons Locator
[edit] Other immigration sites
* ImmigrationVoice Discussing problems and solutions to the employment-based green card process, including backlogs in EB2 and EB3 visa categories
* Immigration Newsman Covers news and features about permanent residents, steps to become one, columns from immigration attorneys, H-1B visas world, immigration forum and discussion board.
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A United States Permanent Resident Card (green card)
A United States Permanent Resident Card (green card)
A United States Permanent Resident Card, also known as a green card, is an identification card attesting to the permanent resident status of an alien in the United States of America. Green card also refers to an immigration process of becoming a permanent resident. The green card serves as proof that its holder, a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), has been officially granted immigration benefits, which include permission to reside and take employment in the USA. The holder must maintain permanent resident status, and can be removed from the US if certain conditions of this status are not met.
Green cards were formerly issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). That agency has been absorbed into and replaced by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Shortly after re-organization BCIS was re-named to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
An alien with a green card application can obtain two important permits while the case is pending. The first is a temporary work permit known as the Employment Authorization Document (EAD), which allows the alien to take employment in the United States. The second is a temporary travel document, advance parole, which allows the alien to re-enter the United States. Both permits confer benefits that are independent of any existing status granted to the alien. For example, the alien might already have permission to work in the United States under an H1-B visa.
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Appearance
* 2 Reading a Permanent Resident Card
* 3 Path to U.S. citizenship
* 4 Types of immigration
o 4.1 Immigration eligibility and quotas
* 5 Application process
o 5.1 Application process for family-sponsored visa
+ 5.1.1 Green card holders and nuclear families
o 5.2 Application process for employment-based visa
+ 5.2.1 Recent developments
+ 5.2.2 New fee schedule
o 5.3 Green card lottery
+ 5.3.1 Green card lottery scam
+ 5.3.2 Recent developments
* 6 Conditional permanent residence
* 7 Green Card Relinquishment Sting
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links
o 10.1 US Government immigration sites
o 10.2 Other immigration sites
[edit] Appearance
The official name of the card is Permanent Resident Card (form I-551). The name "green card" comes from the fact that the predecessor, Alien Registration Receipt Card (form I-151), introduced at the end of World War II, was printed on green paper.[1] Form I-551 was adopted in 1979 and has been printed on paper of various colors, none of which was green, but the term "green card" has nonetheless remained in use. Currently, the card is mostly yellowish-white and the only prominent green feature is the background of the lettering on the back. A card includes the holder's name and photograph, and other information, and has been updated over the years with numerous anti-counterfeiting devices.
[edit] Reading a Permanent Resident Card
Most of the information on the card is self-evident.[2] The computer and human readable signature at the bottom is not. The format is (digit range: expected data (information contained)):
* First line:
1-2: not documented, assumed to be location of the receipt
3-5: USA (issuing country, United States)
6-14: 9-digit number (A#, alien number)
15: not documented, assumed to be a check-number
16-30: immigrant case number that resulted in the approved green card. The "<" symbol represents a blank space
* Second line:
1-6: birth date (in YY/MM/DD format)
7: not documented, assumed to be a check digit
8: not documented, assumed to be sex
9-14: expiration date (in YY/MM/DD format)
15: not documented, assumed to be a check digit
16-29: country of birth
30: not documented, assumed to be a check digit
* Third line:
last name, first name, middle name, first initial of father, first initial of mother (this line is spaced with "<<" between the name and first name). Depending of the length of the name, the father's and mother's initials may be omitted.
[edit] Path to U.S. citizenship
A Lawful Permanent Resident can apply for United States citizenship, or naturalization, after five years of residency. This period is shortened to three years if married to a U.S. citizen, or four years if permanent residency was received through political asylum. Lawful Permanent Residents may submit their applications for naturalization as much as 90 days before meeting the residency requirement. Citizens are entitled to more rights (and obligations) than permanent residents (who are still classified as aliens in this respect). Lawful Permanent Residents generally do not have the right to vote, the right to be elected in federal and state elections, the ability to bring family members to the United States (however permanent residents are allowed to sponsor certain family members), or eligibility for certain federal government jobs. Male permanent residents between the ages of 18 and 26 are subject to registering in the Selective Service System. Permanent residents pay taxes on their worldwide income, like U.S. citizens. Certain conditions that may put a permanent resident in deportation proceedings do not apply to U.S. citizens.
[edit] Types of immigration
U.S. immigration legislation in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) stipulates that an alien may obtain permanent resident status only through the course of the following proceedings:[3]
* immigration through a family member
* immigration through employment
* immigration through investment
* immigration through the Diversity Lottery
* immigration through "The Registry" provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act
[edit] Immigration eligibility and quotas
Category Eligibility Annual Quota Immigrant Visa Backlog
Family-Sponsored
IR Immediate relative (spouses, minor children & parents) of U.S. citizens
(A U.S. citizen must be at least 21 years of age in order to sponsor his or her parents.) No numerical limita
F1 Unmarried sons and daughters (21 years of age or older) of U.S. citizens 23,400 6-7 yearsb
F2A Spouses and minor children (under 21 year old) of lawful permanent residents 87,934 5-6 yearsb
F2B Unmarried sons and daughters (21 years of age or older) of lawful permanent residents 26,266 9-10 yearsb
F3 Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens 23,400 8-9 yearsb
F4 Brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens 65,000 10-11 yearsb
Employment-Based
EB1 Priority workers. There are three sub-groups:Foreign nationals with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics OR Foreign nationals that are outstanding professors or researchers with at least three years’ experience in teaching or research and who are recognized internationally. OR Foreign nationals that are managers and executives subject to international transfer to the United States. 40,000 currently available
EB2 Professionals holding advanced degrees (Ph.D., master's degree, or at least 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience) or persons of exceptional ability in sciences, arts, or business 40,000 currently availableb
EB3 Skilled workers, professionals, and other workers 40,000 5 yearsb
EB4 Certain special immigrants -- ministers, religious workers, current or former U.S. government workers, etc. 10,000 currently available
EB5 Investors 10,000 currently available
Diversity Immigrant (DV) 55,000
Political Asylum[4] No numerical limit
Refugee[4] 70,000[5]
a 300,000-500,000 immediate relatives admitted annually.
b Individuals from China (mainland), India, Mexico and the Philippines are subject to per-country quotas. See Visa Bulletins for details.
[edit] Application process
An immigrant usually has to go through a three-step process to get permanent residency. The whole process may take several years, depending on the type of immigrant category and the country of birth.
1. Immigrant Petition — in the first step, USCIS approves the immigrant petition by a qualifying relative, an employer, or in rare cases, such as with an investor visa, the applicant himself. If a sibling is applying, she or he must have the same parents as the applicant.
2. Immigrant Visa Availability — in the second step, unless the applicant is an "immediate relative", an immigrant visa number through the National Visa Center (NVC)[6] of the United States Department of State (DOS) must be available. A visa number might not be immediately available even if the USCIS approves the petition, because the amount of immigrant visa numbers is limited every year by quotas set in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). There are also certain additional limitations by country of birth. Thus, most immigrants will be placed on lengthy waiting lists. Those immigrants who are immediate relatives of a U.S. citizen (spouses and children under 21 years of age, and parents of a US citizen who is 21 years of age or older) are not subject to these quotas and may proceed to the next step immediately (since they qualify for the IR immigrant category).
3. Immigrant Visa Adjudication — in the third step, if an immigrant visa number becomes available, the applicant must either apply with USCIS to adjust their current status to permanent resident status or apply with the DOS for an immigrant visa at the nearest US consulate before being allowed to come to the United States.
* Adjustment of Status (AOS) — Adjustment of status is submitted to USCIS via form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.[7] The USCIS conducts a series of background checks (including fingerprinting for FBI criminal background check and name checks) and makes a decision on the application. Once the adjustment of status application is accepted, the alien is allowed to stay in the United States even if the original period of authorized stay on the Form I-94 is expired, but he is not allowed to leave the country until the application is approved or rejected. If the alien has to leave the United States during this time, he/she can apply for travel documents at the USCIS with form I-131, also called Advance Parole.[8] If there is a potential risk that the applicant's work permit (visa) will expire or become invalid (laid off by the employer and visa sponsor) or the applicant wants to start working in the United States, while he/she is waiting for the decision about his/her application to change status, he/she can file form I-765, to get Employment Authorization Documents (also called EAD) and be able to continue or start working legally in the United States.[9][10] In some cases, the applicant will be interviewed at a USCIS office. If the application is approved, the alien becomes an LPR, and the actual green card is mailed to the alien's last known mailing address.
* Consular Processing — this is an alternative to AOS, but still requires the immigrant visa petition to be completed. If the applicant is outside of the USA (or selects this option instead of AOS), he/she may make an appointment at the U.S. embassy or consulate in his/her home country, where a consular officer adjudicates the case. If the case is approved, an immigrant visa is issued by the U.S. embassy or consulate. The visa entitles the holder to travel to the U.S. as an immigrant. At the port of entry, the immigrant visa holder is processed for a permanent resident card and receives an I-551 stamp in his/her passport. The permanent resident card is mailed to his/her US address within several weeks.
[edit] Application process for family-sponsored visa
[edit] Green card holders and nuclear families
Green card holders married to non-U.S. citizens are unable to legally bring their spouses (or families) to join them in the USA. The foreign spouse of a green card holder must wait for approval of an 'immigrant visa' from the State Department before entering the United States. Due to a backlog in processing, such visas can take up to five years to be approved. In the interim, due to immigration intent, the spouse cannot enter the United States on any other visas not even as a visitor. This puts LPRs in a uniquely disadvantaged situation:
* visitors and non-immigrants coming to the USA on temporary visas for work, business, or study (including H1, L1, B, and F1 visas) can sponsor their dependent spouses to travel with them;
* U.S. citizens can sponsor their spouses to come to the USA in non-immigrant status; the spouse can then convert to an immigrant status under the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act of 2000 (the "LIFE Act").
The issue of LPRs separated from their families for years is not a new problem. A mechanism to unite families of LPRs was created by the LIFE Act by the introduction of a 'V visa,' signed into law by President Bush. It effectively expired and is no longer available. Bills HR1823 and HR4448 are in the U.S. Congress. The proposal for reviving the V visa is based on something that has little controversy — family unity — but passing such a bill into law is not a small matter.
[edit] Application process for employment-based visa
Many immigrants opt for this route, which requires an employer to "sponsor" (i.e. to petition before USCIS) the immigrant (known as the alien beneficiary) through a presumed future job. The three-step process outlined above is described here in more detail for employment-based immigration applications. After the process is complete, the alien is expected to take the certified job offered by the employer to substantiate his or her immigrant status, since the application ultimately rests on the alien's employment with that company in that particular position.
1. Immigrant Petition - the first step includes the pre-requisite labor certification upon which the actual petition will reside.
* Labor Certification — the employer must legally prove that it has a need to hire an alien for a specific position and that there is no minimally qualified U.S. citizen or LPR available to fill that position, hence the reason for hiring the alien. Some of the requirements to prove this situation include: proof of advertising for the specific position; skill requirements particular to the job; verification of the prevailing wage for a position; and the employer's ability to pay. This is currently done through an electronic system known as PERM.[11] The date when the labor certification application is filed becomes the applicant's priority date. In some cases, for highly skilled foreign nationals (EB1 and EB2 National Interest Waiver, e.g. researchers, athletes, artists or business executives) and "Schedule A" labor[12] (nurses and physical therapists), this step is waived. This step is processed by the United States Department of Labor (DOL).
* Immigrant Petition — the employer applies on the alien's behalf to obtain a visa number. The application is form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker,[13] and it is processed by the USCIS. There are several EB (employment-based) immigrant categories[14] under which the alien may apply, with progressively stricter requirements, but often shorter waiting times. Many of the applications are processed under the EB3 category.[15] Currently, this process takes up to 6 months. Many of the EB categories allow expedited processing of this stage, known as "premium processing".
2. 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.
* Priority date — the visa becomes available when the applicant's priority date is earlier than the cutoff date announced on the DOS's Visa Bulletin[16] or when the immigrant visa category the applicant is assigned to is announced as "current". A "current" designation indicates that visa numbers are available to all applicants in the corresponding immigrant category. Petitions with priority dates earlier than the cutoff date are expected to have visas available, therefore those applicants are eligible for final adjudication. When the NVC determines that a visa number could be available for a particular immigrant petition, a visa is tentatively allocated to the applicant. The NVC will send a letter stating that the applicant may be eligible for adjustment of status, and requiring the applicant to choose either to adjust status with the USCIS directly, or apply at the U.S. consulate abroad. This waiting process determines when the applicant can expect the immigration case to be adjudicated. Due to quotas imposed on EB visa categories, there are more approved immigrant petitions than visas available under INA. High demand for visas has created a backlog of approved but unadjudicated cases. In addition, due to processing inefficiencies throughout DOS and USCIS systems, not all visas available under the quota system in a given year were allocated to applicants by the DOS. Since there is no quota carry-over to the next fiscal year, for several years visa quotas have not been fully used, thus adding to the visa backlog.[17]
3. Immigrant Visa Adjudication. When the NVC determines that an immigrant visa is available, the case can be adjudicated. If the alien is already in the USA, that alien has a choice to finalize the green card process via adjustment of status in the USA, or via consular processing abroad. If the alien is outside of the USA he/she can only apply for an immigrant visa at the U.S. consulate. The USCIS does not allow an alien to pursue consular processing and AOS simultaneously. Prior to filing the form I-485 (Adjustment of Status) it is required that the applicant have a medical examination performed by a USCIS-approved civil surgeon. The examination includes a blood test and specific immunizations, unless the applicant provides proof that the required immunizations were already done elsewhere. The civil surgeon hands the applicant a sealed envelope containing a completed form I-693, which must be included unopened with the I-485 application.[18]
* Adjustment of Status (AOS) — after the alien has a labor certification and has been provisionally allocated a visa number, the final step is to change his or her status to permanent residency. Adjustment of status is submitted to USCIS via form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. If an immigrant visa number is available, the USCIS will allow "concurrent filing": it will accept forms I-140 and I-485 submitted in the same package or will accept form I-485 even before the approval of the I-140.[19]
* Consular Processing — this is an alternative to AOS, but still requires the immigrant visa petition to be completed. In the past (pre-2005), this process was somewhat faster than applying for AOS, so was sometimes used to circumvent long backlogs (of over two years in some cases). However, due to recent efficiency improvements by the USCIS, it is not clear whether applying via consular processing is faster than the regular AOS process. Consular processing is also thought to be riskier since there is no or very little recourse for appeal if the officer denies the application.[20][21]
[edit] Recent developments
After a significant forward movement in the cutoff priority dates was announced on the June 2007 Visa Bulletin, the July 2007 Visa Bulletin witnessed another unprecedented jump — after years of backlog stagnation, all of the EB preference categories became current (except Other Workers). After the DOS issued a revised July Visa Bulletin on July 2 (which set all priority dates as unavailable) and later nullified it, the USCIS clarified via USCIS Update on July 17, 2007[22] that the USCIS will keep the applications filed and will re-open filings for a 31-day period from July 18 through August 17, 2007, in order to provide the same filing window to applicants who would have had been eligible to file if the July 2 actions had not taken place. Applicants will be able to pay I-485 form filing fees according to the July fee schedule during the entire window period.
In May 2006, the United States Senate passed the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006", which would have substantially increased the available numbers of green cards and relieved many applicants, who are currently "stuck" and waiting for the ability to file the Adjustment of Status application, due to the backlog created by the Department of Labor (DOL) in the past, which was resolved by the introduction of the PERM process in early 2005. The House of Representatives, however, refused to pass any legislation pertaining to legal immigration issues before attempting to solve the problems of illegal immigration.[23]
[edit] New fee schedule
Since August 2007, the USCIS has assessed new rates for filing adjustment of status. The previous cost was a $325 base fee plus a $70 biometrics fee (for applicants between 14 and 79 years of age) to file form I-485. The new cost is $930 plus an $80 biometrics fee. However, this new fee is a "package fee": the initial filings of form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, and form I-131, Application for Travel Document, are free (whereas the previous costs were $180 and $170 respectively).[24]
[edit] Green card lottery
Main article: Diversity Immigrant Visa
Each year, around 50,000 immigrant visas are made available through the Diversity Visa (DV) program, also known as the Green Card Lottery to people who were born in countries with low rates of immigration to the United States (fewer than 50,000 immigrants in the past five years). Applicants can only qualify by country of birth, not by citizenship. Anyone who is selected under this lottery will be given the opportunity to apply for permanent residence. They can also file for their spouse and any unmarried children under the age of 21.
If permanent residence is granted, the winner (and his/her family, if applicable) receives an immigrant visa in their passport(s) that has to be "activated" within six months of issuance at any port of entry to the United States. The new immigrant receives a stamp on the visa as proof of lawful admittance to the United States, and the individual is now authorized to live and work permanently in the United States. Finally, the actual "green card" typically arrives by mail within a few months.
[edit] Green card lottery scam
There is a growing number of fraudulent green card lottery scams, in which agents take money from applicants by submitting application forms for them, usually for a fee between US$50 to US$250. Some claim that they can increase the chance of winning the lottery. This is not true — in fact, they may delay or not submit the application. Likewise, some claim that they provide free airline tickets to winners or other benefits, such as submissions in future years and even cash funds. There is no way to guarantee their claims, and there are ample reasons for them not to fulfill their promises.
Both the Department of State and the Federal Trade Commission have issued warning statements about this type of fraud or similar business practices.[25][26]
[edit] Recent developments
Over 6.4 million applications for the 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery were submitted. This is an increase from the more than 5.5 million applications submitted in the 2007 Diversity Visa Lottery. Taking into account dependents, there are more than 10 million participants in the 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery. Most of the applications were from Africa and Asia: 41 percent of the total came from Africa, 38 percent from Asia, 19 percent coming from Europe, and two percent from South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The largest number of applicants came from Bangladesh (more than 1.7 million applicants) followed by Nigeria (684,735) and Ukraine (619,584).
[edit] Conditional permanent residence
As part of immigration reform under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), as well as further reform enacted in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA), persons who are eligible and properly apply for permanent residence based on either a recent marriage to a U.S. citizen or as an investor are granted permanent residence on a conditional basis for two years. An exception to this rule is the case of a U.S. citizen legally sponsoring a spouse in which the marriage at the time of the adjustment of status (I-485) is more than two years old. In this case, the conditional status is waived and a 10-year Permanent Resident Card is issued upon USCIS approval of the case. A permanent resident under the conditional clause may receive an I-551 stamp as well as a Permanent Resident Card. The expiration date of the conditional period is two years from the approval date. The immigrant visa category is CR (conditional resident).
When this two-year conditional period is over, the permanent residence automatically expires and the applicant is subject to deportation and removal. To avoid this, 90 days or less before the conditional residence expires, the applicant must file form I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence[27] (if conditional permanent residence was obtained through marriage) or form I-829 Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions[28] (if conditional permanent residence was obtained through investment) with USCIS to have the conditions removed. Once the application is received, permanent residence is extended for 1-year intervals until the request to remove conditions is approved or denied. The USCIS requires that the application provide both general and specific supporting evidence that the basis on which the applicant obtained conditional permanent residence was not fraudulent. For an application based on marriage, birth certificates of children, joint financial statements, and letters from employers, friends and relatives are some types of evidence that are accepted. A follow-up interview with an immigration inspector is sometimes required but usually waived if the evidence is sufficient. This is to ensure that the marriage was in good faith and not one of fraudulent means with a sole intention of obtaining a green card. Both husband and wife must attend both interviews under most circumstances. The applicant receives an I-551 stamp in their foreign passport upon approval of their case. The applicant is then free from the conditional requirement once the application is approved. The applicant's new Permanent Resident Card arrives via mail to their residence several weeks to several months later and replaces the old two-year conditional residence card. This new card must be renewed after 10 years, however permanent resident status is now granted for an indefinite term provided that residence conditions are satisfied at all times. USCIS may request to renew the card earlier due to security enhancements of the card or as a part of a revalidation campaign to exclude counterfeit green cards from circulation.
It is important to note that this two-year conditional residence period counts towards time as a permanent resident for all purposes including naturalization. However, the application for the removal of conditions must be adjudicated before naturalization can be granted to the applicant.
The card must be in the possession of the U.S. permanent resident at all times. This means that the permanent resident must have a currently valid card on the person at all times and be able to show it to a USCIS officer, if requested. Though aliens with permanent resident status are required to carry these identification cards, American citizens are not required to carry any citizenship identification. Before the September 11, 2001 attacks, while status was checked when the permanent resident returned from foreign travel, the requirement to carry the green card was almost never enforced when residents traveled domestically. After that, officials from the United States Department of State began occasionally asking people if they were U.S. citizens or not, and in the latter case require that the person present their Permanent Resident Card or other proof of legal status.
Under certain conditions, permanent residence status can be lost. This includes committing a criminal act that makes a person removable from the United States. A person might also be found to have abandoned their status if he or she moves to another country to live there permanently, stays outside the USA for more than 365 days (without getting a re-entry permit before leaving), or does not file an income tax return. Permanent resident status can also be lost if it is found that the application or grounds for obtaining permanent residence was fraudulent. The failure to renew the permanent resident card does not result in the loss of status, except in the case of conditional permanent residents as noted above.
A person who loses permanent residence status is immediately removable from the United States and must leave the country as soon as possible or face deportation and removal. In some cases the person may be banned from entering the country for three or seven years, or even permanently.
[edit] Green Card Relinquishment Sting
Due to the Heart Act [1] foreign workers who have owned a green card in 8 of the last 15 years and choose to relinquish it will be subject to taxation on unrealized gains above $600,000. However this will only apply to those people who earn greater than $139,000 a year or have a worth of more than $2 million.[2][3][4]. If the green card is not reliquished then the holder is subject to double taxation when working outside of the U.S. whether or not it is within their home nation.
[edit] See also
* Immigration to the United States
* United States citizenship
* Canada Permanent Resident Card
* Blue Card (European Union)
[edit] References
1. ^ U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services History, USCIS Website, retrieved on June 3, 2008
2. ^ List of Immigration Codes SSA - POMS: SI 00502.215 - The Affidavits of Support
3. ^ Lawful Permanent Residence ("Green Card"), USCIS Website, retrieved on December 3, 2007
4. ^ a b "Humanitarian Immigration Programs, Providing Immigration Benefits & Information". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved on 2007-01-06.
5. ^ "Presidential Determination on FY 2007 Refugee Admissions Numbers". Office of the Press Secretary, the White House (2006-10-11). Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
6. ^ National Visa Center, U.S. Department of State, retrieved December 3,2007
7. ^ Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, form I-485, USCIS Website, retrieved on December 3, 2007
8. ^ Application for Travel Document, Documentation for form I-131, USCIS Website, retrieved December 3, 2007
9. ^ Employment Authorization, USCIS Website, retrieved December 3, 2007
10. ^ Application for Employment Authorization, Documentation for form I-765, USCIS Website, retrieved December 3, 2007
11. ^ "Permanent Labor Certification". Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
12. ^ "What is Schedule A and who qualifies? OFLC Frequently Asked Questions and Answers". Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved on 2007-01-06.
13. ^ Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, form I-140, USCIS Website, retrieved on December 3, 2007
14. ^ "Employment-Based Visas". US Department of State. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
15. ^ "Immigration Statistics". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
16. ^ Visa Bulletin, U.S. Department of State, retrieved on December 3, 2007
17. ^ October 2006, [fall 2006.pdf Business Immigration Review], Issue Fall 2006, Immigration Support Services, retrieved December 3, 2007
18. ^ Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status, form I-693 description, USCIS Website, retrieved December 3, 2007
19. ^ "Government Announces Concurrent Filings of I-140's and I-485's". Miller Mayer. Attorneys at Law. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
20. ^ "Revisiting the Debate : Adjustment of Status vs. Consular Processing". Murthy Law Firm. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
21. ^ "Consular Processing vs. Adjustment of Status". Law Offices of James D. Eiss. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
22. ^ July 17, 2007, Visa Bulletin Update, USCIS Website, retrieved on December 3, 2007
23. ^ "Immigration Reform", Business Immigration Review, Fall 2006 Issue, electronic copy
24. ^ May 29, 2007, USCIS Fee Schedule, USCIS Website, retrieved on December 3, 2007
25. ^ "Website Fraud Warning". US Department of State. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
26. ^ "FTC Consumer Alert: Diversity Visa Lottery: Read the Rules, Avoid the Rip-Offs". Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
27. ^ form I-751, USCIS Website, retrieved on December 3, 2007
28. ^ form I-829, USCIS Website, retrieved December 3, 2007
[edit] External links
[edit] US Government immigration sites
* USCIS: Green Card
* How Do I Get a Work Permit
* How Do I Become a Lawful Permanent Resident While in the United States?
* 2008 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2008)
* State Department warning on fraudulent diversity visa websites
* State Department site with 2007 Diversity Lottery results
* Types of employment-based Green Card application categories
* Information for Permanent Residents
* Petitioning Procedures: Bringing a Spouse (Husband or Wife) to Live in the United States
* General Tips on Assembling USCIS Applications for Mailing
* USCIS Civil Surgeons Locator
[edit] Other immigration sites
* ImmigrationVoice Discussing problems and solutions to the employment-based green card process, including backlogs in EB2 and EB3 visa categories
* Immigration Newsman Covers news and features about permanent residents, steps to become one, columns from immigration attorneys, H-1B visas world, immigration forum and discussion board.
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Good morning Sir Christian Milan US petitioner of My United States of America Permanent Resident Card Form I-551,
How have you been recently? I miss you dearly and will not have to wait much longer before we are both reunited for an indefinite period of time as you are my legal United States of America petitioner for the replacement renewal of my United States of America Alien Registration Card my essay of today is dedicated to you and your lovely family in our homeland The United States of America.
Our United States of America Citizenship and Immigration Services of the United States of America Department of Homeland Security provided me with more than one evidence of my United States of America Lawful Permanent Residency or United States of America Naturalization Documents. This being said I am very thankful for your personal perpetual internal family support as we are all growing so quickly I sometimes think about our past times while we were together in the United States of America. The fiscal year nineteen ninety four was a key for my life as a safe frequent commmuter visitor of the United States of America ( approved immigrant visa United States of America Department of State former DOS now USDS ). Now because of you, you Lord Christian Milan , I can now register of my United States of America Legal Permanent Resident status or from within our Homeland The United States of America undertake an adjustment of status. Because of our Immigration and Naturalization experiences ; it was also very crucial for me to allow my DSO PSO to petition for me from our former Office of International Student Services now Center of International Students and Scholars Bentley College McCallum Graduate School of Business Law with the appropriate information concerning my American undergraduate American graduate student folder at 175 Forest Street Waltham Massachusetts The United States of America. Indeed, while I was in the United States of America under Sevis Sevp the Student and Exchange Visitor Program , my first legal documents from the INS United States of America Immigration and Naturalization Service The United States of America Department of Justice were given to me by my United States of America DSO PSO Designated School Officials at that time ( student permit, work permit for off/on campus employment, and now post Optional Practical Training Permanent Labor Certification ) these INS documents were renewed every year before the W-2s were sent to the IRS for my tax exemptions as a Massachusetts ward of the court ( official orphan from whom you know... ). But now moving from my temporary American status to my Permanent American status, the emotions are filling my heart presently... These steps were achieved successfully and the United States of America Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America Citizenship and Immigration Services granted me Christian Milan native Canadian landed immigrant with my valid lawful evidence of my different American Rights ; although I would like to quote a dreaming association of words which represent all depicted paragraphs above: My United States of America Permanent Resident Card -USCIS DHS - Case Types Form I-90 Form I-765 Form I-901 Form I-797C. As you may understand from my American testimony this concurrent applications to remain in our homeland the United States of America were all approved adjucated and the different receipts were then sent to me electronically and by our United States of America official mail postage service. At this point I could not have sat on the truth about me and started to blog extensively on all these evidences made available to me by our Homeland The United States of America. These American Permanent Electronic Links adhere to the compliance terms set forth by all our American Agencies ( US Immigration and Nationality Act , US Immigration and Family Act , US Bureau of Consular Affairs, US Employment Based Permanent Immigration Petition Form I-140 ).
Thank you all for such a generous act toward a person that lived for roughly eleven years in the United States of America and may reside home The United States of America indefinitely , undertake a trip overseas for less than three months and return to our Homeland the United States of America Western Hemisphere using his United States of America Permanent Resident Card and soon after his United States of America Citizenship evidences... Thousand thanks to you Christian Milan and your husband/wife for being such a protector of my life in the Western Hemisphere Form I-130. Please God gives you everything your heart desires and I bless you as an American educated Business Lawyer gentleman preparing a doctorate in jurisprudence for your international acclaim American achievements and the American thoughts you had for your entire biological family members; more specifically to me your Herr Christian Milan. If that is of your desire with the acceptance of your wife/husband or personal decision, I hope that you will visit me in The United States of America, Canada and the European Union sometime before the end of my fist semester as a JD matriculated Law Student in Exchange with his affiliated American Universities starting this fall term two thousand eight Sevis Sevp N0000425665 A098927620 Niagara Falls New York The United States of America Port of Entry Rainbow Bridge Complex Peace Bridge Complex USCIS DHS Application Support Center ASC USCIS DHS Fins.
Basing my assumptions on the releases obtained online I can tell you that a definitive offer of admission has been extended to me by all our American Ivy Leagues, Canadian Universities and European Universities. I even found a link tag to my United States of America Permanent Resident Card and it says that I am also a beneficiary for various United States of America bursaries grants and other forms of financial aid from The United States of America as a zero EFC student. My United States of America Student Aid Report issued by our United States of America Department of Education indicates that I may sign up for a United States of America Master Promissory Note eMPN also known as a Stafford Loan Federal Pell Grant and other work study US government financial support from our United States of America Federal Government.
I am very happy and proud of these past issues we have overcame successfully you and I - Christian Milan throughout these past fiscal years. These paragraphs are not a brainstorm of my thoughts at this moment but a serious intent to thank you cordially for your time in supporting my petitions before our United States of America Federal Government. It is true that I had saved with me, my different American identifiers but if my will to reside again in the United States of America was not accepted and approved by more than one American institution my chances to reach my goals would have had been smaller but now my American horizons are widening with these United States of America Employment Authorization Documents, the United States of America Alien Registration Card , the United States of America Permanent Resident Card -- received and accepted by me Christian Milan new United States of America Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) status holder. The main benefit of creating and publishing my United States of America Federal blogs after moderation or US Web Logarithms that ( AOL America On Line public journals) are saved for future references by our United States of America Citizenship and Immigration Services, our United States of America Department of State of our United States of America Department of Homeland Security.
Love you and have a pleasant day ( you are welcome to add more information to my actual American blogs - Form I-485 USCIS DHS).
Christian Milan
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Legal Permanent Resident
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jurisdoctorstud
How have you been recently? I miss you dearly and will not have to wait much longer before we are both reunited for an indefinite period of time as you are my legal United States of America petitioner for the replacement renewal of my United States of America Alien Registration Card my essay of today is dedicated to you and your lovely family in our homeland The United States of America.
Our United States of America Citizenship and Immigration Services of the United States of America Department of Homeland Security provided me with more than one evidence of my United States of America Lawful Permanent Residency or United States of America Naturalization Documents. This being said I am very thankful for your personal perpetual internal family support as we are all growing so quickly I sometimes think about our past times while we were together in the United States of America. The fiscal year nineteen ninety four was a key for my life as a safe frequent commmuter visitor of the United States of America ( approved immigrant visa United States of America Department of State former DOS now USDS ). Now because of you, you Lord Christian Milan , I can now register of my United States of America Legal Permanent Resident status or from within our Homeland The United States of America undertake an adjustment of status. Because of our Immigration and Naturalization experiences ; it was also very crucial for me to allow my DSO PSO to petition for me from our former Office of International Student Services now Center of International Students and Scholars Bentley College McCallum Graduate School of Business Law with the appropriate information concerning my American undergraduate American graduate student folder at 175 Forest Street Waltham Massachusetts The United States of America. Indeed, while I was in the United States of America under Sevis Sevp the Student and Exchange Visitor Program , my first legal documents from the INS United States of America Immigration and Naturalization Service The United States of America Department of Justice were given to me by my United States of America DSO PSO Designated School Officials at that time ( student permit, work permit for off/on campus employment, and now post Optional Practical Training Permanent Labor Certification ) these INS documents were renewed every year before the W-2s were sent to the IRS for my tax exemptions as a Massachusetts ward of the court ( official orphan from whom you know... ). But now moving from my temporary American status to my Permanent American status, the emotions are filling my heart presently... These steps were achieved successfully and the United States of America Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America Citizenship and Immigration Services granted me Christian Milan native Canadian landed immigrant with my valid lawful evidence of my different American Rights ; although I would like to quote a dreaming association of words which represent all depicted paragraphs above: My United States of America Permanent Resident Card -USCIS DHS - Case Types Form I-90 Form I-765 Form I-901 Form I-797C. As you may understand from my American testimony this concurrent applications to remain in our homeland the United States of America were all approved adjucated and the different receipts were then sent to me electronically and by our United States of America official mail postage service. At this point I could not have sat on the truth about me and started to blog extensively on all these evidences made available to me by our Homeland The United States of America. These American Permanent Electronic Links adhere to the compliance terms set forth by all our American Agencies ( US Immigration and Nationality Act , US Immigration and Family Act , US Bureau of Consular Affairs, US Employment Based Permanent Immigration Petition Form I-140 ).
Thank you all for such a generous act toward a person that lived for roughly eleven years in the United States of America and may reside home The United States of America indefinitely , undertake a trip overseas for less than three months and return to our Homeland the United States of America Western Hemisphere using his United States of America Permanent Resident Card and soon after his United States of America Citizenship evidences... Thousand thanks to you Christian Milan and your husband/wife for being such a protector of my life in the Western Hemisphere Form I-130. Please God gives you everything your heart desires and I bless you as an American educated Business Lawyer gentleman preparing a doctorate in jurisprudence for your international acclaim American achievements and the American thoughts you had for your entire biological family members; more specifically to me your Herr Christian Milan. If that is of your desire with the acceptance of your wife/husband or personal decision, I hope that you will visit me in The United States of America, Canada and the European Union sometime before the end of my fist semester as a JD matriculated Law Student in Exchange with his affiliated American Universities starting this fall term two thousand eight Sevis Sevp N0000425665 A098927620 Niagara Falls New York The United States of America Port of Entry Rainbow Bridge Complex Peace Bridge Complex USCIS DHS Application Support Center ASC USCIS DHS Fins.
Basing my assumptions on the releases obtained online I can tell you that a definitive offer of admission has been extended to me by all our American Ivy Leagues, Canadian Universities and European Universities. I even found a link tag to my United States of America Permanent Resident Card and it says that I am also a beneficiary for various United States of America bursaries grants and other forms of financial aid from The United States of America as a zero EFC student. My United States of America Student Aid Report issued by our United States of America Department of Education indicates that I may sign up for a United States of America Master Promissory Note eMPN also known as a Stafford Loan Federal Pell Grant and other work study US government financial support from our United States of America Federal Government.
I am very happy and proud of these past issues we have overcame successfully you and I - Christian Milan throughout these past fiscal years. These paragraphs are not a brainstorm of my thoughts at this moment but a serious intent to thank you cordially for your time in supporting my petitions before our United States of America Federal Government. It is true that I had saved with me, my different American identifiers but if my will to reside again in the United States of America was not accepted and approved by more than one American institution my chances to reach my goals would have had been smaller but now my American horizons are widening with these United States of America Employment Authorization Documents, the United States of America Alien Registration Card , the United States of America Permanent Resident Card -- received and accepted by me Christian Milan new United States of America Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) status holder. The main benefit of creating and publishing my United States of America Federal blogs after moderation or US Web Logarithms that ( AOL America On Line public journals) are saved for future references by our United States of America Citizenship and Immigration Services, our United States of America Department of State of our United States of America Department of Homeland Security.
Love you and have a pleasant day ( you are welcome to add more information to my actual American blogs - Form I-485 USCIS DHS).
Christian Milan
USCIS DHS
US Alien Registration Card
Legal Permanent Resident
US Permanent Resident Card
jurisdoctorstud
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PASSPORT L02773316 L01432062 L24033516 jurisdoctorstud Christian Milan N0000425665 BOS214F00040.000 A098927620 MSC0880020
My United States passports:
Cover of a biometric passport (2007)
Cover of a biometric passport (2007)
Cover of a passport (1930)
Cover of a passport (1930)
Cover of a passport (1976)
Cover of a passport (1976)
Cover of a non-biometric passport
Cover of a non-biometric passport
Passports are issued by national governments to facilitate international travel. United States passports are issued exclusively by the U.S. Department of State.[1]
These passports, which are booklets, are valid for travel by Americans anywhere in the world. United States passports conform with recommended standards (i.e., size, composition, layout, technology) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The Department of State also issues passport cards, which are valid for travel by Americans via land and sea (not air) between the United States and Canada, between the United States and Mexico, between the United States and Bermuda, and between the United States and Caribbean destinations:[2] Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica (except for business travel), Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Turks and Caicos.[3] Passport cards are not passports, because passport cards do not meet ICAO recommended standards for passport booklets.[4]
Whichever the country of issuance, a passport proves the identity and nationality of the bearer. A passport is connected with the right of a national of the country which issued the passport to consular assistance from the issuing county while the national is abroad, and with the right of the national to enter the country of which is a national. However, the right to assistance does not arise from a passport, nor does the right to enter. Each of the rights arises from nationality.
It follows that a United States passport proves the United States nationality of the bearer, and, consequently, his right to assistance from United States consular officials overseas or his right to return to the United States, as the case may be. If a citizen does not have a passport (e.g., because it was stolen), and he can prove his United States nationality by another means (e.g., by providing information about himself), he will be entitled to consular assistance as a citizen or to enter the United States as a citizen, lack of a passport notwithstanding.
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* 1 History
* 2 Bureaucracy
* 3 Citizens and non-citizen nationals
* 4 Types of passports
* 5 Passport in lieu of certificate of non-citizenship nationality
* 6 Second passport
* 7 Format
* 8 Data page and signature page
o 8.1 Place of birth
* 9 Passport message
* 10 Languages
* 11 Biometric passport
* 12 Visa-free entry or visa on arrival
o 12.1 Africa
o 12.2 North America, South America and the Carribean
o 12.3 Asia
o 12.4 Europe
+ 12.4.1 European Union
+ 12.4.2 Non-EU
o 12.5 Oceania
* 13 See also
* 14 References
* 15 Bibliography
[edit] History
American consular officials issued passports to some citizens of some of the thirteen states during the War for Independence (1775-1783). Passports were sheets of paper printed on one side, included a description of the bearer, and were valid for three to six months. The minister to France, Benjamin Franklin, based the design of passports issued by his mission on that of the French passport.[5]
The Department of Foreign Affairs of the war period also issued passports, and the department, carried over by the Articles of Confederation government (1783-1789), continued to issue passports. In July, 1789, the Department of Foreign Affairs was carried over by the government established under the Constitution. In September of that year, the name of the department was changed to Department of State. The department handled foreign relations and issued passports, and, until the mid-nineteenth century, had various domestic duties.
For decades thereafter, passports were issued not only by the Department of State but also by states and cities, and by notaries public. Passports issued by American authorities other than the Department of State breached propriety and caused confusion abroad. Some European countries refused to recognize passports not issued by the Department of State, unless United States consular officials endorsed them. The problems led the Congress in 1856 to give to the Department of State sole authority to issue passports.[6]
From 1776 to 1783, no state government had a passport requirement. The Articles of Confederation government did not have a passport requirement. From 1789 through late 1941, the government established under the Constitution required passports of citizens only during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and during United States involvement in World War I and for some time thereafter (August 8, 1918-March 3, 1921).[7] The contemporary period of required passports for Americans, under United States law, began on November 29, 1941.
In Europe, general peace between the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) and the beginning of World War I (1914), and development of railroads, gave rise to international travel by large numbers of people. Passports were not usually required; there were limited wars which caused some exceptions. Repressive countries such as Czarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire maintained passport requirements. During World War I (1914-1918), European countries had passport requirements. After that war, many European countries retained their passport requirements. Foreign passport requirements undercut the absence of a passport requirement for Americans, under United States law, between 1921 and 1941. World War II (1939-1945) led to worldwide passport requirements, which were not abolished when that war ended.
Even when passports were not usually required, U.S. passports were requested by Americans. Records of the Department of State show that 130,360 passports were issued between 1810 and 1873, and that 369,844 passports were issued between 1877 and 1909. Some of those passports were family passports or group passports. A passport application could cover, variously, a wife, a child or children, one or more servants, or a female traveling under the protection of a man. The passport would be issued to the man. Similarly, a passport application could cover a child traveling with its mother. The passport would be issued to the mother. The number of Americans who traveled without passports is unknown.[8]
The League of Nations held a conference in 1920 concerning passports and through-train travel, and conferences in 1926 and 1927 concerning passports. The 1920 conference put forward guidelines on the layout and features of passports, which the 1926 and 1927 conferences followed up. Those guidelines were steps in the shaping of contemporary passports. One of the guidelines was about 32-page passport booklets, such as the U.S. type III mentioned in this section, below. Another guideline was about languages in passports. See Languages, below.
A conference on travel and tourism held by the United Nations in 1963 did not result in standardised passports. Passport standardization was accomplished in 1980 under the auspices of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The design and contents of U.S. passports changed over the years.[9] For example, in 1926, the Department of State introduced the type III passport. This had a stiff red cover, with a window cutout through which the passport number was visible. That style of passport contained 32 pages.[10] Illustration: cover -- above right.
Passports had green covers from 1941 until 1976, when the cover was changed to blue, as part of the U.S. bicentennial celebration. Illustration: cover -- above right. Green covers were again issued from April, 1993, until March, 1994, and included a special one-page tribute to Benjamin Franklin in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the United States Consular Service.
In 1981, the United States became the first country to introduce machine-readable passports.[11] In 2001, the Department of State started to issue passports with digital photos.
In fiscal year 2006, the Department of State issued 12,133,537 passports.[12]
In 2006, the Department of State began to issue biometric passports to diplomats and other officials.[13] Later in 2006, biometric passports were issued to the public.[14] Illustration: cover -- above right. Since August 2007, the department has issued only biometric passports. An issued non-biometric will remain valid until its stated date of expiration.[15]
[edit] Bureaucracy
Within the Department of State, responsibility for passport issuance lies with Passport Services, a unit of the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Passport Services has thirteen regional passport agencies and one Gateway City Agency in the United States, at which passport applications may be filed by citizens who intend to travel within two weeks of the application date, or who need to obtain visas before travelling. There are about 9,000 passport acceptance facilities in the United States, designated by Passport Services, at which routine passport applications may be filed. These facilities include United States courts, state courts, post offices, public libraries, county offices, and city offices.[16]
An application for a United States passport made abroad is forwarded by a U.S. embassy or consulate to Passport Services for processing in the United States. The resulting passport is sent to the embassy or consulate for issuance to the applicant. An emergency passport is issuable by the embassy or consulate.
[edit] Citizens and non-citizen nationals
United States passports are issuable only to citizens and non-citizen nationals of the United States.[17]
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States . . .."[18] Under this provision, "United States" means the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and, so, excludes a U.S. territory or possession.[19]
By acts of Congress, persons born in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands are United States citizens by birth.[20] Other acts of Congress provide for acquisition of citizenship by persons born abroad.[21]
Every citizen is a national of the United States. Not every national is a citizen. There is a small class of American Samoans, born in American Samoa, including Swains Island, who are nationals but not citizens of the United States.[22] See Passport message, below.
United States law permits dual nationality.[23] Consequently, having and using a foreign passport are permissible. When, however, a U.S. citizen uses a passport to leave or enter the United States, he is required to use a U.S. passport.[24] This requirement extends to a U.S. citizen who is a dual national.[25]
[edit] Types of passports
Cover of a biometric official passport
Cover of a biometric official passport
Regular (blue cover)
Issuable to all citizens and non-citizen nationals. Periods of validity: for those age 16 or over, generally ten years from the date of issue; for those 15 and younger, generally five years from the date of issue.[26] Illustration: cover -- above right. A sub-type of regular passports is no-fee passports, issuable to citizens in specified categories for specified purposes. Examples: A U.S. government employee, for travel on official business; an American seaman, for travel connected with his duties aboard a U.S.-flag vessel. Period of validity: generally 5 years from the date of issue.[27] A no-fee passport has an endorsement which prohibits its use for a purpose other than the specified purpose.
Official (maroon cover)
Issuable to citizen-employees of the United States assigned overseas, either permanently or temporarily, and their eligible dependants, and to members of Congress who travel abroad on official business. Period of validity: generally five years from the date of issue.[28] Illustration: cover -- right.
Diplomatic (black cover)
Issuable to American diplomats accredited overseas and their eligible dependants, and to citizens who reside in the United States and travel abroad for diplomatic work. Period of validity: generally five years from the date of issue.[29]
Emergency
Issuable to citizens overseas, in urgent circumstances. Period of validity: generally one year from the date of issue.[30] An emergency passport may be exchanged for a full-term passport.[31]
[edit] Passport in lieu of certificate of non-citizenship nationality
The Department of State does not get many requests for certificates of non-citizenship nationality, which are issuable by the department. Production of a limited number of certificates would be costly, and, if produced, certificates would have to meet security standards. Accordingly, the Department of State chose not to issue certificates of non-citizen nationality. Instead, the department issues passports to non-citizen nationals. An issued passport certifies the status of a non-citizen national.[32] The certification is in the form of an endorsement in the passport: "The bearer of this passport is a United States national and not a United States citizen."
[edit] Second passport
More than one valid United States passport of the same type may not be held, except if authorized by the Department of State.[33]
It is routine for the Department of State to authorize a holder of a regular passport to hold, in addition, a diplomatic passport or an official passport or a no-fee passport.
One circumstance which may call for issuance of a second passport of a particular type is a prolonged visa-processing delay. Another is safety or security, such as travel between Israel and a country which refuses to grant entry to a person with a passport which indicates travel to Israel. The period of validity of a second passport issued under either circumstance is generally two years from the date of issue.[34]
[edit] Format
On the front cover, a representation of the Great Seal of the United States is at the center. "PASSPORT" (in all capital letters) appears above the representation of the Great Seal, and "United States of America" (in script) appears below.
An official passport has "OFFICIAL" (in all capital letters) above "PASSPORT". The capital letters of "OFFICIAL" are somewhat smaller than the capital letters of "PASSPORT".
A diplomatic passport has "DIPLOMATIC" (in all capital letters) above "PASSPORT". The capital letters of "DIPLOMATIC" are somewhat smaller than the capital letters of "PASSPORT".
A biometric passport has the e-passport symbol at the bottom.
Illustrations: covers -- above right and top of page right; cover and selected pages -- [35].
There are 32 pages in a biometric passport. Forty-eight-page passports for frequent travellers (e.g., businessmen) are no longer issued. However, extra visa pages may be added to a passport.[36]
[edit] Data page and signature page
Signature page and data page of a biometric passport (2007)
Signature page and data page of a biometric passport (2007)
Each passport has a data page and a signature page. Illustration: data page and signature page -- right.
A data page has a visual zone and a machine-readable zone. The visual zone has a digitized photograph of the passport holder, data about the passport, and data about the passport holder:
* Photograph
* Type [of document, which is "P" for "passport"]
* Code [of the issuing country, which is "USA" for "United States of America"]
* Passport No.
* Surname
* Given Name(s)
* Nationality [which is "United States of America"]
* Date of Birth
* Place of Birth
* Sex
* Date of Issue
* Date of Expiration
* Authority
* Endorsements
At the bottom of a data page is the machine-readable zone, which can be read both visually and by an optical scanner. The machine-readable zone consists of two lines. There are no blank spaces in either line. A space which does not contain a letter or a number is filled with "<".
The first line of a machine-readable zone of a passport contains a letter to denote the type of travel document ("P" for passport), the code for the citizenship of the passport holder (e.g., "USA" for "United States of America"), and the name (surname first, then given name or names) of the passport holder.
The second line of a machine-readable zone of a passport contains the passport number, supplemented by a check digit; the code of the issuing country (e.g., "USA" for "United States of America"); the date of birth of the passport holder, supplemented by a check digit; a notation of the sex of the passport holder ("M" or "F"); the date of expiration of the passport, supplemented by a check digit; and, at the end of the line, two overall check digits.
A signature page has a line for the signature of a passport holder. A passport is not valid until it is signed by the passport holder. If a holder is unable to sign his passport, it is to be signed by a person who has legal authority to sign on the holder's behalf.[37]
[edit] Place of birth
The standards for the names of places of birth that appear in passports are listed in volume 7 of the Foreign Affairs Manual, published by the Department of State.[38][39] Place of birth was first added to U.S. passports in 1917. A request to list no place of birth in a passport is never accepted.[40] A citizen born outside the United States may be able to have his city or town of birth entered in his passport, if he or she objects to the standard country name. However, if a foreign country denies a visa or entry due to the place-of-birth designation, the Department of State will issue a replacement passport at normal fees, and will not facilitate entry into the foreign country.[41]
[edit] Passport message
Passports of many countries contain a message, nominally from the official who is in charge of passport issuance (e.g., secretary of state, minister of foreign affairs), addressed to authorities of other countries. The message identifies the bearer as a citizen of the issuing country, requests that he or she be allowed to enter and pass through the other country, and requests further that, when necessary, he or she be given help consistent with international norms. In United States passports, the message is in English, French and Spanish. The message is:
In English:
The Secretary of State of the United States of America hereby requests all whom it may concern to permit the citizen/national of the United States named herein to pass without delay or hindrance and in case of need to give all lawful aid and protection.
in French:
Le Secrétaire d'Etat des Etats-Unis d'Amérique prie par les présentes toutes autorités compétentes de laisser passer le citoyen ou ressortissant des Etats-Unis titulaire du présent passeport, sans délai ni difficulté et, en cas de besoin, de lui accorder toute aide et protection légitimes.
and in Spanish:
El Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos de América por el presente solicita a las autoridades competentes permitir el paso del ciudadano o nacional de los Estados Unidos aquí nombrados, sin demora ni dificultades, y en caso de necesidad, prestarle toda la ayuda y protección lícitas.
The term "citizen/national" and its equivalent terms ("citoyen ou ressortissant"; "ciudadano o nacional") are in the message, because some people born in American Samoa, including Swains Island, are nationals but not citizens of the United States.
[edit] Languages
At a League of Nations conference in 1920 about passports and through-train travel, a recommendation was that passports be written in French (historically, the language of diplomacy) and one other language.
English, the de-facto national language of the United States, has always been used in U.S. passports. At some point subsequent to 1920, English and French were used in passports. Spanish was added during the second Clinton administration, in recognition of Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico. The addition indirectly recognises Spanish-speaking U.S. citizens whose origins are Spanish-speaking countries.[citation needed]
The field names on the data page, the passport message, the warning on the second page that the bearer is responsible for obtaining visas, and the designations of the amendments-and-endorsements pages, are printed in English, French and Spanish.
[edit] Biometric passport
Biometric passports contain RFID (radio-frequency identification) chips. The purpose of chips is storage of biometric and other data, which are retrievable. (Biometric passports are sometimes referred to as electronic passports, because chips are electronic.)
The legal driving force of biometric passports is the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002, which states that smart-card IDs may be used in lieu of visas. That law also provides that foreigners who travel to the U.S., and want to enter the U.S. visa-free under the Visa Waiver Program, must bear machine-readable passports which comply with international standards. If a foreign passport was issued on or after October 26, 2006, that passport must be a biometric passport.
The chip of a U.S. passport stores an image of the photograph of the passport holder, passport data, and personal data of the passport holder; and has capacity to store additional data.[15] The capacity of an RFID chip is 64 kilobytes, which is large enough to store, in addition to an image of a photograph, passport data and personal data, biometric identifiers such as fingerprints and retina scans.
Data in a passport chip are scannable by readers, a capability which is intended to speed up immigration processing. A passport does not have to be plugged into a reader in order for data therein to be read. Like toll-road chips, data in passport chips can be read when passport chips are proximate to readers. The passport cover contains a radio-frequency shield, so the cover must be opened for the data to be read.
According to the Department of State, the Basic Access Control (BAC) security protocol prevents access to those data unless the printed information within the passport is also known or can be guessed.[42]
According to privacy advocates, the BAC and the shielded cover are ineffective when a passport is open, and that a passport may have to be opened for inspection in a public place such as a hotel, a bank, or an Internet cafe. An open passport is subject to illicit reading of chip data, such as by a government agent who is tracking a passport holder's movements or by a criminal who is intending identity theft.[43]
[edit] Visa-free entry or visa on arrival
In 2006, the United States had a Henley Visa Restrictions Index of 130. This means that holders of regular U.S. passports had visa-free entries into or were entitled to obtain visas on arrival in 130 countries and territories. The United States, Finland, and Denmark ranked first on the list.[44]
According to the list below, 187 countries and territories allow visa-free entries by or issue visas on arrival to holders of regular U.S. passports.
The numerical difference between the index and the list is due to when each was prepared, and to inclusion or exclusion of territories and dependencies, e.g., Guam (United States), Jersey and Guernsey (United Kingdom), Greenland (Denmark).
If neither visa-free entry nor a visa on arrival is permitted, a visa prior to travel is required.[45]
For travel on a diplomatic passport or on an official passport issued by a foreign country, a visa prior to travel will likely be required by a destination country, even if the destination country allows visa-free entries by or issues visas on arrival to holders of regular passports issued by the same foreign country.
Countries and territories with visa-free entries or visas on arrival for holders of regular U.S. passports
[edit] Africa
Countries and Territories Conditions of access
Flag of Botswana Botswana 90 days [1]
Flag of the Comoros Comoros visa issued upon arrival [2]
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 90 days [3]
Flag of Djibouti Djibouti 30-day visa issued upon arrival for DJF5,000 [4]
Flag of Egypt Egypt 30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$15 [5]
Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea visa-free access [6]
Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia 3-month visa issued upon arrival for US$40 [7][8]
Flag of Kenya Kenya 3-month visa issued upon arrival for US$50 [9][10]
Flag of Lesotho Lesotho 14 days [11][12]
Flag of Madagascar Madagascar 90-day visa issued upon arrival for MGA28,000 [13]
Flag of Malawi Malawi 90 days [14]
Flag of Mauritius Mauritius 6 months per year (tourist), 90 days per year (business) [15][16]
Flag of Mayotte Mayotte 90 days [17]
Flag of Morocco Morocco 3 months [18][19]
Flag of Mozambique Mozambique 30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$25 [20]
Flag of Namibia Namibia 90 days [21]
Flag of Niger Niger 1-month issued upon arrival for XOF20,000 [22]
Flag of Réunion Réunion 90 days [23]
Flag of Rwanda Rwanda 90 days [24]
Flag of Saint Helena Saint Helena visa-free access
Flag of Senegal Senegal 3 months [25]
Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles 1 month [26]
Flag of South Africa South Africa 90 days [27]
Flag of Swaziland Swaziland 60 days [28]
Flag of Tanzania Tanzania visa issued upon arrival for US$50 [29][30]
Flag of Togo Togo 1-month visa issued upon arrival for XOF10,000 ~ XOF35,000 [31]
Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 4 months [32]
Flag of Uganda Uganda 6-month visa issued upon arrival for US$50 [33][34]
Flag of Zambia Zambia visa issued upon arrival for US$25 (single), US$80 (multiple) [35][36]
Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 3-month visa issued upon arrival for US$30 ~ 55 [37]
[edit] North America, South America and the Carribean
Countries and Territories Conditions of access
Flag of Anguilla Anguilla 3 months [38][39]
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 1 month [40][41]
Flag of Argentina Argentina 90 days [42]
Flag of Aruba Aruba 3 months [43]
Flag of the Bahamas Bahamas 3 months [44]
Flag of Barbados Barbados 6 months [45][46]
Flag of Belize Belize 90 days [47][48]
Flag of Bermuda Bermuda 6 months [49][50]
Flag of Bolivia Bolivia visa issued upon arrival for US$100 [51][52]
Flag of Canada Canada 6 months [53][54]
Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 30 days [55]
Flag of Chile Chile 90-day passport validity long multiple entry visa issued upon arrival for US$131 [56]
Flag of Colombia Colombia 90 days [57][58]
Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 90 days [59]
Flag of Dominica Dominica 6 months [60]
Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 30-day tourist card issued upon arrival for US$10 [61][62]
Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 90 days [63][64]
Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 90 days, $10 Tourist card must be purchased on arrival [65]
Flag of the Falkland Islands Falkland Islands 3 months [66]
Flag of French Guiana French Guiana 90 days [67]
Flag of Greenland Greenland 3 months [68]
Flag of Grenada Grenada 3 months [69][70]
Flag of Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 90 days [71]
Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 90 days [72]
Flag of Guyana Guyana 3 months [73]
Flag of Haiti Haiti 3 months [74]
Flag of Honduras Honduras 3 months [75]
Flag of Jamaica Jamaica 30 days [76][77]
Flag of Martinique Martinique 90 days [78]
Flag of Mexico Mexico 180 days [79][80]
Flag of Montserrat Montserrat 3 months [81]
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 3 months [82]
Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua 90 days [83]
Flag of Panama Panama 30-day Tourist Card issued upon arrival for US$5 [84][85]
Flag of Peru Peru 90 days [86]
Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico unlimited access [87]
Flag of Guadeloupe Saint Barthélemy 90 days [88]
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 14 days [89]
Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 6 weeks [90][91]
Flag of Guadeloupe Saint Martin 90 days [92]
Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 90 days [93]
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 month [94]
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 3 months [95]
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 30 days [96]
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 3 months [97][98]
Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 3 months [99][100]
Flag of the British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 30 days [101]
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands unlimited access [102]
[edit] Asia
Countries and Territories Conditions of access
Flag of Bahrain Bahrain 14-day visa issued upon arrival for BHD5 [103][104]
Flag of Brunei Brunei Darussalam 90 days (VWP) [105]
Flag of Cambodia Cambodia 30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$20 (tourist), US$25 (business) [106]
Flag of the Republic of China Republic of China (Taiwan) 30 days [107]
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 90 days [108]
Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 7-day visa issued upon arrival for US$10, 30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$25 [109]
Flag of Iraq Iraq (Iraqi Kurdistan only) visa issued upon arrival at Erbil airport (free of charge) [110]
Flag of Israel Israel 3 months [111]
Flag of Japan Japan 90 days (VWP) [112]
Flag of Jordan Jordan visa issued upon arrival for JOD10 [113][114]
Flag of South Korea South Korea 30 days [115][116]
Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 3-month visa issued upon arrival for KWD3 [117][118]
Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 1-month visa issued upon arrival for US$36 ~ 70 (business),US$35 (single tourist),US$55 (multiple tourist) [119][120]
Flag of Laos Laos 30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [121]
Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 1-month visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [122][123]
Flag of Macau Macau 30 days [124]
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 3 months [125]
Flag of the Maldives Maldives 30 days [126]
Flag of Mongolia Mongolia 90 days [127]
Flag of Nepal Nepal 60-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [128]
Flag of Oman Oman 1-month visa issued upon arrival for OMR6 [129]
Flag of the Philippines Philippines 21 days [130]
Flag of Qatar Qatar 21-day visa issued upon arrival for QAR55 [131][132]
Flag of Singapore Singapore 90 days (VWP) [133]
Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 30 days (free visa on arrival) [134]
Flag of Thailand Thailand 30 days [135]
Flag of East Timor Timor-Leste 30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [136]
Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 60 days [137]
Flag of Yemen Yemen 1-month visa issued upon arrival for YER10,500 [138]
[edit] Europe
Countries and Territories Conditions of access
[edit] Flag of Europe European Union
Flag of Austria Austria 90 days in a 180 day period [139][140]
Flag of Belgium Belgium 90 days in a 180 day period [141][142]
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 90 days [143]
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 90 days [144]
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 90 days in a 180 day period [145][146]
Flag of Denmark Denmark 90 days in a 180 day period [147][148]
Flag of Estonia Estonia 90 days in a 180 day period [149][150]
Flag of Finland Finland 90 days in a 180 day period [151][152]
Flag of France France 90 days in a 180 day period [153][154]
Flag of Germany Germany 90 days in a 180 day period [155][156]
Flag of Greece Greece 90 days in a 180 day period [157][158]
Flag of Hungary Hungary 90 days in a 180 day period [159][160]
Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 months [161]
Flag of Italy Italy 90 days in a 180 day period [162][163]
Flag of Latvia Latvia 90 days in a 180 day period [164][165]
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 90 days in a 180 day period [166][167]
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 90 days in a 180 day period [168][169]
Flag of Malta Malta 90 days in a 180 day period [170][171]
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 90 days in a 180 day period [172][173]
Flag of Poland Poland 90 days in a 180 day period [174][175]
Flag of Portugal Portugal 90 days in a 180 day period [176][177]
Flag of Romania Romania 90 days in a 180 day period [178] [179]
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 90 days in a 180 day period [180][181]
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 90 days in a 180 day period [182][183]
Flag of Spain Spain 90 days in a 180 day period [184][185]
Flag of Sweden Sweden 90 days in a 180 day period [186][187]
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 6 months [188]
[edit] Non-EU
Flag of Albania Albania 1 month with entry tax : €10 [189][190]
Flag of Andorra Andorra 90 days [191]
Flag of Armenia Armenia 21-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [192]
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$100 [193]
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 90 days [194]
Flag of Croatia Croatia 90 days [195][196]
Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 3 months (same as Denmark) [197]
Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 90 days [198]
Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar visa-free access [199]
Flag of Guernsey Guernsey 6 months (same as UK) [200]
Flag of Iceland Iceland 3 months in a half year [201]
Flag of the Isle of Man Isle of Man 6 months (same as UK) [202]
Flag of Jersey Jersey 6 months (same as UK) [203]
Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 3 months in half a year (same as Switzerland) [204]
Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Macedonia 3 months [205]
Flag of Moldova Moldova 90 days [206]
Flag of Transnistria Transnistria no visas required [207]
Flag of Monaco Monaco 90 days [208]
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 90 days [209]
Flag of Norway Norway 3 months in half a year [210]
Flag of San Marino San Marino 90 days [211]
Flag of Serbia Serbia 90 days [212][213]
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 months in half a year [214]
Flag of Turkey Turkey 3-month visa issued upon arrival for US$20, €15 [215]
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 90 days [216][217]
Flag of the Vatican City Vatican City 90 days [218]
[edit] Oceania
Countries and Territories Conditions of access
Flag of American Samoa American Samoa visa-free access [219]
Flag of the Cook Islands Cook Islands 31 days [220]
Flag of Fiji Fiji 4 months [221]
Flag of Guam Guam unlimited access [222]
Flag of Kiribati Kiribati 28 days [223]
Flag of the Marshall Islands Marshall Islands visa-free access [224]
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia 30 days[225][226]
Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia 90 days [227]
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 3 months [228]
Flag of Niue Niue 30 days [229]
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands unlimited access [230]
Flag of Palau Palau 1 year [231][232]
Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 60-day visa issued upon arrival for PGK100 (tourist), PGK500 (business) [233]
Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia 90 days [234]
Flag of Samoa Samoa 60 days [235]
Flag of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 3-month visitor permit issued upon arrival [236]
Flag of Tokelau Tokelau free cruising permit can be obtain in Apia, Samoa [237]
Flag of Tonga Tonga 31-day visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [238]
Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu 1 month [239]
Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu 30 days [240][241]
Flag of Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna 90 days [242]
Flag of Australia Australia pre-arrival Electronic Travel Authority required [243]
Flag of Norfolk Island Norfolk Island same as Australia [244]
[edit] See also
* Government Printing Office
* Nansen passport
* Passport
[edit] References
1. ^ 22 U.S.C. sec. 211a; Passports.
2. ^ http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html.
3. ^ http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_3256.html.
4. ^ 72 Fed. Reg. 74,169, 74,172 (2007) ("Global Interoperability of the Passport Card").
5. ^ Lloyd, Martin, The Passport: The History of Man's Most Travelled Document (Stroud, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1976) (ISBN 0750929642), pp. 71-72.
6. ^ Lloyd, pp. 80-81.
7. ^ Act of May 22, 1918, 40 Stat. 559; Proc. No. 1473 (Aug. 8, 1918), 40 Stat. 1829; Act of March 3, 1921, 41 Stat. 1359.
8. ^ Passport Applications
9. ^ United States Department of State, Passport Office, The United States Passport: Past, Present, Future (Washington, D.C.: United States Department of State, Passport Office, 1976), passim.
10. ^ Lloyd, p. 130.
11. ^ Lloyd, p. 155.
12. ^ "Passport Statistics". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
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17. ^ 22 U.S.C. sec. 212.
18. ^ U.S. Const. amend. XIV, sec. 1.
19. ^ Valmonte v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, 136 F.3d 914, 918 (2nd Cir. 1998).
20. ^ 8 U.S.C. secs. 1402 (Puerto Rico), 1406 (Virgin Islands), and 1407 (Guam); 48 U.S.C. sec. 1801, US-NMI Covenant sec. 303 (Northern Mariana Islands).
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22. ^ 8 U.S.C. sec. 1408.
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24. ^ 8 U.S.C. sec. 1185(b).
25. ^ http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1753.html.
26. ^ 22 C.F.R. secs. 51.3(a), 51.4(b)(1), 51.4(b)(2), 51.4(e).
27. ^ 22 C.F.R. secs. 51.4(b)(3), 51.52, 51.4(e).
28. ^ 22 C.F.R. secs. 51.3(b), 51.4(c), 51.4(e).
29. ^ 22 C.F.R. secs. 51.3(c), 51.4(d), 51.4(e).
30. ^ 7 FAM sec. 1311(i); 22 C.F.R. sec. 51.4(e).
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39. ^ 7 FAM 1380 as of October 15, 1987, including 7 FAM 1381 through 7 FAM 1383.
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[edit] Bibliography
* Guidelines for Producing High Quality Photographs for U.S. Travel Documents U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs.
* International Civil Aviation Organization, Machine Readable Travel Documents. http://mrtd.icao.int.
* Krueger, Stephen, Krueger on United States Passport Law (Hong Kong: Crossbow Corporation, 1999 and supplements) (2nd ed.).
* United States Department of State, Passport Office, The United States Passport: Past, Present, Future (Washington, D.C.: United States Department of State, Passport Office, 1976).
* United States passport information (U.S. Department of State).
* United States Department of State, Foreign Affairs Manual, 7 FAM 1300 Passport Services.
* 22 C.F.R. Part 51.
* 8 U.S.C. secs. 1185, 1504.
* 18 U.S.C. secs. 1541-1547.
* 22 U.S.C. secs. 211a-218, 2705, 2721.
* U.S. Sentencing Guidelines secs. 2L2.1, 2L2.2.
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