According to 26 USC § 865(g)(1) “The term ‘nonresident’ means any person other than a United States resident.” A nonresident is any individual who does not primarily reside in one state or one country, but has an interest in it. The status of...
immigration law
O Visa
A type O visa is a non-immigrant visa for foreign workers who wish to remain in the United States to work temporarily. It is given to those who have extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or...
PERM
Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM) refers to the process that employers must go through before applying for a visa for non-U.S. citizens the employer wishes to employ within the U.S. The employer must go through a set of procedures...
permanent resident
Permanent residents, or “lawful permanent residents” (LPRs), also known as “green card” holders, are non-U.S. citizens who are lawfully authorized to live permanently in the United States. LPRs may work without special restrictions, own property,...
Plyler v. Doe
457 U.S. 202 (1982)
The Supreme Court invalidated a Texas statute that denied state funds to local school districts for the education of children unlawfully admitted to the United States and authorized local school districts to deny enrollment to such...
Plyler v. Doe (1982)
Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202, is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court struck down a Texas statute that denied funding to local school districts for the education of children who were not "legally admitted" into the United States, and...
preference relative
Preference relatives are the family members of a United States citizen who plan to immigrate to the United States based on their family relation with the United States citizen. The preference relative gains a United States visa through their...
priority date
Priority date is the date on which an application was filed with the immigration authorities.
It is used by the Department of State (DOS) to determine an individual’s place in line in the visa queue where there are a limited...
refugee
Under the Refugee Act, an alien who fears persecution in his or her homeland, stemming from their religion, race, nationality, membership in certain social groups, or political opinions. Anyone who delivers a missing American POW or MIA soldier...
Shaughnessy v. United States ex rel. Mezei
345 U.S. 206 (1953)
The Supreme Court held that the continued exclusion of an entrant noncitizen without hearing does not amount to unlawful detention, because a noncitizen seeking entry does not possess constitutional rights. The Court also held that...