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Non-Immigrant Visas Flashcards

1
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NIVs must ___

A

fit into specific category (no catch all)

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2
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Getting a NIV does not guarantee __

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entry (final say to CBP officer)

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3
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Generally NIV must show ___

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nonimmigrant intent unless dual intent allowed under that visa

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4
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Evidence examples for nonimmigrant intent

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  • return ticket
    -amount of money in bank account
    -ties to home country
  • didn’t apply for permanent residence previously
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5
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Dual intent is often permitted for __

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employment visas

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NIVs for which must file labor condition application

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  • H1-B
  • H1-B1
  • E-3
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Labor condition applications require ____

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  • no strike
  • give unions notice
  • publicly display number of foreign workers
  • not adversely affect US workers
  • wages either greater than actual wages at employer OR prevailing wages in that area for the position
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Difference between labor condition and labor cert

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Labor condition doesn’t require showing no able US workers

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B1 visa

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business visitors NOT performing labor or engaging in active management of enterprise

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Examples of permitted B-1 activity

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-attending conference
- settling estate
-negotiating contract

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B-2 visa

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tourists for pleasure (other than study or labor)

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12
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C-1 visa

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crewmembers

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13
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E-1 visa

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treaty country to engage in substantial international trade for existing enterprise

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14
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F-1 visa

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student visa for duration of degree

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15
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Work rules under F-1 visa

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  • can work on campus
  • can only work off-campus if meet hardship exception
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16
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HB-1 visa

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specialty occupation requiring highly specialized knowledge + bachelor’s

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17
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HB-1 visas are limited to _

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65K per year

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18
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HB-1 allows __

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dual intent

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19
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HB-1 requires __

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labor condition

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20
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For HB1, employers have __ unless ___

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cap, research institution/hospital

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21
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H1-B3 is for __

A

foreign fashion models

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22
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H2-A is for __

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seasonal agricultural workers

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23
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H2-A requires __ but not __

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labor cert, no quotas

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24
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H2-B is for ___

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other seasonal workers

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25
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H2-B requires ___

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quota + labor cert

26
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H3 is for ___

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training unavailable in home country (except graduate medical)

27
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I visa is for ___

A

foreign journalists

28
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L1-A is for __

A

managers/executives

29
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L1-A allows __

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dual intent

30
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L1-B is for ___

A

positions of specialized knowledge that worked for same employer abroad at 1 year

31
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L1-B is allowed ___

A

dual intent

32
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J visa is for

A

non degree seeking exchange students

33
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K visa is for __

A

90 day fiancee

34
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S visa is for __

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critical reliable info about criminal/terrorist org + work with police

35
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P visa is for __

A

athletes and entertainers who don’t qualify for O visa

36
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For P visa must show __

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internationally outstanding in their field

37
Q

T visa is for ___

A

victims of severe forms of human trafficking

38
Q

Visas that can adjust to LPR

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T and U (after 3 years)

39
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O visa is for __

A

extraordinary workers with sustained national or international acclaim

40
Q

O visa does not require ___

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quota or labor condition

41
Q

Q visa is the __

A

Disney visa

42
Q

R visa is for __

A

religious workers

43
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U visa is for __

A

crime victims that aid law enforcement

44
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U visa requires ___

A

suffer abuse because of crime + helpful/likely to be helpful to police

45
Q

U visa has ___

A

10k limit with significant backlog

46
Q

Bricklayers case holding

A

Can’t have regulation inconsistent with INA

47
Q

Literal plain meaning argument in Bricklayers

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B1 explicitly excludes coming to perform labor

48
Q

Social purpose rule in Bricklayers

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look to purpose of legislation

49
Q

Undocumented migration is ___

A

presence without authorization (not in INA)

50
Q

Undocumented migrants are subject to ___ but not ___

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removal, criminal offense

51
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Exceptions to undocumented migrants accessing benefits

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  • public education right
  • community level services without regard to need
  • vaccinations
  • emergency disaster relief
  • Medicaid for emergencies
52
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Ways to become undocumented

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  • unlawful entrant (60%)
  • visa overstay or violate terms (40%)
53
Q

If overstay visa you are ___

A

deportable

54
Q

If enter unlawfully you are __

A

inadmissible

55
Q

DACA is a ___

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promise not to deport

56
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Grey areas for undocumented status

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  • DACA
  • TPS
  • Parole
    -Pending applications for status
57
Q

Undocumented migrants create crime for employers when ___

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find out + continue employment

58
Q

If hiring undocumented workers is a pattern, the employer is ___

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subject to mandatory fines, imprisonment or both

59
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Exceptions to crimes for hiring undocumented people

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  • casual employment as domestic worker in home whose work is sporadic
  • independent contractors
  • employers just ignore
60
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What is TPS

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temporary protected status - can’t send back to those countries

61
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What is parole

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let into country physically but not legally admitted

62
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Policy solutions for undocumented migration

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  • removal under ICE
  • enforcement through attrition (gradually get to self-deport)
  • grant status through earned adjustment

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