Immigration Glossary
Common U.S. immigration terms explained simply.
- A-Number
- Adjustment of Status (AOS)
- Approval Notice (Form I-797)
- Beneficiary
- Biometrics
- Conditional Permanent Resident
- Consular Processing
- Continuous Residence
- DHS (Department of Homeland Security)
- EAD (Employment Authorization Document)
- Eligibility Category (I-765)
- Form I-130
- Form I-130A
- Form I-485
- Form I-693
- Form I-765
- Form I-864
- Form I-90
- Form N-400
- Good Moral Character (GMC)
- Green Card
- Immediate Relative
- Inadmissibility
- Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR)
- NOID (Notice of Intent to Deny)
- Naturalization
- Petitioner
- Physical Presence
- Preference Category
- Priority Date
- Public Charge
- RFE (Request for Evidence)
- Receipt Notice (Form I-797C)
- USCIS
- Visa Bulletin