| Nonimmigrants - Visa Types - Students - Academic - F - Eligibility |
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| Two types of visas are offered to permit students to study in the United States temporarily: "F" visas, which are designed for academic studies or language training, and "M" visas, which are provided for nonacademic or vocational studies. Only certain schools may be approved for academic attendance by foreign nationals, and there are strict limitations on who may attend public schools.
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| Department of Homeland Security |
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| Immigrant Visas - Employment-Based Visas |
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| A legal immigrant is a citizen of a country other than the United States who has received the permission of the U.S. government to reside and work permanently in the U.S. The U.S. has an annual cap on the number of immigrants, excluding certain types of immigrants, who may receive immigrant visas each year. The law then creates preferential classes of immigrants. More... |
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| Visa Types - Religious Workers - "R" Visas |
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| United States immigration law allows religious workers to visit the U.S. as nonimmigrants, on a temporary basis. An alien seeking temporary admission to the U.S. as a religious worker must show both that the organization for which he or she will work is nonprofit and that his or her work meets the criteria for a temporary religious worker visa, designated an "R" visa. More... |
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| Collection and Disposition of Immigration-Related Fees |
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| Several immigration-related violations result in the imposition of fines. Other money is collected as reimbursement to the U.S. government for costs associated with detaining, transporting, or removing aliens, for example. Section 286 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) discusses how the collected money is handled. More... |
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