Visas
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Welcome
to our "Visa Section,"
The
Immigration and Nationality Act as amended
over the years, provides the basic framework for regulating the flow of visitors,
workers and immigrants to the United States. The last major overhaul of the immigration
system was the Immigration
Act of 1990. This Act provides most of the still-current immigrant and nonimmigrant
classification and numerical ceilings (subsequent legislation has added new classifications
and/or amended existing ones -- but the basic framework remains largely the same
as in 1990).
This
page is intended for public information purposes only. It is not intended to provide
links to all the information and forms needed to apply for and take advantage
of one of these classifications/visas. However, it is instructive to record in
one place the variety of classifications and visas that make up the U.S. immigration
system today. Please note: The State Department is the entity of the U.S. Government
that is chiefly responsible for determining eligibility and issuing visas for
entry to the US. Visas are not issued through the Department of Homeland Security
This
is one of four pages of visas and related information. This page contains general
information on visas. There are pages on nonimmigrant visas,
immigrant visas
and other immigration
channels. To send us feedback abut this page, please use the Feedback feature on the
USCIS Website (choose the purpose of "Comment on the Website").
Quick
links to relevant State Department information on visas:
Quick
links to relevant immigration information on visas, documents and status-related
questions:
Alphabetical
List of Nonimmigrant Classifications and Visas
