[nonliberal]

I am writing in Tancredo!

[B-Cause]

I am writing in Tancredo!

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Hey nonliberal,

In addition to writing Tancredo, why not make it a point to report one illegal alien each day for the next month!

Click here for how and where to report an illeagal.

Good Luck.

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[MissAmericanPie]

At least you can, I'm told here in Texas that write in are not allowed.

[Happy2BMe]

Click HERE to see how your Congressman Stands on Immigration Reform

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108th Congress 2003
House Voting Report

FAIR’s Congressional Voting Report is designed to help you understand a U.S. representative’s support for immigration measures to strengthen or weaken immigration control during the first session of the 108th Congress. We have chosen two key votes, cosponsorship on twelve immigration-related bills, and membership in the House Immigration Reform Caucus as the benchmarks for assessing stances. Where a member voted in line with FAIR’s recommendations or cosponsored a bill that FAIR supports, you will see a plus sign (+). Where a member voted against FAIR’s recommendations or supported a bill that FAIR opposed, you will see a minus sign (-). Membership in the House Immigration Reform Caucus is indicated by a plus (+).

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Nonimmigrant Visas

Learn the basics about visas that permit you to enter the U.S. for a short time and a specified purpose.

If you are a citizen of a foreign country who wants to come to the United States for a short period of time you must obtain a nonimmigrant visa. You must choose the specific purpose of your trip, and apply for a specialized visa authorizing that activity and no other. Each type of nonimmigrant visa is identified by a letter-number combination, as well as a name. You may already be familiar with the more popular types of nonimmigrant visas such as B-2 visitors, E-2 investors or F-1 students.

While nonimmigrant visas come in many varieties, they all have one major feature in common: they are temporary. If you travel to the United States on a nonimmigrant visa and the INS thinks you do not plan to go home, your visa will be taken away.

A nonimmigrant visa is something you can see and touch: it is a stamp placed on a page in your passport. A visa stamp cannot be issued inside the United States. You can obtain it only at a U.S. embassy or consulate in another country. Your nonimmigrant visa gives you certain privileges, the greatest of which is the right to request entry into the United States. Other privileges depend on the type of visa, but may include permission to work, study or invest money while in the United States.

Types of Nonimmigrant Visas

Nonimmigrant visas differ from each other in the kinds of privileges they offer, as well as how long they last. As mentioned earlier, every nonimmigrant visa is issued with a specific purpose in mind.

Complete List of Nonimmigrant Visas

A-1. Ambassadors, public ministers or career diplomats and their immediate family members.

A-2. Other accredited officials or employees of foreign governments and their immediate family members.

A-3. Personal attendants, servants or employees and their immediate family members of A-1 and A-2 visa holders.

B-1. Business visitors.

B-2. Visitors for tourism or medical treatment.

C-1. Foreign travelers in immediate and continuous transit through the U.S.

D-1. Crewmen who need to land temporarily in the U.S. and who will depart aboard the same ship or plane on which they arrived.

E-1. Treaty traders working for a U.S. trading company that does 50% or more of its business with the trader's home country.

E-2. Treaty investors working for a U.S. company with 50% or more of its investment capital coming from the worker's home country.

F-1. Academic or language students.

F-2. Immediate family members of F-1 visa holders.

G-1. Designated principal resident representatives of foreign governments coming to the U.S. to work for an international organization, their staff members and immediate family members.

G-2. Other accredited representatives of foreign governments coming to the U.S. to work for an international organization and their immediate family members.

G-3. Representatives of foreign government and their immediate family members who would ordinarily qualify for G-1 or G-2 visas except that their governments are not members of an international organization.

G-4. Officers or employees of international organizations and their immediate family members.

G-5. Attendants, servants and personal employees of G-1 through G-4 visa holders and their immediate family members.

H-1B. Persons working in specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in on-the-job experience, and distinguished fashion models.

H-2A. Temporary agricultural workers coming to the U.S. to fill positions for which a temporary shortage of American workers has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

H-2B. Temporary workers of various kinds coming to the U.S. to perform temporary jobs for which there is a shortage of available qualified American workers.

H-3. Temporary trainees coming for on-the-job training unavailable in their home countries.

H-4. Immediate family members of H-1, H-2 or H-3 visa holders.

I. Bona fide representatives of the foreign press coming to the U.S. to work solely in that capacity and their immediate family members.

J-1. Exchange visitors coming to the U.S. to study, work or train as part of an exchange program officially recognized by the United States Information Agency.

J-2. Immediate family members of J-1 visa holders.

K-1. Fiancés or fiancées of U.S. citizens coming to the U.S. for the purpose of getting married.

K-2. Minor, unmarried children of K-1 visa holders.

K-3. Spouses and children of U.S. citizen petitioners awaiting approval of their visa petition and the availability of an immigrant visa.

L-1. Intracompany transferees who work in positions as managers, executives or persons with specialized knowledge.

L-2. Immediate family members of L-1 visa holders.

M-1. Vocational or other nonacademic students, other than language students.

M-2. Immediate families of M-1 visa holders.

N. Children of certain special immigrants.

NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4 and NATO-5. Associates coming to the U.S. under applicable provisions of the NATO Treaty and their immediate family members.

NATO-6. Civilians accompanying military forces on missions authorized under the NATO Treaty and their immediate family members.

NATO-7. Attendants, servants or personal employees of NATO-1 through NATO-6 visas holders and their immediate family members.

O-1. Persons of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics.

O-2. Essential support staff of O-1 visa holders.

O-3. Immediate family members of O-1 and O-2 visa holders.

P-1. Internationally recognized athletes and entertainers and their essential support staff.

P-2. Entertainers coming to perform in the U.S. through a government-recognized exchange program.

P-3. Artists and entertainers coming to the U.S. in a group for the purpose of presenting culturally unique performances.

P-4. Immediate family members of P-1, P-2 and P-3 visa holders.

Q-1. Exchange visitors coming to the U.S. to participate in international cultural-exchange programs.

Q-2. Immediate family members of Q-1 visa holders.

R-1. Ministers and other workers of recognized religions.

R-2. Immediate family members of R-1 visa holders.

S-1. People coming to the U.S. to supply critical information to federal or state authorities where it has been determined that their presence in the U.S. is essential to the success of a criminal investigation or prosecution.

S-2. People coming to the U.S. to provide critical information to federal authorities or a court, who will be in danger as a result of providing such information, and are eligible to receive a reward for the information.

S-3. Immediate family members of S-1 or S-2 visa holders.

T. Women and children who are in the United States because they are victims of trafficking, who are cooperating with law enforcement, and who fear extreme hardship (such as retribution) if returned home.

U. For people who have suffered "substantial physical or mental abuse;"e as a result of certain U.S. criminal violations including domestic violence, and are assisting law enforcement authorities.

V. Spouses and children of U.S. lawful permanent resident petitioners who have already waited three years for the approval of their visa petition or for an immigrant visa to become available.

Time Limits on Nonimmigrant Visas

Just as nonimmigrant visas vary in purpose, they also vary as to how long they last. Each nonimmigrant visa is given an expiration date according to what the law allows for that particular category. Most can also be extended a certain number of times. The number and length of these extensions also vary according to the visa category.

Keep in mind that the expiration date on your visa does not show how long you can stay in America once you arrive. It only indicates the period of time during which you have the right to enter the United States.

Determining How Long You Can Stay in the United States

When you enter the United States on a valid nonimmigrant visa, you will be given a small white or green card called an I-94 card. An INS officer will stamp the card with a date as you enter the country. That is the date by which you must leave, even if you still have a valid visa stamped in your passport when that date arrives. The date stamped in your I-94 card is determined by immigration laws that outline how long any category of nonimmigrant is allowed to stay. Students and some specialty workers are given a certificate of eligibility before they arrive in the United States.

Citizens of some countries can't get visas issued for the maximum period usually allowed by law. Countries whose citizens are frequently limited to visas with shorter expiration dates are:

Afghanistan*	Liberia*
Albania	Libya
Algeria	Madagascar
Angola	Mali
Bangladesh	Mauritania
Barbados	Mexico
Benin	Mozambique
Bosnia-Herzegovina*	Nepal
Brazil	Nicaragua
Brunei	Niger
Bulgaria	Poland
Burundi	Romania
Cape Verde	Rwanda
Central African Republic	San Marino
Chad	Sao Tome and Principe
China	Senegal
Congo*	Serbia
Cuba*	Sierra Leone
Cyprus	Slovakia
Czech Republic	Somalia
Djibouti	South Africa
Equatorial Guinea	South Korea
Ethiopia	Sudan
Gabon	Syria
Gambia	Tanzania
Guinea	Uganda
Guinea-Bissau	United Arab Emirates
Indonesia	Yemen (Aden)
Iran*	Zaire
Laos	Zambia
Latvia	Zimbabwe

Note that citizens of countries marked with an asterisk will find it difficult to get a visa under any category.

Most visas permit multiple entries into the United States. However, some visas allow only one visit. If you hold such a visa, you may use it to enter the United States only once. When you leave, you can't return again with that same visa, even if time still remains before its expiration date.

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