Nonimmigrants - Visa Types - Students - Vocational - M - Eligibility

The United States offers two types of visas to students who wish to study in the U.S. temporarily: "F" visas, which are designed for academic studies or language training, and "M" visas, which are provided for nonacademic or vocational studies.

Alien Rights - Education

When an alien is a legal resident of the United States, that alien, and his or her children, has the right to education in the United States schools. An issue arises with illegal, or undocumented, aliens. This issue is a "hot topic" in many areas of the country where immigration is heavily present.

Controlling Alien Admission-Immigrants - Administrative-Consul Consideration of Visa Applications and Refusals of Visas

United States immigration law grants consular officers exclusive authority to consider immigrant visa applications. No formal hearing is required, and most of the procedures are determined by individual U.S. consulates and embassies. For instance, consulate procedure dictates both how the immigrant interview proceeds and whether an attorney or other representative will be allowed to attend the interview.

The Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2003 (CLEAR)

The Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2003 (CLEAR Act) proposes that state and local authorities be required to enforce federal civil immigration law or risk losing federal funds.

Permanent Ineligibility for Citizenship

Certain people are "inadmissible" for purposes of entry into the United States, either as an immigrant or as a visitor. There are many reasons why a person could be considered inadmissible to receive a visa and enter the United States, including that the person is permanently ineligible for citizenship.