Visa Issuances: Policy, Issues, and Legislation

Wasem, Ruth Ellen

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Immigration policy;    Visas;    Immigrants;    Immigration;   

RP-ID  :  RL31512
RP-ID  :  RL31512_2008Jan24

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report opens with an overview of visa issuances, with sections on procedures for aliens coming to live in the United States permanently and on procedures for aliens admitted for temporary stays. It includes a discussion of visa screening policies, including inadmissibility, databases, an analysis of visa refusals, biometric visas and other major visa policy procedures. The final section analyzes selected issues in the 110th Congress, notably new technologies, impact on travel and commerce, and security concerns.