COIL Exam Questions With Verified Answers
Question 1
U.S. citizen Greg wants to petition for his biological mother Rosa and her husband
Jorge. Which answer best describes the requirements Greg must meet to petition for
both?
Correct Answer
Greg must be at least 21 years old to petition for Rosa and Jorge. To petition for his
stepfather Jorge, Rosa and Jorge must have married before Greg's 18th birthday. To
petition for a parent, the U.S. citizen must be at least 21 years old. In addition, a
stepparent/child relationship for immigration purposes is created when the
marriage to the biological parent takes place before the child turns age 18.
Question 2
In order to qualify for asylum, an applicant must show that the persecution they
experienced or fear is carried out by the police in the home country.
Correct Answer
False. An applicant can establish eligibility for asylum by showing the persecution
was or will be carried out either by the government or by a private actor the
government is unwilling or unable to control.
Question 3
Gloria, from Honduras, entered the U.S. EWI in October 2020. She was placed in
removal proceedings in February 2021 when an NTA was filed with the immigration
court. She is set to appear for her first master calendar hearing next week. Which
statement is most accurate about her options:
Correct Answer
If Gloria wants to qualify for voluntary departure, she needs to request it now. She
will not qualify for voluntary departure at the conclusion of proceedings. Gloria was
in the U.S. for less than a year at the time immigration court proceedings
commenced, and she is therefore not eligible for voluntary departure at the
conclusion of proceedings. The maximum period of voluntary departure that the
judge can grant is 120 days. An individual requesting voluntary departure at the
onset of proceedings must agree to waive appeal.
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,Question 4
Abigail from Jamaica is living in the U.S. without status. She recently moved out of the
home she shared with her spouse Gwen, who is here on a student visa and who has
abused Abigail in the past. Can Abigail apply for lawful permanent residence through
VAWA?
Correct Answer
No, because the abuser is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. The
correct answer is: No, because the abuser is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent
resident.
Question 5
When an immigrant visa is issued, the maximum period of validity is:
Correct Answer
6 months. An immigrant visa can be issued for a maximum period of six months. In
order to obtain permanent residence status, the immigrant visa holder must travel
to the United States and be admitted within the visa validity period.
Question 6
To be eligible for military parole in place (PIP), an applicant must be the spouse,
parent, son or daughter of:
Correct Answer
To be eligible for PIP, an applicant must be the spouse, parent or son or daughter
of: An active-duty member of the U.S. armed forces; an individual in the Selected
Reserve of the Ready Reserve; or an individual (living or deceased) who previously
served on active duty or in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve and was not
dishonorably discharged.
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,Question 7
Pedro was brought into the U.S. without inspection by his mother in 2008 when he
was 4 years old. He and his mother returned to Mexico a year and a half later, stayed
a month, and then re-entered the U.S. without inspection. Pedro turned 18 four
months ago and is married to a U.S. citizen. He wants to consular process. You advise
him that:
Correct Answer
He is subject to the permanent bar. Pedro accrued more than a year of unlawful
presence between the time he entered without inspection in 2008 and his departure
a year and a half later. For this reason, he triggered the permanent bar when he
reentered without inspection. Unfortunately the exception to accrual of unlawful
presence for minors under 18 only applies to unlawful presence for purposes of the
3 and 10 year bars. There is no such exception for purposes of the permanent bar.
Therefore Pedro did trigger the permanent bar when he reentered without
inspection as a young child, and he will need to stay outside the U.S. for 10 years
before he may apply for permission to reapply for admission.
Question 8
Ling entered the United States on an F-1 student visa in 2014. She stopped attending
school two years after she arrived. She is now married to a U.S. citizen and is applying
for adjustment of status. Does Ling need to be concerned about the grounds of
inadmissibility, deportability, or both?
Correct Answer
The correct answer is both. Ling entered with inspection and is eligible to file for
adjustment of status. All applicants for adjustment are subject to the grounds of
inadmissibility.If Ling is denied adjustment of status and placed into removal
proceedings, she is subject to the grounds of deportability because she violated the
terms of her student visa.
Question 9
Which information listed below is not included in the Notice to Appear (NTA)?
Correct Answer
Name of Immigration Judge. A Notice to Appear does not list the name of the
Immigration Judge who will be conducting the hearing.
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, Question 10
Which federal agency is responsible for issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant
visas at U.S. consulates abroad?
Correct Answer
U.S. Department of State
Question 11
The employment-based immigration process is similar to the family-based
immigration process in many key ways. Which of the following statements about
immigrating through employment is not accurate?
Correct Answer
Employment-based immigrants are not subject to the INA § 212(a) grounds of
inadmissibility. Correct. This statement is not accurate. Both family-based and
employment-based immigrants must show they are not inadmissible or are eligible
for a waiver (if applicable) in order to immigrate.
Question 12
Mateus and his wife Giselle were married in 1996. They entered the U.S. on tourist
visas in 1998 and never left. On May 17, 2000, Mateus' LPR father filed an I-130
petition for him. Giselle's U.S. citizen sister filed a petition for her on January 5, 2007,
and the priority date is now current. Mateus and Giselle seek your advice on adjusting
status in the U.S. How do you advise them?
Correct Answer
Mateus and Giselle are not eligible to adjust under INA § 245(a) because they are in
a preference category and have not always maintained their status. They are also
ineligible to adjust under INA section 245(i) because no "approvable when filed"
petition was filed for them before April 30, 2001.
Question 13
An asylum seeker who is not in removal proceedings will be provided with an:
Correct Answer
Affirmative asylum interview.
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Question 1
U.S. citizen Greg wants to petition for his biological mother Rosa and her husband
Jorge. Which answer best describes the requirements Greg must meet to petition for
both?
Correct Answer
Greg must be at least 21 years old to petition for Rosa and Jorge. To petition for his
stepfather Jorge, Rosa and Jorge must have married before Greg's 18th birthday. To
petition for a parent, the U.S. citizen must be at least 21 years old. In addition, a
stepparent/child relationship for immigration purposes is created when the
marriage to the biological parent takes place before the child turns age 18.
Question 2
In order to qualify for asylum, an applicant must show that the persecution they
experienced or fear is carried out by the police in the home country.
Correct Answer
False. An applicant can establish eligibility for asylum by showing the persecution
was or will be carried out either by the government or by a private actor the
government is unwilling or unable to control.
Question 3
Gloria, from Honduras, entered the U.S. EWI in October 2020. She was placed in
removal proceedings in February 2021 when an NTA was filed with the immigration
court. She is set to appear for her first master calendar hearing next week. Which
statement is most accurate about her options:
Correct Answer
If Gloria wants to qualify for voluntary departure, she needs to request it now. She
will not qualify for voluntary departure at the conclusion of proceedings. Gloria was
in the U.S. for less than a year at the time immigration court proceedings
commenced, and she is therefore not eligible for voluntary departure at the
conclusion of proceedings. The maximum period of voluntary departure that the
judge can grant is 120 days. An individual requesting voluntary departure at the
onset of proceedings must agree to waive appeal.
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,Question 4
Abigail from Jamaica is living in the U.S. without status. She recently moved out of the
home she shared with her spouse Gwen, who is here on a student visa and who has
abused Abigail in the past. Can Abigail apply for lawful permanent residence through
VAWA?
Correct Answer
No, because the abuser is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. The
correct answer is: No, because the abuser is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent
resident.
Question 5
When an immigrant visa is issued, the maximum period of validity is:
Correct Answer
6 months. An immigrant visa can be issued for a maximum period of six months. In
order to obtain permanent residence status, the immigrant visa holder must travel
to the United States and be admitted within the visa validity period.
Question 6
To be eligible for military parole in place (PIP), an applicant must be the spouse,
parent, son or daughter of:
Correct Answer
To be eligible for PIP, an applicant must be the spouse, parent or son or daughter
of: An active-duty member of the U.S. armed forces; an individual in the Selected
Reserve of the Ready Reserve; or an individual (living or deceased) who previously
served on active duty or in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve and was not
dishonorably discharged.
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,Question 7
Pedro was brought into the U.S. without inspection by his mother in 2008 when he
was 4 years old. He and his mother returned to Mexico a year and a half later, stayed
a month, and then re-entered the U.S. without inspection. Pedro turned 18 four
months ago and is married to a U.S. citizen. He wants to consular process. You advise
him that:
Correct Answer
He is subject to the permanent bar. Pedro accrued more than a year of unlawful
presence between the time he entered without inspection in 2008 and his departure
a year and a half later. For this reason, he triggered the permanent bar when he
reentered without inspection. Unfortunately the exception to accrual of unlawful
presence for minors under 18 only applies to unlawful presence for purposes of the
3 and 10 year bars. There is no such exception for purposes of the permanent bar.
Therefore Pedro did trigger the permanent bar when he reentered without
inspection as a young child, and he will need to stay outside the U.S. for 10 years
before he may apply for permission to reapply for admission.
Question 8
Ling entered the United States on an F-1 student visa in 2014. She stopped attending
school two years after she arrived. She is now married to a U.S. citizen and is applying
for adjustment of status. Does Ling need to be concerned about the grounds of
inadmissibility, deportability, or both?
Correct Answer
The correct answer is both. Ling entered with inspection and is eligible to file for
adjustment of status. All applicants for adjustment are subject to the grounds of
inadmissibility.If Ling is denied adjustment of status and placed into removal
proceedings, she is subject to the grounds of deportability because she violated the
terms of her student visa.
Question 9
Which information listed below is not included in the Notice to Appear (NTA)?
Correct Answer
Name of Immigration Judge. A Notice to Appear does not list the name of the
Immigration Judge who will be conducting the hearing.
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, Question 10
Which federal agency is responsible for issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant
visas at U.S. consulates abroad?
Correct Answer
U.S. Department of State
Question 11
The employment-based immigration process is similar to the family-based
immigration process in many key ways. Which of the following statements about
immigrating through employment is not accurate?
Correct Answer
Employment-based immigrants are not subject to the INA § 212(a) grounds of
inadmissibility. Correct. This statement is not accurate. Both family-based and
employment-based immigrants must show they are not inadmissible or are eligible
for a waiver (if applicable) in order to immigrate.
Question 12
Mateus and his wife Giselle were married in 1996. They entered the U.S. on tourist
visas in 1998 and never left. On May 17, 2000, Mateus' LPR father filed an I-130
petition for him. Giselle's U.S. citizen sister filed a petition for her on January 5, 2007,
and the priority date is now current. Mateus and Giselle seek your advice on adjusting
status in the U.S. How do you advise them?
Correct Answer
Mateus and Giselle are not eligible to adjust under INA § 245(a) because they are in
a preference category and have not always maintained their status. They are also
ineligible to adjust under INA section 245(i) because no "approvable when filed"
petition was filed for them before April 30, 2001.
Question 13
An asylum seeker who is not in removal proceedings will be provided with an:
Correct Answer
Affirmative asylum interview.
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