2024-2025 LATEST UPDATED COIL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% RATED CORRECT
Which of the following represent the three largest pathways to LPR status? Pick all that apply: -
(ANSWER)Employment-Based Immigration, Humanitarian Benefits, Family-Based
Immigration
Which of the following agencies are part of the Department of Homeland Security? Pick all that
apply: - (ANSWER)ICE, CBP, USCIS
Which federal agency is responsible for issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas at U.S.
consulates abroad? - (ANSWER)U.S. Department of State
Counseling and completion of immigration forms is the practice of law. - (ANSWER)TRUE
Which of the statements below about accredited representatives is NOT true: - (ANSWER)An
accredited representative may transfer his or her credentials to another employer
What does "CFR" stand for? - (ANSWER)Code of Federal Regulations
,What does "INA" stand for? - (ANSWER)Immigration and Nationality Act
What does "USC" mean in the citation 8 USC § 1227? - (ANSWER)United States Code
Where would you find asylum regulations under INA § 208? - (ANSWER)8 CFR § 208
What is the difference between Statutes and Regulations? - (ANSWER)Statutes also referred to
as codes, are laws written and enacted by the legislative branch of government (e.g, U.S.
Congress, state legislators). Regulations also referred to as rules, are written by agencies (e.g.,
Environmental Protection Agency) to supplement laws that were passed by the legislature.
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? - (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.
Mateo is the spouse of an LPR. At his medical examination for an immigrant visa at the U.S.
consulate in Ciudad Juarez, he admitted he smoked marijuana five times in the last year.
,Assuming he is found inadmissible as a drug abuser, which of the following are his options: -
(ANSWER)He may wait 12 months from the date of his last use of marijuana and apply again.
Wu, from China, has been an LPR since 2005. Ten years ago, Wu was convicted of larceny and
sentenced to two years of probation. Which of the statements below best describes Wu's
circumstances: - (ANSWER)If Wu is placed in removal proceedings, he will be charged with a
ground of deportability because he was inspected and admitted as a lawful permanent resident.
The fact that Wu was only sentenced to probation does not mean that his conviction can't make
him deportable. Similarly, Wu is not protected from being placed in removal proceedings simply
because many years have gone by since he was convicted.
There is a specific ground of deportability for certain firearm offenses but no parallel ground of
inadmissibility for a conviction for certain firearm offenses. - (ANSWER)Under INA §
237(a)(2)(C), a noncitizen is deportable if at any time after admission, he or she is convicted of
any law of purchasing, selling, exchanging, using, owning, possessing or carrying any weapon in
violation of law or conspiring or attempting to do the same. There is no parallel ground of
inadmissibility specifically for firearm offenses.
If you encounter a client with prior arrests or convictions, which of the following should you do
to better understand the consequences of your client's conduct: - (ANSWER)Counsel your client
about the importance of providing information to you about all prior contacts with law
enforcement; DHS will have this information and you need it too in order to counsel the client.
, Do a law enforcement data base check (FBI records check and/or state records check) to find out
your client's arrest history. Do a FOIA for your client's immigration records if s/he has ever been
detained or in immigration court. Obtain copies of all court records related to charges brought
against your client.
In 2014 Enrique sent money to his brother Manuel to buy a fake visa to travel to the United
States. Enrique and Manuel now reside together in Chicago and both are planning to immigrate
soon through petitions filed by their LPR father. Which of the following statements is most
accurate about Enrique: - (ANSWER)Enrique is not eligible to immigrate because he is
inadmissible for smuggling and does not qualify for a waiver. Financial support for the brother to
buy the fake visa is aiding and abetting smuggling. Enrique is not eligible to apply for a waiver
of the inadmissibility because he smuggled someone other than his parent, spouse, son, or
daughter.
Which of the following stops the running of unlawful presence? - (ANSWER)Filing an
application for adjustment of status, Filing a timely and good faith application to extend one's
nonimmigrant stay, Filing a bona fide application for asylum, as long as the applicant does not
work without authorization, Filing a successful application for TPS
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.
AND ANSWERS 100% RATED CORRECT
Which of the following represent the three largest pathways to LPR status? Pick all that apply: -
(ANSWER)Employment-Based Immigration, Humanitarian Benefits, Family-Based
Immigration
Which of the following agencies are part of the Department of Homeland Security? Pick all that
apply: - (ANSWER)ICE, CBP, USCIS
Which federal agency is responsible for issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas at U.S.
consulates abroad? - (ANSWER)U.S. Department of State
Counseling and completion of immigration forms is the practice of law. - (ANSWER)TRUE
Which of the statements below about accredited representatives is NOT true: - (ANSWER)An
accredited representative may transfer his or her credentials to another employer
What does "CFR" stand for? - (ANSWER)Code of Federal Regulations
,What does "INA" stand for? - (ANSWER)Immigration and Nationality Act
What does "USC" mean in the citation 8 USC § 1227? - (ANSWER)United States Code
Where would you find asylum regulations under INA § 208? - (ANSWER)8 CFR § 208
What is the difference between Statutes and Regulations? - (ANSWER)Statutes also referred to
as codes, are laws written and enacted by the legislative branch of government (e.g, U.S.
Congress, state legislators). Regulations also referred to as rules, are written by agencies (e.g.,
Environmental Protection Agency) to supplement laws that were passed by the legislature.
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? - (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.
Mateo is the spouse of an LPR. At his medical examination for an immigrant visa at the U.S.
consulate in Ciudad Juarez, he admitted he smoked marijuana five times in the last year.
,Assuming he is found inadmissible as a drug abuser, which of the following are his options: -
(ANSWER)He may wait 12 months from the date of his last use of marijuana and apply again.
Wu, from China, has been an LPR since 2005. Ten years ago, Wu was convicted of larceny and
sentenced to two years of probation. Which of the statements below best describes Wu's
circumstances: - (ANSWER)If Wu is placed in removal proceedings, he will be charged with a
ground of deportability because he was inspected and admitted as a lawful permanent resident.
The fact that Wu was only sentenced to probation does not mean that his conviction can't make
him deportable. Similarly, Wu is not protected from being placed in removal proceedings simply
because many years have gone by since he was convicted.
There is a specific ground of deportability for certain firearm offenses but no parallel ground of
inadmissibility for a conviction for certain firearm offenses. - (ANSWER)Under INA §
237(a)(2)(C), a noncitizen is deportable if at any time after admission, he or she is convicted of
any law of purchasing, selling, exchanging, using, owning, possessing or carrying any weapon in
violation of law or conspiring or attempting to do the same. There is no parallel ground of
inadmissibility specifically for firearm offenses.
If you encounter a client with prior arrests or convictions, which of the following should you do
to better understand the consequences of your client's conduct: - (ANSWER)Counsel your client
about the importance of providing information to you about all prior contacts with law
enforcement; DHS will have this information and you need it too in order to counsel the client.
, Do a law enforcement data base check (FBI records check and/or state records check) to find out
your client's arrest history. Do a FOIA for your client's immigration records if s/he has ever been
detained or in immigration court. Obtain copies of all court records related to charges brought
against your client.
In 2014 Enrique sent money to his brother Manuel to buy a fake visa to travel to the United
States. Enrique and Manuel now reside together in Chicago and both are planning to immigrate
soon through petitions filed by their LPR father. Which of the following statements is most
accurate about Enrique: - (ANSWER)Enrique is not eligible to immigrate because he is
inadmissible for smuggling and does not qualify for a waiver. Financial support for the brother to
buy the fake visa is aiding and abetting smuggling. Enrique is not eligible to apply for a waiver
of the inadmissibility because he smuggled someone other than his parent, spouse, son, or
daughter.
Which of the following stops the running of unlawful presence? - (ANSWER)Filing an
application for adjustment of status, Filing a timely and good faith application to extend one's
nonimmigrant stay, Filing a bona fide application for asylum, as long as the applicant does not
work without authorization, Filing a successful application for TPS
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.
