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RESULTS!
Step 1 - Answer: Be designated as a US national (USC or has allegiance) or alien
(immigrant, nonimmigrant, regugees/asylees)
Step 2 - Answer: Get permission to apply for admission into US
(1. Get permission to apply for visa 2. Must convince officer 3. Visa does not guarantee
admission)
Step 3 - Answer: Arrive in the US
(1. Must arrive at POE 2. Arrival does not guarantee admission)
Step 4 - Answer: Complete the examination process (1. Examination to determine aliens
category 2. Must produce passport to establish citizenship)
Step 5 - Answer: Complete the inspection process
(Immigrant, Nonimmigrant, refugee/asylum)
Step 6 - Answer: Complete the admission process and understand exemptions
Step 7 - Answer: Be admitted (212) or denied (237) admission
Refugee - Answer: Make the claim in a different part of the world
Asylum - Answer: Make the claim at US POE or interior
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, INA 212* - Answer: Non-admitted alien, grounds for inadmissibility (denied entry), subject
to arrest (civil immigration violation, may be paroled in US in lieu of incarceration), subject
to removal, alien has the burden of proof
INA 237 - Answer: Admitted alien, grounds of deportability (granted entry), US has to prove
that they are deportable
Immigrant - Answer: Seek admission to live or work
Nonimmigrant - Answer: Seek admission as temporary visitors who come for purpose and a
limited time
Refugee/Asylee - Answer: Seek admission based on claim that if they return to their home
they will face persecution(i.e. sexuality, religion, political)
Statutes - Answer: Public law
Basic functions are to regulate behavior (INA 211, 8 USC 1325) or grant behavior (INA
287(a)(1) & INA 287(a)(2)
US Code Title 6 - Answer: DHS statutes
US Code Title 8 - Answer: Immigration statutes (ex. INA 287 found @ 8 USC 1357)
US Code Title 21 - Answer: Controlled substance statutes
18 USC 111 - Answer: Assault on federal officer
18 USC 192(g) - Answer: Alien in possession of firearm
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RESULTS!
Step 1 - Answer: Be designated as a US national (USC or has allegiance) or alien
(immigrant, nonimmigrant, regugees/asylees)
Step 2 - Answer: Get permission to apply for admission into US
(1. Get permission to apply for visa 2. Must convince officer 3. Visa does not guarantee
admission)
Step 3 - Answer: Arrive in the US
(1. Must arrive at POE 2. Arrival does not guarantee admission)
Step 4 - Answer: Complete the examination process (1. Examination to determine aliens
category 2. Must produce passport to establish citizenship)
Step 5 - Answer: Complete the inspection process
(Immigrant, Nonimmigrant, refugee/asylum)
Step 6 - Answer: Complete the admission process and understand exemptions
Step 7 - Answer: Be admitted (212) or denied (237) admission
Refugee - Answer: Make the claim in a different part of the world
Asylum - Answer: Make the claim at US POE or interior
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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, INA 212* - Answer: Non-admitted alien, grounds for inadmissibility (denied entry), subject
to arrest (civil immigration violation, may be paroled in US in lieu of incarceration), subject
to removal, alien has the burden of proof
INA 237 - Answer: Admitted alien, grounds of deportability (granted entry), US has to prove
that they are deportable
Immigrant - Answer: Seek admission to live or work
Nonimmigrant - Answer: Seek admission as temporary visitors who come for purpose and a
limited time
Refugee/Asylee - Answer: Seek admission based on claim that if they return to their home
they will face persecution(i.e. sexuality, religion, political)
Statutes - Answer: Public law
Basic functions are to regulate behavior (INA 211, 8 USC 1325) or grant behavior (INA
287(a)(1) & INA 287(a)(2)
US Code Title 6 - Answer: DHS statutes
US Code Title 8 - Answer: Immigration statutes (ex. INA 287 found @ 8 USC 1357)
US Code Title 21 - Answer: Controlled substance statutes
18 USC 111 - Answer: Assault on federal officer
18 USC 192(g) - Answer: Alien in possession of firearm
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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