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Visa Law
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Visa Law- a subset of Immigration law that covers the procedures required to
obtain a non-immigrant visa and oversees various agencies. U.S visa - an
official authorization added to a passport, which permits entry into and
travels within the U.S.
2 Main Types of U.S Visa
■Immigrant visas are issued to individuals seeking to relocate to the U.S.
permanently
■Non-immigrant visas are for visitors traveling to the U.S. for a specific time
period. When visitors from another country want to enter the U.S.
temporarily, they must apply for a non-immigrant visa, which is an official
authorization that's attached to their passport.
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U.S. Department of State (DOS) manages consulates and embassies around the
world, where applicants must begin the visa application process. There are some
visitors who do not require a visa if they are from one of the Visa Waiver Program
(VWP) countries and are only visiting for up to 90 days for business or pleasure.
Citizens of a foreign country who seek to enter the U.S. for a limited period of time
must comply with U.S. visa immigration law and specific procedures to apply for a
nonimmigrant visa. In immigration law terms, the following can be grounds of
inadmissibility and will never be allowed a visa, green card, or U.S. entry:
• people with histories of criminal or terrorist activities,
• history of drug abuse, had infectious medical problems, or
• certain other characteristics or behavior
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Immigration Amnesty
It is an amnesty for illegal aliens that forgives their acts of illegal
immigration and implicitly forgives other related illegal acts such as
working with false documents. The result of an amnesty isthat large
numbers of foreigners who illegally gained entry into the United States
are rewarded with legal status (Green Card) for breaking immigration
laws.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
It is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the
United States of America
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Philippine Immigration Laws and other Related Laws

• CA 613 - Philippine Immigration Law of 1940
• RA 562- Alien Registration Act of 1950
• RA 9225 - Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003
• MCL-08-006- Revised Rules Governing Philippine Citizenship Under Republic
Act 9225 and Administrative Order No. 91 Series of 2004
• RA 9139 - Administrative Naturalization Law of 2000
• RA 9208- Anti-Trafficking in Person Act 2003
• RRI-RA 9208 - Rules and Regulation Implementing the Anti-Trafficking in
Person Act of 2003
• RA 8042 - Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995
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• RA 10022 - Amendment of R.A. 8042 known as Migrant Workers and

Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995
• PD 1034 - Authorizing the Establishment of an Offshore Banking
System in the Philippines
• RA 8756 - Ombudsman Investments Code of 1987 - Incentives to
Multinational Companies Establishing Regional or Area Headquarters
and Regional Operating Headquarters in the Philippines
• AO 091 - Implementing Agency of Republic Act 9225 known as
Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003
• LML-M-03-A12-001 - Guideline on Departure Formalities for
International Bound Passengers in all Airports and Seaports in the
Country
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• RA 7919 - Social Integration Program in the Philippines Under Certain

Conditions
• RA 10364 - Expanding RA 9208 - To Institute Policies to Eliminate
Trafficking in Persons
• RA 8247 - Alien Social Integration Act of 1995 Under Executive Order
324
• PC 1987 The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines
• MO 036 Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) Revised
Guidelines on Departure Formalities for International-Bound
Passengers