Immigration Acronyms
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A AFACS -- A-Files Accountability and Control System A File -- Basic Alien File (contains Alien #) AILA -- American Immigration Lawyers Association AO -- Asylum Officer AOS -- Adjustment of Status ARC -- Alien Registration Card (Green Card) AVLOS -- Automated
Visa Lookout System B BHRHA -- Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs BIA -- Board of Immigration Appeals Back
to top CFR -- Code of Federal Regulations CIJ -- Chief Immigration Judge CIMT -- Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude CIS -- Central Index System CLAIMS -- Computer Linked Application Information Management Systems CP -- Consular (immigrant) Processing CSC -- California Service Center (Laguna Niguel) CUSA -- Citizenship
U.S.A. DED -- Deferred Enforced Departure DO -- District Office; or Deportation Officer DOE -- Date of Entry DOL -- Department of Labor DOS -- Department of
State EAD -- Employment Authorization Document EOIR -- Executive Office for Immigration Review ER -- Expedited Removal EVD -- Extended Voluntary Departure EWI -- Entry Without
inspection ICPS -- Integrated Card Production System IDENT -- Automated Fingerprint Identification System IE -- Immigration Examiner II -- Immigration inspector IIO -- Immigration Information Officer IIRIRA -- Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act IJ -- Immigration Judge INA -- Immigration and Nationality Act INV -- Investigations IO -- Immigration Officer IRCA -- Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 IV -- Immigrant Visa LAW -- Legally Authorized (or Admitted) Worker LEA -- Law Enforcement Agency LPR -- Lawful Permanent Resident LULAC -- League of
United Latin American Citizens MS&D Bond --
Maintenance of Status and Departure bond NACS -- Naturalization Automated Casework System NAILS -- National Automated Immigration Lookout System NARA -- National Archives and Records Administration NATZ -- Naturalization NCIC -- National Crime Information Center (FBI) NGOs -- Non-Governmental Organizations NIF -- Notice of Intent to Fine NIV -- Non Immigrant Visa NRC -- National Records Center NSC -- Nebraska Service Center (Lincoln) NTA -- Notice to Appear NVC -- National Visa
Center (Dept. of State) ONO -- Office of Naturalization Operations OSC -- Order to Show
Cause POE -- Port-of-Entry POMS -- Port-of-Entry Management System PRC -- Permanent
Resident Card RAW -- Replenishment Agricultural Worker RFE -- Request for Evidence RTD -- Refugee Travel
Document SAW -- Special Agricultural Workers SESA -- State Employment Services Agency SIE -- Supervisory Immigration Examiner SIO -- Supervisory Immigration Officer SIO -- Special Inquiry Officer (Immigration Judge) SLOB -- [Citizenship
and Immigration] Services Lookout Book TPS -- Temporary Protected Status TSC -- Texas Service Center (Mesquite) TRWOV -- Transit
Without Visa USC -- U.S. Citizen USCS -- United States
Customs Service VOLAG -- Voluntary Agency VR -- Voluntary Return VSC -- Vermont Service Center (St. Albans) VWPP -- Visa Waiver
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