Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization ServiceThe Service, 1988 |
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Adjustments admitted by selected Africa arrivals Asia asylum Belize Canada Caribbean Central America class of admission Colombia country of birth country of citizenship country of former country of last country of nationality Cuba Czechoslovakia Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador end of table entered the United Ethiopia Europe fiscal year 1987 footnotes at end former allegiance Germany granted lawful permanent Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Immigrants admitted Immigration and Naturalization included intended residence Iran Jamaica Korea Laos lawful permanent resident metropolitan statistical area Mexico Naturalization Service Netherlands Nicaragua Nonimmigrants admitted North numerical limitations occupation Oceania Pakistan percent permanent resident status Persons naturalized Philippines Poland port of entry Region and country region and selected reported Represents zero RESIDENCE FISCAL Rica El Salvador Romania Salvador Guatemala Honduras SELECTED COUNTRY South America spouses and children Taiwan Thailand Total Trinidad & Tobago U.S. citizens United Kingdom Vietnam visitors Yugoslavia
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Page 72 - Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon. Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'lvoire. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia. Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria.
Page 125 - ... student, scholar, trainee, teacher, professor, research assistant, specialist, or leader in a field of specialized knowledge or skill, or other person of similar description, who is coming temporarily to the United States as a participant in a program designated by the Secretary of State, for the purpose of teaching, instructing or lecturing, studying, observing, conducting research, consulting, demonstrating special skills, or receiving training and...
Page 124 - ... any person who is outside any country of such person's nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which such person last habitually resided, and who is unable or unwilling to return to, and is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of, that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion...
Page 131 - States with the vessel or aircraft on which he arrived or some other vessel or aircraft ; (E) an alien entitled to enter the United States under and in pursuance of the provisions of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the foreign state of which he is a national, and...
Page 129 - Any person who is outside his or her country of nationality who is unable or unwilling to return to that country because of persecution or a wellfounded fear of persecution. Persecution or the fear thereof may be based on the alien's race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
Page xxvi - January 1, 1982 (legalization applicants), and aliens who were employed in seasonal agricultural work for a minimum period of time (Special Agricultural Worker (SAW) applicants). The application period for temporary residency for legalization applicants began on May 5...
Page xvi - Immigrants are aliens admitted for legal permanent residence in the United States. The procedures for admission depend on whether the alien is residing inside or outside the United States at the time of application for permanent residence. Eligible aliens residing outside the United States are issued immigrant visas by the US Department of State. Eligible aliens residing in the United States are allowed to change their status from temporary to permanent residence at INS district offices. The category,...
Page 88 - Professional, technical, and kindred workers Managers and administrators, except farm Sales workers Clerical and kindred workers...
Page 134 - An alien having- a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who is a bona fide student, scholar, trainee, teacher, professor, research assistant, specialist, or leader in a field of specialized knowledge or skill, or other person of similar description, who is coming temporarily to the United States as a participant in a program designated by the Secretary of State, for the purpose of teaching, instructing or lecturing, studying, observing, conducting research, consulting,...
Page x - Act of 1986 (IRCA) allows two groups of illegal aliens to become temporary and then permanent residents of the United States: aliens who have been in the United States unlawfully since January 1 . 1982...