What some of the abbreviations mean....

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US Immigration Abbreviations and Forms (FAQ Appendix)

Abbreviations:

AAO Administrative Appeals Office

AO Adjudications Officer

ADIT Alien Documentation, Identification & Telecommunications System (ADIT Photo's no longer used by the USCIS )

AOS Affidavit of Support

AOS Adjustment of Status

AP Advance Parole (most common) or Administrative Processing

Consulate Work place of a diplomat who's job is to look after the interest of it's citizens in a foreign country. This is also where visas are processed

BCIS Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services

CPR Conditional Permanent Resident

CBP Customs and Border Protection

CSC California Service Center

DOJ Department of Justice.

DOS Department of State

DHS Department of Homeland Security

EAD Employment Authorization Document

e-File E-Filing is a process of filing form specific immigration related benefits online

Embassy The building in which an ambassador lives or works. The Embassy does not process visas

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

LPR Legal Permanent Resident (also PR, Permanent Resident)

INA Immigration and Nationality Act

IBIS Interagency Border Inspection System

INS Immigration and Naturalization Service (old name for now USCIS)

IRS Internal Revenue Service

ISP Internet Service Provider

IVACS Immigrant Visa Applicant Control System

JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport

NG Newsgroup

NBC National Benefits Center (in Missouri)

NOA The "NOA" is internet-speak for the I-797 "Notice of Action" -- with "NOA1" being the receipt and "NOA2" being the notice of approval. [Please note that there is the possibility of other I-797's being generated prior to approval notices].

NSC Nebraska Service Center

NVC National Visa Center (in New Hampshire)

PDF Adobe Portable Document Format (used by Adobe Reader)

PISS Pre-INS Submission Syndrome

POE Port of Entry. Usually airport or border crossing inspection post.

PR Permanent Resident (Also LPR - Legal Permanent Resident)

RFE Request for Evidence

SSA Social Security Administration

SSN Social Security Number

TPS Temporary Protected Status

TSC Texas Service Center

USC US Citizen

USCIS US Citizenship and Immigration Services (part of the Dept of Homeland Security)

US Visit System in airports that captures biometrics of people entering the country

VSC Vermont Service Center

VWP Visa Waiver Program

Forms:

(See the example forms and download section for more information)

DS-3025 The vaccine worksheet that SHOULD be collected from the docs doing the visa medical.

I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification. You will be required to fill this form out when applying for a job to show you are legally employable.

I-90 Application to Replace Alien Registration Card (Green Card). This will need to be filed if you lose your green card. (and I think when it expires)

I-94 Arrival/Departure record. This will be issued at the originating airport, on the flight or at the border if traveling from Canada or Mexico. It should be stamped with a 90 day work authorization and should be kept until the USCIS (INS) interview

I-102 Form to apply for I-94 if it was lost, destroyed or mutilated.

I-129F Petition for Alien Fiance(e). Can only be filed by US Citizen and must be filed in the US.

I-130 Petition for alien relative.

I-134 Affidavit of support. Used when applying for non-immigrant visas.

I-131 Application for Re-entry Permit/Advance Parole. Required to re-enter between filing I-485 and getting the green card stamp.

I-212 and I-601 Waivers of admissability and excludability.

I-468 Data Collection for Alien Documentation, Identification & Telecommunications System (ADIT). A processing form. Similar to WR-702 or WR-703.

I-485 Adjustment of Status form. Must be filed after the wedding to begin process of transferring status to permanent resident.

I-551 Alien Registration Receipt Card. The 'Green' Card. After a successful interview at the USCIS (INS) office, this will be stamped in the passport and the laminated card send afterwards.

I-688 This is the number of a laminated Employment Authorization Document. (Currently version I-688B)

I-693 Civil Surgeons Medical Report

I-693A Medical supplement

I-751 Petition to remove conditions. This form must be filed jointly by original petitioner and beneficiary in the 3 months prior to the 2nd anniversary of obtaining conditional permanent residency.

I-765 Application for Employment Authorization Document

I-797 Notice of Action. Both the receipt notice, and approval notice will be issued on this form.

I-864 Affidavit of support. This form is to be filed with I-485 when adjusting status, an immigrant visa or some other USCIS benefits.

I-865 Sponsors change of address. If you signed the I-864 affidavit, you must report change of your address within 10 days.

G-325A Biographic Information. Needs to be filled out for petitioner and beneficiary when petitioning, and again when filing adjustment of status

9003 "Additional Questions to be Completed by All Applicants for Permanent Residence in the United States" (an old form no longer used by the Internal Revenue Service)

AR-11 Change of Address form. Tough to find. Send a letter instead.

N-400 Application for Naturalization (to United States Citizen)

WR-702 or WR-703 Data Collection for Alien Documentation, Identification & Telecommunications System (ADIT). A processing form. Similar to I-468.

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I tend to note the place I find things with a link like this, after quoting something.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...page=definition