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Glossary of Immigration and
Naturalization Terms
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Fiances of U.S. Citizen: A
non-immigrant alien coming to the United States
to conclude a valid marriage with a U.S. citizen
within ninety days after entry.
Files Control Office: A USCIS field
office, either a district (including USCIS
overseas offices) or a sub-office of that
district in which alien case files are
maintained and controlled.
Fiscal Year: Currently, the
twelve-month period beginning October 1 and
ending September 30.
Foreign Government Official: As a
non-immigrant class of admission, an alien
coming temporarily to the United States who has
been accredited by a foreign government to
function as an ambassador, public minister,
career diplomatic or consular officer, other
accredited official, or an attendant, servant or
personal employee of an accredited official, and
all above aliens’ spouses and unmarried minor,
or dependent children.
Foreign Information Media Representative:
As a non-immigrant class of admission, an alien
coming temporarily to the United States as a
bona fide representative of foreign press,
radio, film, or other foreign information media
and the alien’s spouse and unmarried minor, or
dependent, children.
Foreign State of Chargeability: The
independent country to which an immigrant
entering under the preference system is
accredited. No more than 7 percent of the
family-sponsored and employment-based visas may
be issued to natives of any one independent
country in a fiscal year. No one dependency of
any independent country may receive more than 2
percent of the family-sponsored and
employment-based visas issued. Since these
limits are based on visa issuance rather than
entries into the United States and immigrant
visas are valid for 6 months, there is not total
correspondence between these two occurrences.
Chargeability is usually determined by country
of birth. Exceptions are made to prevent the
separation of family members when the limitation
for the country of birth has been met. | 
