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Glossary of Immigration and
Naturalization Terms
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Underrepresented Countries, Natives of:
The Immigration Amendments of 1988, Public Law
101-658 (Act of 11/5/88) allowed for 10,000
visas to be issued to natives of
underrepresented countries in each of fiscal
years 1990 and 1991. Under-represented countries
are defined as countries that received less than
25 percent of the maximum allowed under the
country limitations (20,000 for independent
countries and 5,000 for dependencies) in fiscal
year 1988.
United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement:
Public Law 100-449 (Act of 9/28/88) established
a special, reciprocal trading relationship
between the United States and Canada. It
provided two new classes of nonimmigrant
admission for temporary visitors to the United
States-Canadian citizen business persons and
their spouses and unmarried minor children.
Entry is facilitated for visitors seeking
classification as visitors for business, treaty
traders or investors, intracompany transferees,
or other business people engaging in activities
at a professional level. Such visitors are not
required to obtain nonimmigrant visas, prior
petitions, labor certifications, or prior
approval but must satisfy the inspecting officer
they are seeking entry to engage in activities
at a professional level and that they are so
qualified. The United States-Canada Free-Trade
Agreement was superseded by the North American
Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as of 1/1/94. | 
