APPENDIX - Forms and Terminology

• 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 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-131 - Application for Re-entry Permit/Advanced Parole. Required to re-enter between filing I-485 and getting the green card stamp.
• I-134 - Affidavit of support. Used when applying for non-immigrant visas.
• I-468 - Data Collection for Alien Documentation, Identification & Telecommunications System (ADIT). A processing form. Similar to WR-702 or WR-703.
• I-551 - Alien Registration Receipt Card. The 'Green' Card. After a successful interview at the INS office, this will be stamped in the passport and the laminated card send afterwards.
• I-765 - Application for Employment Authorization Document
• I-485 - Change of Status form. Must be filed after the wedding to begin process of transferring status to permanent resident.
• 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-864 - Affidavit of support. This form is to be filed with I-485 when changing status
• I-865- Sponsors change of address. If you signed the I-864 affidavit, you must report change of your address within 10 days.
• I-797 - Notice of Action. Both the receipt notice, and approval notice will be issued on this form.
• I-688 - This is the number of a laminated Employment Authorization Document. (Currently version I-688B)
• G-325A - Biographic Information. Needs to be filled out for petitioner and beneficiary when petitioning, and again when filing adjustment of status
• 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 Receipt Card. This will need to be filed if you lose your green card. (and I think when it expires)
• IRS-9003 - "Additional Questions to be Completed by All Applicants for Permanent Residence in the United States" (a form 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.

   

• ADIT - Alien Documentation, Identification & Telecommunications System
• AOS - Adjustment of Status
• 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
• CPR - Conditional Permanent Resident
• CSC - California Service Center
• DOJ - Department of Justice. INS falls under the jurisdiction of the DOJ
• EAD - Employment Authorization Document
• Embassy - The building in which an ambassador lives or works. The Embassy does not process visas
• FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
• INA - Immigration and Nationality Act
• INS - Immigration and Naturalization Service
• IRS - Internal Revenue Service
• ISP - Internet Service Provider
• IVACS - Immigrant Visa Applicant Control System
• JFK - John F. Kennedy International Airport
• KLE - Klaas loves Eileen.
• NG - Newsgroup
• NOA - Notice of Action (form I-797)
• NSC - Nebraska Service Center
• PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format (used by Adobe Reader)
• POE - Port of Entry. Usually airport or border crossing inspection post.
• PR - Permanent Resident (Also LPR - Legal Permanent Resident)
• RTFM- Read The F* Manual
• SSA - Social Security Administration
• SSN - Social Security Number
• SWAMBO - She Who Absolutely Must Be Obeyed. (A lady at the Dutch Consulate)
• TSC - Texas Service Center
• VSC - Vermont Service Center
• VWPP - Visa Waiver Pilot Program