The spouse or children of a principal

A deportable alien is anybody who entered the United States illegally or legally, but breached the terms of his/ her classification or status later on.

Deportation is the legal act of removing an alien from the United States after he/she has been found removable for infringing the immigration laws. Deportation is ordered by an immigration judge without any kind of punishment.

U.S. citizenship passed on to children through the naturalization of parents or to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizen parents.

The United States Government issues 50,000 Green Cards each in a lottery. The visas are allotted to individuals based on country of origin. Some countries are ineligible.

The USCIS means for following the case status of possible removable foreigners.

The description of an alien that has provided all documents by the consular officer as sufficient to meet the requirements of INA 222(b), and that necessary clearance procedures of the consular office have been completed. Note that the term “Documentarily Qualified” shall only be used to describe an alien's qualification to formally apply for an immigrant visa – not whether the applicant receives the visa or not.

Dual intent is the process of nonimmigrants in E, H, and L status that may simultaneously have intent to stay in the U.S. temporarily or permanently.