Paralegal Terminology

public charge

a criterion used to determine whether a person seeking admission to the U.S. or applying for a green card (permanent residency) is likely to become primarily dependent on the government for financial support

public charge exemptions

Asylees and refugees

Afghan and Iraqi interpreters or Afghan or Iraqi nationals employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government

Cuban and Haitian entrants

Applicants seeking adjustment under the Cuban Adjustment Act

Special immigrant juveniles

Applicants applying for or reregistering for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Human trafficking victims (T nonimmigrants)

Victims of qualifying criminal activity (U nonimmigrants)

Self-petitioners under the Violence against Women Act (VAWA)

Applicants adjusting under the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) law

Any other categories of noncitizens exempt under any other law from the public charge ground of inadmissibility provisions under INA 212(a)(4)

N-600

Application for Certificate of Citizenship

N-600K

Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322

G-884

Request for the Return of Original Documents

G-1145

E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

I-600

Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative

I-600A

Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition

I-601

Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility

I-800

Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative

I-800A

Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country

I-824

Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition

I-864

Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA

I-864A

Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member

N-300

Application to File Declaration of Intention

N-336

Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA)

N-400

Application for Naturalization

N-426

Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service

N-470

Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes

N-565

Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document

N-600

Application for Certificate of Citizenship

N-600K

Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322

N-644

Application for Posthumous Citizenship

N-648

Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions

I-9

Employment Eligibility Verification

I-129

Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

I-129CW

Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker

I-129S

Nonimmigrant Petition Based on Blanket L Petition

I-131

Application for Travel Document

I-134

Declaration of Financial Support

I-140

Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers

I-360

Petition for Amerasian

I-526

Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor

I-526E

Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor

I-566

Interagency Record of Request -- A

I-765

Application for Employment Authorization

I-765V

Application for Employment Authorization for Abused Nonimmigrant Spouse

I-829

Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status

I-864

Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA

I-864A

Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member

I-864EZ

Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA

I-865

Sponsor's Notice of Change of Address

I-905

Application for Authorization to Issue Certification for Health Care Workers

I-941

Application for Entrepreneur Parole

G-325A

Biographic Information (for Deferred Action)

I-129F

Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)

I-130

Petition for Alien Relative

I-131

Application for Travel Document

I-134

Declaration of Financial Support

I-360

Petition for Amerasian

I-361

Affidavit of Financial Support and Intent to Petition for Legal Custody for Public Law 97-359 Amerasian

I-363

Request to Enforce Affidavit of Financial Support and Intent to Petition for Legal Custody for Public Law 97-359 Amerasian

I-508

Request for Waiver of Certain Rights

I-566

Interagency Record of Request -- A

I-600

Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative

I-600A

Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition

I-601A

Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver

I-693

Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record

I-765

Application for Employment Authorization

I-765V

Application for Employment Authorization for Abused Nonimmigrant Spouse

I-800

Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative

I-800A

Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country

I-817

Application for Family Unity Benefits

I-864

Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA

I-864A

Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member

I-864EZ

Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA

I-865

Sponsor's Notice of Change of Address

G-325A

Biographic Information (for Deferred Action)

I-90

Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)

I-129F

Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)

I-130

Petition for Alien Relative

I-131

Application for Travel Document

I-140

Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers

I-191

Application for Relief Under Former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)

I-360

Petition for Amerasian

I-485

Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

I-485 Supplement A

Supplement A to Form I-485

I-485 Supplement J

Confirmation of Bona Fide Job Offer or Request for Job Portability Under INA Section 204(j)

I-508

Request for Waiver of Certain Rights

I-526

Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor

I-566

Interagency Record of Request -- A

I-589

Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal

I-601

Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility

I-602

Application by Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility Grounds

I-612

Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

I-693

Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record

I-730

Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition

I-751

Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

I-765

Application for Employment Authorization

I-765V

Application for Employment Authorization for Abused Nonimmigrant Spouse

I-824

Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition

I-829

Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status

I-854

Inter-Agency Alien Witness and Informant Record

I-864

Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA

I-864A

Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member

I-864EZ

Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA

I-914

Application for T Nonimmigrant Status

I-918

Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status

I-929

Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant

I-134A

Online Request to be a Supporter and Declaration of Financial Support