Nonimmigrant Visa Research Articles

Analysis of nonimmigrant visa waiver legislation in the USA

US visa requirements are among the most restrictive in the world. Three bills have been introduced into the US Congress which, if passed, would exempt nationals of some foreign countries from having to obtain a temporary visitor visa. This article examines the provisions, and conflicts between provisions, of these bills, and emphasizes the beneficial effects on the tourism industry which passage of nonimmigrant visa waiver legislation would have.

Inadmissibility of Aliens

Any alien desiring to enter the United States is subject to the grounds of exclusion and inadmissibility set forth in the Immigration and National? ity Act, as amended. This proposition is equally true whether the alien has established his basis of eligibility for an immigrant visa for adjust? ment of status, or for a nonimmigrant visa. The law would similarly apply to a lawful permanent resident alien when he proceeds abroad and attempts to reenter the United States. The grounds of exclusion and inadmissiblity are set forth in the 32 Subsections of Section 212(a). Some of the grounds of inadmissiblity can be waived by the Immigration and Naturalization Service under certain circumstances and when prescribed family relations exist. However, other grounds are non-waivable under any circumstances.

Regina v. Pringle, ex Parte Mills.

Aliens — Admission of — Alien entering on non-immigrant visa and seeking permanent admission — Whether alien becomes immigrant and entitled to have his admissibility determined or whether he may be deported immediately — The law of Canada.

Alien interns and residents in the United States.

For the past several years various agencies have been interested in evaluating the status of physicians trained abroad who have come to this country either as emigres or as temporary visitors in search of further training. Several statistical studies have been reported that indicate that the number of foreign-trained physicians occupying house officer positions is increasing. For the year 1953-1954, estimates ranged between 5,500 1 and 6,000 2 such physicians, who constitute between onefifth and one-fourth of the total interns and residents on duty in the hospitals of this country. NONIMMIGRANT PHYSICIANS In the earlier reports referred to, it was not feasible to separate immigrant physicians from those foreigntrained physicians who were here on nonimmigrant visas for a limited period of hospital training. Furthermore, it has not always been possible to be sure that collected data omit duplications. One of the difficulties experienced by many hospitals in arranging a training

Foreign Scientists

Participation of foreign scientists and scholars in meetings and conferences in the United States would be facilitated under the terms of two resolutions introduced by Representative Charles S. Gubser of California on July 27. These resolutions acknowledge that “the contribution of such aliens to the advancement of scientific and scholarly knowledge by their participation in such meetings, conferences, temporary employment, and other transactions in the United States is essential to the national defense and the furtherance of the industrial, technological, and cultural leadership of the United States,” and provide for prompt decisions on nonimmigrant visas for foreign scholars with a review board including scientists and scholars in its membership being available in the event of unfavorable decisions by the consul. The temporary admission of aliens otherwise specifically excluded by some sections of the McCarran Act would be made possible by the resolutions, which were referred to the House Judiciary Committee.