This is an I-797 Notice of Action confirming that the Department of Homeland Security received a petition or application.

See ‘Derivative Beneficiary’, below Adjustment of Status (AOS) When one enters the U.S., he or she is given a certain status based upon the reason for that specific visit. Someone with a student visa, [..]

Anytime you are adjusting status to a green card and you wish to leave the country, special permission is required to re-enter the US. This is called Advance Parole. Green Card applicants and their ch [..]

A document promising financial support by an American citizen for a foreign national upon the foreign national’s entry into the United States in order to prevent him or her from requesting US governme [..]

The person on whose behalf a petition is filed. For example: when a U.S. citizen woman files an application for her husband, she is the petitioner, her husband is the beneficiary of the petition who i [..]

This refers to an American employer sponsoring a foreign employee who meets USCIS requirements. Employers must prove financial stability and regular company operations.

This refers to a genuine marriage and not one entered into for the purpose of fraudulent entry into the United States.

Embassy or consulate stamp of cancellation that indicates an administrative mistake in the visa or that the visa is a duplicate. It does not affect the validity of other visas in the passport nor does [..]

A number issued to immigrant visa applications by the National Visa Center (NVC). This number is issued to all permanent resident applicants whether they are family-based or employment-based as well a [..]

Change of Status refers to an alien legally entering the United States on a non-immigrant visa (such as a student visa) and wishes to change to another non-immigrant visa classification (such as tempo [..]