Number: RL31381
Title: U.S. Immigration Policy on Temporary Admissions
Authors: Chad C. Haddal, Analyst in Immigration Policy; Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy 
Abstract: This report begins with a synthesis of the nonimmigrant categories according to the purpose of the visa. It discusses the periods of admission and length of stay and then summarizes grounds for inadmissibility and removal as well as reasons for termination of status. It describes the circumstances under which nonimmigrants may work in the United States and follows with an analysis of nonimmigrant admissions. The report concludes with a discussion of issues, followed by two detailed tables analyzing key admissions requirements across all nonimmigrant visa types.
Pages: 31
Date: January 15, 2009