List of Abbreviations Related to USA’s Immigration Process

Sr.No.

Terms & Abbreviations

Description

1. 

AOS

Adjustment of Status

2. 

A/S

Adjustment of Status

3. 

AAO

Administrative Appeals Office

4. 

ACS

American Citizens’ Services

5. 

ADD

Assistant District Director

6. 

ADIT

Alien Documentation, Identification and Telecommunications System

7. 

AFM

Adjudicator’s Field Manual

8. 

AG

Attorney General of the United States

9. 

AILA

American Immigration Lawyers’ Association

10. 

AmConGen

American Consulate General

11. 

AmEmb

American Embassy

12. 

AO

Asylum Officer

13. 

AOS

Adjustment of Status

14. 

AOS

Adjustment of Status

15. 

APA

Administrative Procedure Act

16. 

ARC

Alien Registration Card

17. 

ASC

Application Support Center

18. 

BALCA

Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals

19. 

BAR

Board of Appellate Review

20. 

BCC

Border Crossing Card

21. 

BCIS

Citizenship and Immigration Services

22. 

BIA

Board of Immigration Appeals 

23. 

BIA

Board of Immigration Appeals

24. 

BP

Border Patrol

25. 

C/S

Change of Status

26. 

CBP

US Customs and Border Protection

27. 

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

28. 

CIJ

Chief Immigration Judge

29. 

CIMT

Crime Involving Moral Turpitude

30. 

CIMT

Crime of Moral Turpitude

31. 

CIMT

Crime of Moral Turpitude

32. 

CIS

US Citizenship and Immigration Services

33. 

CLASS

Consular Lookout and Support System

34. 

CLN

Certificate of Loss of Nationality

35. 

CMT

Crime of Moral Turpitude

36. 

CMT

Crime of Moral Turpitude

37. 

CMT

Involving Moral Turpitude

38. 

ConOff

Consular Officer

39. 

COS

Change of Status

40. 

CPB

Customs and Border Protection

41. 

CR

Conditional Resident

42. 

CR

Conditional Resident

43. 

CSC

California Service Center

44. 

CSC

California Service Center

45. 

d/s

Duration of Status

46. 

DD

District Director

47. 

DHS

Department of Homeland Security

48. 

DHS

Department of Homeland Security

49. 

DO

District Office or Deportation Officer

50. 

DOD

Department of Defence

51. 

DOE

Date of Entry

52. 

DOS

Department of State

53. 

DOT

Dictionary of Occupational Titles

54. 

DRO

Detention and Removal Operations or Detention and Removal Office

55. 

DS-156

Application for Non Immigrant Visa

56. 

DS-157

NIV Supplemental Information

57. 

DS-158

NIV Employment and Education Supplement

58. 

DS-2019

Exchange Visitor Information Form

59. 

DS-230

Application for Immigrant Visa

60. 

DSO

Designated School Official

61. 

DV

Diversity Visa Lottery Program

62. 

E/S

Extension of Status

63. 

EA

Employment Authorization

64. 

EAC

Eastern Adjudication Center

65. 

EAD

Employment Authorization Document

66. 

EAD

Employment Authorization Document

67. 

EEV

Electronic Employment Verification

68. 

EOIR

Executive Office for Immigration Review

69. 

EOS

Extension of Stay for non immigrants

70. 

ER

Expedited Removal

71. 

ETA

Employment & Training Administration

72. 

EVD

Extended Voluntary Departure

73. 

EWI

Entry without inspection

74. 

FAM

Foreign Affairs Manual

75. 

FDC

Federal Detention Center

76. 

FSN

Foreign Service National

77. 

FSO

Foreign Service Official

78. 

GMC

Good Moral Character

79. 

GPO

Government Printing Office

80. 

H.R.

House Report

81. 

HSA

Homeland Security Act

82. 

I-129

Petition for Non Immigrant Worker

83. 

I-130

Petition for Alien Relative

84. 

I-131

Application for Travel Document

85. 

I-140

Petition for Alien Worker

86. 

I-485

Application for Adjustment of Status

87. 

I-539

Application for Change of Non Immigrant Status

88. 

I-539

Application to Extend Non Immigrant Stay

89. 

I-551

Legal Permanent Resident Card

90. 

I-765

Application for Employment Authorization Document

91. 

I-94

Arrival-Departure Control Card

92. 

IAP-66

Exchange Visitor Information Form

93. 

IBIS

Interagency Border Inspection System

94. 

IBIS

Interagency Border Inspection System

95. 

ICE

Immigration & Customs Enforcement

96. 

ICE

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

97. 

ICMS

Investigations Case Management System

98. 

IFM

Inspector’s Field Manual

99. 

IG

Inspector General

100. 

IIO

Immigration Information Officer

101. 

IIRIRA

Illegal Immigration Reform & Immigrant Responsibility Act

102. 

IJ

Immigration Judge

103. 

ILT

AILA’s Immigration Law Today

104. 

IMFA

Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments

105. 

IMFA

Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments Act

106. 

INA

Immigration & Nationality Act

107. 

INA

Immigration and Nationality Act

108. 

INS

Immigration & Naturalization Service

109. 

IO

Immigration Officer

110. 

IR

Immediate Relative

111. 

IR

Immediate Relative

112. 

IRCA

Immigration Reform & Control Act

113. 

IRCA

Immigration Reform & Control Act

114. 

ISD

Immigration Services Division

115. 

IV

Immigrant Visa

116. 

IV

Immigrant Visa

117. 

KCC

Kentucky Consular Center

118. 

LAU

Legalization Appeals Unit

119. 

LAW

Lawfully Authorized or Admitted Worker

120. 

LC

Labor Certification

121. 

LCA

Labor Condition Application

122. 

LPR

Lawful Permanent Resident

123. 

LPR

Legal Permanent Resident

124. 

MRD

Machine Readable Document

125. 

MRP

Machine Readable Passport

126. 

MSPA

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act

127. 

MTR

Motion to Reopen

128. 

N-400

Application for Naturalization

129. 

NACARA

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act

130. 

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

131. 

NAILS

National Automated Immigration Lookout System

132. 

NBC

National Benefits Center

133. 

NIF

Notice of Intent to Fine

134. 

NIIS

Non Immigrant Information System

135. 

NIV

Non Immigrant Visa

136. 

NIV

Non Immigrant Visa

137. 

NIW

National Interest Waiver

138. 

NOF

Notice of Findings

139. 

NOID

Notice of Intent to Deny

140. 

NPWHC

National Prevailing Wage and Helpdesk Center

141. 

NRC

National Record Center

142. 

NSC

Nebraska Service Center

143. 

NTA

Notice to Appear

144. 

NTA

Notice to Appear before an immigration judge

145. 

NVC

National Visa Center

146. 

O/S

Out of Status or Overstay

147. 

OCAHO

Office of Chief Administrative Hearing Officer

148. 

OCIJ

Office of Chief Immigration Judge

149. 

ODP

Orderly Departure Program

150. 

OES

Occupational Employment Statistics

151. 

OIC

Officer-in-Charge

152. 

OIL

Office of Immigration Litigation

153. 

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

154. 

OOH

Occupational Outlook Handbook

155. 

OPPM

Operating Policies and Procedures Memorandum

156. 

OPT

Optional Practical Training

157. 

OSC

Order to Show Cause

158. 

PERM

Program Electronic Review Management System

159. 

PIMS

Petition Information Management System

160. 

POE

Port of Entry

161. 

PPT

Passport

162. 

PRC

Green Card

163. 

PRC

Permanent Resident Card

164. 

PSR

Presentence Report

165. 

PT

Practical Training

166. 

PTI

Pretrial Intervention Program

167. 

PWD

Prevailing Wage Determination

168. 

QDE

Qualified Designated Entity

169. 

RAW

Replenishment Agricultural Worker

170. 

RFE

Request for Evidence

171. 

RFE

Request for Evidence

172. 

RIR

Reduction in Recruitment

173. 

RO

Responsible Officer

174. 

RSC

Regional Service Center

175. 

RTD

Refugee Travel Document

176. 

S.R.

Senate Report

177. 

SA

Special Agent

178. 

SAO

Security Advisory Opinion

179. 

SAO

Supervisory Adjudication Officer

180. 

SAW

Special Agricultural Worker

181. 

SC

Service Center

182. 

SDAO

Supervisory District Adjudications Officer

183. 

SENTRI

Secure Electronic Network for Travellers Rapid Inspection

184. 

SEVIS

Student & Exchange Visitor Information System

185. 

SEVIS

Student & Exchange visitor Information System

186. 

SEVP

Student & Exchange Visitor Program

187. 

SIJ

Special Immigrant Juvenile

188. 

SK

Specialized Knowledge

189. 

SPC

Service Processing Center

190. 

SRC

Southern Regional Center

191. 

STEM

Science, Technical, Engineering, Mathematics

192. 

SVP

Specific Vocational Preparation

193. 

SWA

State Workforce Agency

194. 

TA

Trial Attorney

195. 

TAG

Technical Assistance Guide

196. 

TAL

Technology Alert List

197. 

TCN

Third Country National

198. 

TD

Treaty Dependent

199. 

TEGL

Training and Employment Guidance Letter

200. 

TPCR

Transitional Period Custody Rules

201. 

TPS

Temporary Protected Status

202. 

TSA

Transportation Security Administration

203. 

TSC

Texas Service Center

204. 

TVPRA

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act

205. 

TWOV

Transit without visa

206. 

ULP

Unlawful Presence

207. 

UNHCR

U.N. High Commission for Refugees

208. 

USC

U.S. Citizen

209. 

USC

U.S. Code

210. 

USCIS

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

211. 

USConGen

United States Consulate General

212. 

USConGen

US Consulate-General

213. 

USN

US National

214. 

USSG

U.S. Sentencing Guidelines

215. 

US-VISIT

U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program

216. 

VAWA

Violence Against Women Act

217. 

VD

Voluntary Departure

218. 

VGTOF

Violent Gang or Terrorist Organization File

219. 

VIOPP

Visa in Other Passport

220. 

VO

Visa Office

221. 

VO

Visa Office at US Department of State

222. 

VSC

Vermont Service Center

223. 

VWP

Visa Waiver Pilot Program

224. 

VWP

Visa Waiver Program

225. 

VWP

Visa Waiver Program

226. 

WAC

Western Adjudication Center

227. 

WHTI

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative