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Glossary of Immigration Terms & Legal Terms Begining with G

General Naturalization Provision

The basic requirements for naturalization that every applicant must meet, unless a member of a special class. General provisions require an applicant to be at least 18 years of age and
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Geographic Area of Chargeability

Any one of five regions--Africa, East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Near East and South Asia, and the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe--into which the world is divided fo
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Good Standing

The term "in good standing", when referring to legal professionally means that the person has not currently under disciplinary action and has not had his or her license to practice law
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Grand Jury

A body of 16-23 citizens who listen to evidence of criminal allegations, which is presented by the prosecutors, and determine whether there is probable cause to believe an individual co
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Green card

From travel.state.gov A wallet-sized card showing that the person is a lawful permanent resident (immigrant) in the United States. It is also known as a permanent resident card (PRC), a
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Green Card Holder

A Lawful Permanent Resident.