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Glossary of Immigration Terms & Legal Terms Begining with T

Tax-Exempt

From travel.state.gov A condition of the law in which an organization or people in some kinds of work do not have to pay taxes which regular citizens or businesses must pay. Religious o
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Temporary Protected Status

Establishes a legislative basis for allowing a group of persons temporary refuge in the United States. Under a provision of the Immigration Act of 1990, the Secretary of Homeland Securi
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Temporary Resident

An alien residing temporarily within the United States.

Temporary Restraining Order

Akin to a preliminary injunction, it is a judge's short-term order forbidding certain actions until a full hearing can be conducted. Often referred to as a TRO.

Temporary Worker

An alien coming to the United States to work for a temporary period of time. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and the Immigration Act of 1990, as well as other legislation
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Termination of a Case

From travel.state.gov If the applicant fails to reply to the inquiry correspondence sent by their embassy or consulate, termination of their visa application will begin. The embassy or
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Testimony

Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

Third Country National

From travel.state.gov Someone who is not an American and not a citizen of the country in which you are applying for a visa. Suppose you are a Kenyan visiting Mexico. If you apply for a
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Third Preference

From travel.state.gov A category of family immigration (F3) for married sons and daughters of American citizens and their spouses and children. Before 1992 this was known as fourth pref
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Toll

Tort

A civil, not criminal, wrong. A negligent or intentional injury against a person or property, with the exception of breach of contract.

Transcript

A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial, or during some other formal conversation, such as a hearing or oral deposition.

Transfer

Any mode or means by which a debtor disposes of or parts with his/her property.

Transit Alien

An alien in immediate and continuous transit through the United States, with or without a visa, including, 1) aliens who qualify as persons entitled to pass in transit to and from the U
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Transit Without Visa

A transit alien traveling without a nonimmigrant visa under section 233 of the INA. An alien admitted under agreements with a transportation line, which guarantees his immediate and con
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Treaty Investor

As a nonimmigrant class of admission, an alien coming to the United States, under the provisions of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the foreign state o
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Treaty Trader

As a nonimmigrant class of admission, an alien coming to the United States, under the provisions of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the foreign state o
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Trustee

The representative of the bankruptcy estate who exercises statutory powers, principally for the benefit of the unsecured creditors, under the general supervision of the court and the di
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Typing Service

A business not authorized to practice law that prepares bankruptcy petitions. United States trustee An officer of the Justice Department responsible for supervising the administration o
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