DATABASE SEARCHES
What is the primary database used to verify Lawful Permanent Resident status?
CCD
What age must adoption occur before for INA 320(b)?
What is 18?
What type of birth certificate is issued in American Samoa?
What is a Certification of Birth or Birth Certificate from American Samoa?
What document stamped in a passport proves legal entry to the United States?
What is an admission stamp or I-94?
What principle allows adjudicators to request additional evidence?
What is adjudicative discretion or the authority to develop the record?
What alternative identifier can be used when name searches fail?
What is the Alien Registration Number (A-Number)?
How many years must the U.S. citizen parent have been physically present in the United States
What is 5 years (with 2 years after age 14)?
What unique citizenship status do persons born in American Samoa hold?
What is U.S. National (non-citizen)?
What form replaced the paper I-94 for most air and sea travelers?
What is the electronic I-94?
What form letter is commonly used to request additional evidence?
What is an Information Request for Evidence (IRL)?
What does "CLAIMS" stand for?
What is Citizenship and Lawful Immigration Management System?
What relationship must exist between the child and the U.S. citizen for INA 320(b) to apply?
What is a biological or adoptive parent-child relationship?
What document proves a Samoan-born individual has become a U.S. citizen?
What is a Certificate of Citizenship or U.S. Passport?
What type of visa allows temporary legal entry for visitors?
What is a B-1/B-2 nonimmigrant visa?
What action can an adjudicator take when evidence is insufficient but the case shows potential merit?
What is issuing an IRL or continuing the case for additional documentation?
What system contains information about visa denials and ineligibilities?
What is the Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) or CLASS (Consular Lookout and Support System)?
What residential requirement must be met for the child under INA 320(b)?
What is residing outside the United States in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent?
What INA section allows American Samoa nationals to naturalize without prior LPR status?
What is INA 325?
What document proves legal entry for a Lawful Permanent Resident returning to the U.S.?
What is a Green Card (I-551) with admission stamp or ADIT stamp?
What standard of proof applies to most immigration benefit applications?
What is preponderance of the evidence?
What search technique involves using family member information to locate a record?
What is derivative searching or family-based searching?
What is the key difference between INA 320(a) and INA 320(b) regarding the child's location?
What is that 320(a) requires the child to reside in the U.S. as an LPR, while 320(b) applies to children residing abroad?
What historical treaty affects the status of persons born in American Samoa?
What is the Deed of Cession (1900 and 1904)?
What secondary evidence can establish legal entry when primary documents are unavailable?
What are affidavits, school records, employment records, or other documents showing presence after a known legal entry?
What form did the adjudicator enclose with the application?
What is IN 941-34?