Word: visa
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...ordination, and the difficulty of appeal for the immigrant. By providing a commission that would make a thorough investigation of the immigrant in his own country, the Lehman Bill avoids the repetitious job now fumbled by employees of the Justice and State Departments. The alien denied a visa would have the further assurance of a right to appeal to a special board that could over-rule discriminatory decisions by individual consuls...
...lawfully admitted to the United States a bona fide nonimmigrant...may be adjusted by the Attorney General...to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence as a quota immigrant or as a nonquota immigrant...if the alien makes application for adjustment (and if) a quota or nonquota visa is immediately available to him at the time of his application for adjustment (and if such a visa) is immediately available to him at the time his application is approved...Any alien who shall file an application for adjustment of his status under this section shall thereby terminate...
...occasion Allen was responsible for keeping a TIME editor out of jail. The man was Senior Editor John Osborne, who was passing through London returning from the Far East. Says Osborne: "Unthinkingly and stupidly, I left London Airport for the Savoy without permission or visa, and the immigration and customs officials were in a splendid rage when Allen brought me back. His good offices and honest English face did more than my arguments to allay the quite serious threat of jail thrown at me by the officials...
...Grimes quit his job, got a Communist visa for ten days, registered with the U.S. consulate in Berlin, then went with Irmgard to the Schroeder home in Nassenheide, 25 miles north of Berlin. Evelyn, 11, and Monica, 14, knew only two American phrases-"Nuts" and a clumsy version of "You aggravate me"-and many terrible tales about America. Said Mrs. Grimes: "I was heartsick about Monica's books; containing nothing but lies about...
While your latest reference to this case concludes by noting that I was "for a long time denied a visa to leave the country", I personally remain most impressed by the fact that, after being investigated in both the executive and the legislative branches of our government, I did in fact receive a passport and go to Japan on my normal business. This final result had more interest, for me at least, than the original charges...