| Medicaid Coverage for Qualified Aliens |
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| Medicaid, a federal and state funded program of health care coverage, provides important benefits to low-income and disabled Americans. Some immigrants, aliens who travel to the United States permanently to live and work, are also eligible for Medicaid coverage. To be eligible, an immigrant must meet the definition of a qualified alien. Additionally, a five-year bar on immigrant benefits applies to many qualified aliens, so this period must expire before immigrants subject to the bar may receive benefits.
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| Immigrants - Special Immigrants - Other |
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| Most of the benefits conferred on special immigrants to the United States are offered to aliens with a particular status or to aliens who have a special relationship with, including service to, the U.S. However, a few categories of special immigrants do not fall into these classifications, such as children, international broadcasting employees, and victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. More... |
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| Visa Types - Family-Sponsored - Overview of Visa Types |
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| One of the major avenues through which aliens are permanently admitted to the United States to live and to work is through family-sponsored immigration. Within family-sponsored immigration are two subcategories: unlimited and limited. There are no numerical limitations on family members who fall within the unlimited category, but there are strict numerical limits on the number of limited family-based visas that may be granted each year.
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| Visa Types - NATO Aliens - NATO |
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| Representatives to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are eligible to travel to the United States as nonimmigrants under a separate agreement made between NATO member countries to govern the status of their forces (Status of Forces Agreement). More... |
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| Immigrants - Employment-Based Visas -EB-4/Special Immigrant Religious Workers |
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| United States immigration law uses an annual limitation on the number of most permanent admittees, that is, immigrants, who may enter the country. Central to the U.S. immigration system is the use of a preference system to allocate the available visas. One of the predominant types of visas issued to permanent immigrants is known as an employment-based visa. More... |
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