GLOSSARY

US IMMIGRATION A File - Basic Alien File (contains Alien #) A/S - Adjustment of Status AAO/AAU - Administrative Appeals Office/Unit AC21 - American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act ACB - Administrative Center Burlington ACD - Administrative Center Dallas ACE - Accelerated Citizen Examination ACL - Administrative Center Laguna Niguel ADIT - Alien Documentation Identification and Telecommunication System AG - Attorney General of the United States AILA - American Immigration Lawyers Association AO - Administrative Officer AO - Asylum Officer APIS - Advance Passenger Information System ARC - Alien Registration Card (Green Card) ASC - Application Support Center (Naturalization) ASVI - Alien Status Verification Index AVLOS - Automated Visa Lookout System BACS - Bond Accounting System BCC - Border Crossing Card (Mexico) BCIC - Border Crossing Identification Card (I-586) BHRHA - Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs BIA - Board of Immigration Appeals BP - Border Patrol BSC - Baltimore Service Center (telephones) C/S - Change of Status CAO - Center Adjudications Officer CAP - Citizens Advisory Panel CAP - Cuban Adjustment Program CBIC - Canadian Border Intelligence Center CBOs - Community-Based Organizations CBP - Customs and Border Protection CFR - Code of Federal Regulations CIJ - Chief Immigration Judge CIR - Commission on Immigration Reform CIS - Citizenship and Immigration Services CMT - Crime of Moral Turpitude COLA - Cost of living allowance CPS - Current Population Survey (Census) CR - Contact Representative/Conditional Resident CRO - Central Region Office (Dallas) CSC - California Service Center (Laguna Niguel) CSPA - Child Status Protection Act 2002 D&D - Detention and Deportation D/S - Duration of Status DAO - District Adjudication Officer; or Deputy Adjudications Officer DD - District Director DDD - Deputy District Director DED - Deferred Enforced Departure DEO - Detention Enforcement Officer DFS - Designated Fingerprint Service DHS - Department of Homeland Security DO - District Office; or Deportation Officer DOE - Date of Entry DOJ - Department of Justice DOL - Department of Labor DOS - Department of State DSO - Designated School Official E/S - Extension of Status EAC - Executive Associate Commissioner EAD - Employment Authorization Document ELR - Employee Labor Relations EOD - Entrance On Duty EOIR - Executive Office for Immigration Review ER - Expedited Removal ERO - Eastern Region Office (Burlington VT) ETC - Eastern Telephone Center EVD - Extended Voluntary Departure EVP - Employment Verification Pilot EWI - Entry Without Inspection FAM - Foreign Affairs Manual FD-258 - Fingerprint Card FEHBP - Federal Employees Health Benefits Program FEPA - Federal Employee Pay Act FEPCA - Federal Employee Pay Comparability Act 1990 FLRA - Fair Labor Relation Authority FLSA - Fair Labor Standard Act FMG - Foreign Medical Graduate FOIA/PA - Freedom of Information Act/ Privacy Act FRC - Federal Records Centers FTE - Full-Time Equivalent GREEN CARD - Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-151 or I-551) HQISD - HQ Immigration Services Division HSA - Homeland Security Act 2002 IA90 - Immigration Act 1990 IBIS - Interagency Border Inspection System ICE - Immigration and Customs Enforcement IE - Immigration Examiner IFM - Inspector’s Field Manual II - Immigration Inspector IIO - Immigration Information Officer IIRIRA - Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act IJ - Immigration Judge INA - Immigration and Nationality Act INS - Immigration and Naturalization Service INSPASS - INS Passenger Accelerated Service System IO - Immigration Officer IRCA - Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 IV - Immigrant Visa JEVP - Joint Employment Verification Pilot Program (SSA/INS) LAPR - Lawfully Admitted for Permanent Residence LAU - Legalization Appeals Unit LAW - Legally Authorized (or Admitted) Worker LC - Labor Certification LCA - Labor Condition Application LEA - Law Enforcement Agency LEAA - Law Enforcement Availability Act of 1994 LEO - Law Enforcement Officer LESC - Law Enforcement Support Center LPR - Lawful Permanent Resident MRD - Machine Readable Document MRP - Machine Readable Passport MSC - Missouri Service Center NACARA - Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act NAILS - National Automated Immigration Lookout System NATZ Naturalization NGOs - Non-Governmental Organizations NIF - Notice of Intent to Fine NIIS - Non-Immigrant Information System NIV - Non Immigrant Visa NRC - National Records Center NSC - Nebraska Service Center (Lincoln) NTA - Notice to Appear NVC - National Visa Center (Dept. of State) O/S - Out of Status OI - Operating Instructions OIC - Officer-in-Charge OIL - Office of Immigration Litigation ONO - Office of Naturalization Operations OSC - Order to Show Cause PA - (Border) Patrol Agent PHS - Public Health Services PIO - Public Information Officer PMFA - Permanent Full-time Authorized Position PMPT - Permanent Part-time Position POE - Port-of-Entry PRC - Permanent Resident Card PT - Practical Training QDE - Qualified Designated Entity RC - Regional Commissioner of INS RD - Regional Director RN - Registered Nurse RSC - Regional Service Center RTD - Refugee Travel Document SAW - Special Agricultural Workers SCAAP - State Criminal Alien Assistance Program SEVIS - Student and Exchange Visitor Information System SEVP - Student and Exchange Visitor Program SIO - Special Inquiry Officer (Immigration Judge) SME - Subject Matter Expert SPC - Service Processing Center SSA - Social Security Administration TN - Trade NAFTA TPFT - Temporary Full-Time Employee TPPT - Temporary Part-Time Employee TPS - Temporary Protected Status TRWOV - Transit Without Visa TSC - Texas Service Center (Irving) UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees USC - U.S. Citizen USCIS - United State Citizenship and Immigration Service USCS - United States Customs Service VD - Voluntary Departure VR - Voluntary Return VSC - Vermont Service Center (St. Albans) VW(P)P - Visa Waiver (Pilot) Program WRO - Western Region Office (Laguna Niguel CA)