- immigrant visa
- A visa required by law of an alien entering the country as an immigrant, issued by a consular officer of the United States. 8 USC § 1101 (16); 3 Am J2d Aliens § 55.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
immigrant visa
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