Travel terms starting with C

27 terms

  1. Cancelled Without Prejudice A stamp a U.S. Embassy or Consulate puts on a visa when there is a mistake in the visa or the visa is a duplicate visa (two of the same kind).
  2. carrier A heterozygous individual bearing a recessive mutant allele for a defective condition that is "masked" by the presence of the dominant normal allele; the…
  3. Carrying capacity The theoretical maximum weight of fish that can be maintained in a pond without depleting the food supply.
  4. Case Number The National Visa Center (NVC) gives each immigrant petition a case number. This number has three letters followed by ten digits (numbers).
  5. Certificate of Citizenship A document issued by DHS as proof that the person is a U.S. citizen by birth (when born abroad) or derivation (not from naturalization).
  6. Certificate of Naturalization A document issued by DHS as proof that the person has become a U.S. citizen (naturalized) after immigration to the United States.
  7. Certification Certification means the approval by a certifying official that a labor condition application is complete and does not contain obvious inaccuracies.
  8. Chain-ratio method A method for forecasting market demand by multiplying a base market figure by a series of consumption constraints.
  9. Chamber of commerce A DMO that operates at the local level and is comprised of businesses that are not necessarily associated with the tourism industry.
  10. Change Status Changing from one nonimmigrant visa status to another nonimmigrant visa status while a person is in the United Staets is permitted for some nonimmigrant…
  11. Charge/Chargeable There are numerical limits on the number of immigrant visas that can be granted to aliens from any one foreign country.
  12. Charter To hire the exclusive use of any aircraft, motorcoach, or other vehicle.
  13. Child Offspring of parentage; progeny, "issue."
  14. Code of Federal Regulations The Code of Federal Regulations contains useful information on the laws regulating U.S. visa policy.
  15. Cohabit To live together without a legal marriage ceremony.
  16. Common-law marriage An agreement between a man and woman to enter into marriage without a civil or religious ceremony.
  17. Community A political entity that has the authority to adopt and enforce floodplain ordinances for the area under its jurisdiction.
  18. Conditional Residence (CR) Visa If you have been married for less than two years when your husband or wife (spouse) gets lawful permanent resident status (gets a green card), then your…
  19. Confidential tariff A schedule of wholesale rates distributed in confidence to travel wholesalers and travel agents.
  20. Consolidator A firm which groups together shipments from different companies into a single shipment.
  21. Consumer show A product showcase for the general public. Differs from a “trade show” as a trade show generally targets industry professionals.
  22. Conversion The ability, in some states, to switch your job-based coverage to an individual policy when you lose eligibility for job-based coverage.
  23. Cooperative Agreement Formal document that states the obligations of Reclamation to one or more other parties.
  24. Cultural tourism Travel for the purpose of learning about cultures or aspects of cultures (NEAP, 2000).
  25. Culture (KUL-chur) The beliefs, values, and behaviors that are shared within a group, such as a religious group or a nation.
  26. Current/non-current There are numerical limits on the number of immigrant visas that can be granted to aliens from any one foreign country.
  27. Cut-off Date The date that determines whether a preference immigrant visa applicant can be scheduled for an immigrant visa interview in any given month.