Labor CertificationThe initial stage of the process by which certain foreign workers get permission to work in the United States.
Labor Condition Application (LCA)Labor condition application (LCA), Form ETA 9035/9035E is a document that a prospective H-1B employer files with OFLC when it seeks to employ nonimmigrant…
Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR)A person who has immigrated legally, admitted to the United States by DHS as a permanent resident of the United States and has a Permanent Resident Card…
Laws(immigration and visa related laws) The Code of Federal Regulations contains useful information on the laws regulating U.S. visa policy.
Lay WorkerA person who works in a religious organization, but is not a member of the formal clergy.
Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) ActThis act of Congress allows foreign spouses of U.S. citizens, the children of those foreign spouses, and spouses and children of certain lawful permanent…
LegitimationThe legal process which a natural father can use to acknowledge legally his children who were born out of wedlock (outside of marriage).
Local Educational Agency (LEA)School or school district. Also called LEA. This term is used for deciding tuition charges for secondary school students in F-1 visa status.
Lose StatusTo stay in the United States longer than the period of time which DHS gave to a person when he/she entered the United States, or to fail to meet the…