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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Adult Education Program:
Part of the One-Stop Career Center System, the program offers a variety of
services to help individuals acquire basic skills in reading, writing, math,
and English.
Source: Department of Labor
Alien:
Any person not a citizen or national of the United States.
Source: U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS)
Amerasians:
Immigrant visas are issued to Amerasians under Public Law 100-202 (Act of 12/22/87),
which provides for the admission of aliens born in Vietnam after January
1, 1962, and before January 1, 1976, if the alien was fathered by a U.S.
citizen. Spouses, children, and parents or guardians may accompany the alien.
Source: U. S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)
Appeal:
An appeal is a special complaint taken upon
disagreement with any decision about health care services. For example,
an individual would file an appeal if insurance doesn't pay or doesn't
pay enough for a service received, not received or that should have been
received.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Asylee:
An alien in the United States or at a port of entry who is found to be unable
or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality, or to seek the
protection of that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear
of persecution. Persecution or the fear thereof must be based on the alien’s
race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or
political opinion. For persons with no nationality, the country of nationality
is considered to be the country in which the alien last habitually resided.
Asylees are eligible to adjust to lawful permanent resident status after
one year of continuous presence in the United States. These immigrants are
limited to 10,000 adjustments per fiscal year.
Source: U. S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)
Authorization
to Disclose Information:
A Social Security form (SSA-827) signed when an individual applies for Social
Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income benefits that
authorizes the Social Security Administration to request medical records, education
records and other information related to his/her ability to perform tasks.
Source: Social Security Administration
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