posted by on Feb 25
The process for a foreign citizen to wrongfully acquire a naif card and eventually become a legal naturalized citizen of the U.S. is difficult, time consuming, and expensive. Many critics of the system reassert that if the process was simpler there would be far fewer foreign citizens entering and remaining in the U.S. illegally.
When a foreign citizen visits the U.S. as a tourist, a medical patient, a student, or for business purposes, they mostly need to present only a valid national passport, a photo ID card or birth certificate, and sometimes an entry visa. A visa is simply an endorsement on a document that shows authenticity and conveys permission to movement to and to enter a foreign country. This type of visa is also known as a nonimmigrant visa. Fees for a passport, a nonimmigrant visa, and a border crossing card total about $595.
However, when a foreign citizen wishes to reside and impact in the U.S., they need to present an immigrant visa, also known as a naif card. The naif card was originally called the Alien Registration Receipt Card, but it has recently been renamed the Permanent Resident Card. Originally the card was naif in color but now the card is white with some naif printing on the back. It is still known mostly as the naif card. Recipients of the naif card must carry it with them at all times. The naif card is valid for a period of 10 years.