Question 1

Adjustment of status permits certain aliens to adjust their status from

Accepted Answer

A) Nonimmigrant to immigrant 
B) Immigrant to nomimmigrant 
C) Nonimmigrant to citizen 
D) Immigrant to citizen A

Question 2

Diversity immigration is informally known as

Accepted Answer

A) The immigration gamble 
B) The immigration sweepstakes 
C) The immigration lottery 
D) Immigration bonus points C

Question 3

Amnesty is known informally as the

Accepted Answer

A) Roosevelt law 
B) Nixon law 
C) Reagan law 
D) Kennedy law C

Question 4

Registry grants LPR status to eligible aliens who have resided in the United States continuously since

Accepted Answer

A) 1972 
B) Before 1972 
C) 1982 
D) Before 1982

Question 5

Is adjustment of status the only way by which aliens may gain LPR status?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes. 
B) No, they may gain LPR status by doing nothing for a period of five years, at which point LPRstatus will be granted to them automatically. 
C) No, they may obtain an immigrant visa from the United Nations building in New York City. 
D) No, they may leave the United States and obtain an immigrant visa from a U.S.Consulate in aforeign country.

Question 6

Which of the following is an advantage of adjustment of status?

Accepted Answer

A) It is expensive. 
B) It takes a long time to adjust. 
C) It does not require having to leave the United States. 
D) It grants automatic U.S.citizenship to aliens.

Question 7

Amnesty

Accepted Answer

A) Permits aliens who resided in the United States continuously since before 1990 to obtain LPRstatus 
B) Permits aliens who resided in the United States continuously since before 1982 to obtain LPRstatus 
C) Permitted aliens who resided in the United States continuously for 20 years to obtain LPR status,but is no longer a valid law 
D) Permitted aliens who resided in the United States continuously since before 1982 to obtain LPRstatus, but is no longer a valid law

Question 8

Registry applicants must demonstrate that they

Accepted Answer

A) Are high school graduates 
B) Are college graduates 
C) Are of good moral character 
D) All of the above

Question 9

What are some of the criticisms that continue to be made regarding modern-day proposals for immigration amnesty?

Accepted Answer

A) That it would reward illegal aliens for breaking the law 
B) That it is unfair to legal aliens who had to wait in line for a long time to gain LPR status 
C) That it will saturate the U.S.employment market, creating higher unemployment among U.S.workers 
D) All of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is a disadvantage of adjustment of status?

Accepted Answer

A) It does not require having to leave the United States. 
B) It is available to a large number of legal aliens. 
C) It grants automatic U.S.citizenship to aliens. 
D) It is very time-consuming.

Question 11

Which types of aliens are not eligible to adjust their status?

Accepted Answer

A) Legal aliens who entered the United States with inspection 
B) Legal aliens who entered the United States without inspection 
C) Illegal aliens who entered the United States with inspection 
D) Illegal aliens who entered the United States without inspection

Question 12

Diversity immigration

Accepted Answer

A) Permits all illegal aliens to gain LPR status 
B) Randomly grants LPR status to applicants from historically underrepresented (in terms of U.S.immigration) countries 
C) Grants immigration status based on race 
D) Grants immigration status based on gender

Exam 5: Other Types of Immigrant Status