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Under US Immigration laws, a person convicted of a crime may not be allowed entry into the country. One of the exceptions is discussed below regarding a conviction for a crime that falls under the petty offense category. If this applies then the person may be able to apply for a visa and is thereby …

The following communicable diseases of public health significance render a person inadmissible: Chancroid Gonorrhea Granuloma inguinale Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) Hansen’s disease (infectious leprosy) Lymphogranuloma venereum Infectious state syphilis Infectious tuberculosis (TB) (clinically active) In addition, the following physical or mental disorders can render a person inadmissible. Current physical or mental disorders, with harmful …

Foreign nationals with one or more criminal convictions in their past are typically ineligible to receive an immigrant visa to enter the U.S. (non-immigrants are likewise barred, although the bar is not quite as broad as it is for immigrant visas). There are some exceptions to the bar. The offense is not a crime of …

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