ALIEN (LAW)

In U.S. law, an 'alien' is a person who owes political allegiance to another country or government and not a native or naturalized citizen of the land where they are found.^[1] Types of "alien" persons are:

★ An alien who is legally permitted to remain in a country which is foreign to him or her. On specified terms, this kind of alien may be called a 'legal alien' of that country.

★ An alien who has temporary or permanent residence in a country (which is foreign to him/her) may be called a 'resident alien' of that country.

★ A visitor with the legal right to visit a country (which is foreign to him/her) may be called a 'nonresident alien' of that country.

★ The term 'illegal alien' commonly refers to a foreign national who resides in another country unlawfully, either by entering that country at a place other than a designated port-of-entry or as result of the expiration of a non-immigrant visa. The important distinction is that this person intends to remain in the country indefinitely. A tourist who has the present intent to leave would be included as a legal alien described above. Today the preferred term by the politically correct is ''illegal immigrant'' because the word ''alien'' has become unpopular.

★ An 'enemy alien' is an alien who is designated as an enemy; compare to enemy combatant.
In Latvian travel documents, the term 'alien' is used for so-called non-citizens (''nepilsoņi''): former citizens of USSR who have no citizenship, but some legal ties with Latvia.

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See also

★ Immigration

★ Naturalization

★ Gaikokujin

★ California Alien Land Law of 1913

★ Alien and Sedition Acts

References

1. Key Terms in Latino/a Cultural And Literary Studies, , Paul, Allatson, Blackwell Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1405102500

External links

★ Resident Alien Information

★ Aliens (Encyclopedic Entry)