Research Catalog

Title

Immigration benefits : actions needed to address vulnerabilities in process for granting permanent residency : report to the Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives.

Author

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Publication

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]

Details

Additional Authors

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security.

Description

ii, 39 pages : digital, PDF file

Summary

GAO was asked to review USCIS's processes for screening individuals applying for [lawful permanent residency] LPR. GAO assessed: (1) what available data show about the extent to which national security concerns were discovered during USCIS background checks for LPR applications, (2) what issues USCIS has encountered in its background check processes and what actions have been taken to resolve those issues, and (3) the extent to which USCIS has addressed fraud vulnerabilities in its adjudication procedures for LPR.

Alternative Title

• Actions needed to address vulnerabilities in process for granting permanent residency
• Permanent residence application fraud

Subject

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services > Rules and practice
• Emigration and immigration law > United States

Note

• Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 6, 2009).
• "December 2008."
• "GAO-09-55."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: Internet from GAO web site. Address as of 2/26/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0955.pdf; current access available via PURL.

Call Number

GPO Internet GA 1.13:GAO-09-55

OCLC

marcive310981539

Author

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Title

Immigration benefits : actions needed to address vulnerabilities in process for granting permanent residency : report to the Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives.

Publisher

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

computer

Type of Carrier

online resource

System Details

Mode of access: Internet from GAO web site. Address as of 2/26/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0955.pdf; current access available via PURL.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Connect to:

https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS112035

Added Author

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security.

Running Title

Permanent residence application fraud

Gpo Item No.

0546-D (online)

Sudoc No.

GA 1.13:GAO-09-55