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Glossary of Immigration and
Naturalization Terms
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Temporary Protected Status (TPS):
Establishes a legislative basis for allowing a
group of persons temporary refuge in the United
States. Under a provision of the Immigration Act
of 1990, the Attorney General may designate
nationals of a foreign state to be eligible for
TPS with a finding that conditions in that
country pose a danger to personal safety due to
ongoing armed conflict or an environmental
disaster. Grants of TPS are initially made for
periods of 6 to 18 months and may be extended
depending on the situation. Removal proceedings
are suspended against aliens while they are in
Temporary Protected Status.
Temporary Worker: An alien coming to
the United States to work for a temporary period
of time. The Immigration Reform and Control Act
of 1986 and the Immigration Act of 1990, as well
as other legislation, revised existing classes
and created new classes of nonimmigrant
admission.
Transit Alien: An alien in immediate
and continuous transit through the United
States, with or without a visa, including, 1)
aliens who qualify as persons entitled to pass
in transit to and from the United Nations
Headquarters District and foreign countries and
2) foreign government officials and their
spouses and unmarried minor (or dependent)
children in transit.
Transit Without Visa (TWOV): A transit
alien traveling without a nonimmigrant visa
under section 233 of the INA. An alien admitted
under agreements with a transportation line,
which guarantees his immediate and continuous
passage to a foreign destination.
Transition Quarter: The three-month
period--July 1 through September 30,
1976--between fiscal year 1976 and fiscal year
1977. At that time, the fiscal year definition
shifted from July 1-June 30 to October
1-September 30.
Treaty Trader or Investor: As a
non-immigrant class of admission, an alien
coming to the United States, under the
provisions of a treaty of commerce and
navigation between the United States and the
foreign state of such alien, to carry on
substantial trade or to direct the operations of
an enterprise in which he/she has invested a
substantial amount of capital, and the alien’s
spouse and unmarried minor children. | 
