Immigration law determines whether a person is an alien, the rights, duties, and obligations associated with being an alien in the United States, and how aliens gain residence or citizenship within the United States. It also provides the means by which certain aliens can become legally naturalized citizens with full rights of citizenship. Immigration law serves as a gatekeeper for the border of the nation, determining who may enter, how long they may stay, and when they must leave. Immigration lawyers represent persons seeking temporary and permanent residency (green cards) status in the U.S., those interested in obtaining U.S. citizenship through a process called naturalization, and clients facing deportation and removal. Immigration attorneys may also represent businesses seeking to secure temporary visa status for foreign employees.
Wellington (also Wellingtons or Wellingtons Station) is an unincorporated small town in southwestern Lyon County, Nevada, United States. It lies along State Route 208 and southwest of the city of Yerington, the county seat of Lyon County. Its elevation is 4,836 feet (1,474 m), and it is located at about (38.7542160, -119.3729390). It has a resident population of 1103 as of 2009, and has a post office, with the ZIP code of 89444. , health clinic with dental services, a grocery-gas station, a complete public school (K-12), historical society and volunteer fire department within the town limits. Three Protestant churches are in or near the town as well. There are no industries or corporate offices. It is in Smith Valley, for which it serves as the source of essential services, and very close to the town of Smith itself.