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.
Melvin Village is a village within the town of Tuftonboro in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The village is a summer vacation spot on Melvin Bay of Lake Winnipesaukee. It has a marina and many lakeside homes that are for rent. There are also compounds of cottages such as the Melvin Sands compound and Merrymount Landing, the latter being the only remaining mail-boat stop in the northeast corner of the lake. Running through the village is N.H. Route 109. Melvin Village lies to the east of the town of Moultonborough and to the west of Center Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro.