In law during wartime, an enemyalien is a citizen of a country which is in a state of war with the land in which he or she is located. Enemy aliens are often subject to internment. Law (from the Old Norse lagu) in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, intended to provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments of/for those who do... For other uses of War, see War (disambiguation). ... Your Grandma. ... In law, an alien is a person who is not a citizen of the land where he or she is found. ... The word internment is generally used to refer to the imprisonment or confinement of people, generally in prison camps or prisons, without due process of law and a trial. ...
An alien who is legally permitted to remain in a country (which is foreign to him/her) on specified terms 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.
An enemyalien is an alien who is designated as an enemy.
Aliens, while they reside in a country, are subject to its laws and not to those of their home country, except in cases of extraterritoriality jurisdiction.
The law requires the alien to have a "valid and subsisting marriage" with the citizen under the laws of the country where the marriage took place, and considers a wide variety of marriages insufficient for granting the visa.
The alien is then issued a form I-151, commonly known as a green card (even though its color is now off-white), and becomes a permanent-resident alien.