Provides information on how individuals that lack employer-sponsors can qualify to obtain permanent U.S. residence.
Contents
Your immigration companion -- Immigration then and now -- All ways to get a Green Card -- Short-term alternatives to a Green Card -- Will inadmissibility bar you from gettting a Green Card? -- How long you'll have to wait -- Fiance and fiancee visas -- Green Cards through marriage -- Your parents as immigrants -- Child immigrants -- Orphan immigrants in non-Hague Convention countries -- The diversity visa lottery -- Your brothers and sisters as immigrants -- Refugees and political asylees -- Military veterans and enlistees --Cancellation of removal -- Adjustment of status -- Consular processing -- Deferred action for childhood arrivals -- U Visas for crime victims assisting law enforcement -- Acquiring citizenship through U.S. citizen parents -- Filling out and submitting immigration applications -- Tracking your application through the system -- Keeping, renewing, and replacing your Green Card -- How to find and work with a lawyer.