| Edition |
Thirteenth edition. |
| Description |
592 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Your immigration companion -- pt. I. Getting started : U.S. immigration eligibility and procedures -- 1. Where to begin on your path toward immigration -- A. Roadmap to U.S. immigration -- B. Immigration eligibility self-quiz -- C. The typical application process -- 2. Are you already a U.S. citizen? -- A. Acquisition of citizenship through naturalized parents -- B. Automatic derivation of U.S. citizenship through naturalized parents -- C. Obtaining proof of U.S. citizenship -- D. Dual citizenship -- 3. Can you enter or stay in the U.S. at all? -- A. Particularly troublesome grounds of inadmissibility -- B. Avoiding or reversing an inadmissibility finding -- 4. Dealing with paperwork, government officials, delays, and denials -- A. Getting organized -- B. How to obtain and prepare immigration application forms -- C. How to obtain needed documents -- D. Before you mail an application -- E. Dealing with delays -- F. Attending interviews with USCIS or consular officials -- G. Procedures for USCIS interviews -- H. What to do if an interview is going badly -- I. What to do if an application is denied -- J. When all else fails, call your U.S. Congressperson -- 5. Special rules for Canadians and Mexicans -- A. Canadian visitors and nonimmigrants -- B. Special work privileges for Canadian and Mexican visitors -- C. Simplified procedures for Canadian students and exchange visitors -- E. Preflight inspections for Canadians -- 6. How and when to find a lawyer -- A. When do you need a lawyer? -- B. Where to get the names of good immigration lawyers -- C. How to avoid sleazy lawyers -- D. How to choose among lawyers -- E. Signing up your lawyer -- F. Paying your lawyer -- G. Firing your lawyer -- H. Do-it-yourself legal research -- |
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pt. II. Introduction to permanent U.S. residence (green cards) -- A. Categories of green card applicants -- B. How many green cards are available? -- 7. Getting a green card through family members in the U.S. -- A. Are you eligible for a green card through a relative? -- B. Quick view of the application process -- C. Step one : your U.S. relative files the visa petition -- D. Step two : preference relative wait for an available visa -- E. Step three : you submit the green card application -- F. Step four : you enter the U.S. with your immigrant visa -- G. Removing conditional residence in marriage cases -- 8. Getting a K-1 visa to marry your U.S. citizen fiancé -- A. Do you qualify for a K-1 visa? -- B. Quick view of how to apply for a K-1 visa -- C. Step one : your U.S. citizen fiancé submits a visa petition -- D. Step two : you follow instructions from the National Visa Center -- E. Step three : you apply at a U.S. consulate -- F. Step four : you enter the U.S. on your fiancé visa -- 9. Getting a green card through employment -- A. Are you eligible for a green card through employment? -- B. Quick view of the application process -- C. Step one : the prevailing wage determination -- D. Step two : employer advertising and recruitment -- E. Step three : your employer seeks labor certification -- F. Step four : your employer files the visa petition -- G. Step five : you wait for an available visa number -- H. Step six : you submit the green card application -- I. Step seven : entering the U.S. with your immigrant visa -- 10. Getting a green card through the diversity visa lottery -- A. Are you eligible for a green card through the lottery? -- B. Quick view of the application process -- C. Step one : registering for the lottery -- D. Step two : the green card application -- E. Step three : entering the U.S. with your immigrant visa -- 11. Getting a green card as an investor -- A. Are you eligible for a green card through investment? -- B. Quick view of the application process -- C. Step one : you file a visa petition -- D. Step two : you await an available visa number -- E. Step three : you apply for a green card -- F. Step four : you enter the U.S. using your immigrant visa -- G. Converting your conditional residence into permanent residence -- 12. Getting a green card as a special immigrant -- A. Do you qualify for a green card as a special immigrant? -- B. Quick view of the application process -- C. Step one : you file the visa petition -- D. Step two : you await an available visa number -- E. Step three : you apply for a green card -- F. Step four : you enter the U.S. with your immigrant visa -- 13. Humanitarian protection : TPS, DED, asylee, and refugee status -- A. Do you qualify for temporary protected status (TPS)? -- B. How to apply for temporary protected status -- C. What is deferred enforced departure? -- D. Do you qualify as a refugee or asylee? -- E. How to apply for refugee status -- F. How to apply for political asylum -- G. How to get a green card as a refugee or asylee -- 14. After your approval for a green card -- A. How to prove you're a U.S. resident -- B. Traveling abroad -- C. Your immigrating family members' rights -- D. Losing your permanent resident status -- E. How to renew or replace your green card -- F. Green cards and U.S. citizenship -- G. Green cards and U.S. taxes -- |
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pt. III. Nonimmigrant (temporary) visas -- A. Types of nonimmigrant visas -- B. Difference between a visa and a status -- C. Time limits on nonimmigrant visas -- D. At the border -- E. Heightened security measures -- F. Effect of nonimmigrant visas on green cards -- G. Nonimmigrant visas and U.S. taxes -- H. Status overstays and automatic cancellation of visas -- 15. Getting a business or tourist (B-1 or B-2) visa -- A. Do you qualify for a visitor visa? -- B. How to apply for a visitor visa -- C. Extensions of stay -- 16. Getting a temporary specialty worker (H-1B) visa -- A. Do you qualify for an H-1B visa? -- B. Quick view of the H-1B visa application process -- C. Step one : your employer files an LCA -- D. Step two : your employer files a visa petition -- E. Step three : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. consulate -- F. Step four : you enter the U.S. with your H-1B visa -- G. Extending your U.S. stay -- H. Your rights as an H-1B worker -- 17. Getting an H-2B (temporary nonagricultural worker) visa -- A. Do you qualify for an H-2B visa? -- B. Possibilities for a green card from H-2B status -- C. Quick view of the H-2B visa application process -- D. Step one : your employer applies for temporary labor certification -- E. Step two : your employer submits an H-2B visa petition -- F. Step three : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. consulate -- G. Step four : you enter the U.S. with your H-2B visa -- G. Extending your U.S. stay -- 18. Getting a temporary trainee (H-3) visa -- A. Do you qualify for an H-3 visa? -- B. Quick view of the H-3 visa application process -- C. Step one : your employer submits an H-3 visa petition -- D. Step two : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. consulate -- E. Step three : you enter the U.S. with your H-3 visa -- F. Extending your U.S. stay -- 19. Getting an L-1 (intracompany transferee) visa -- A. Do you qualify for an L-1 visa? -- B. Possibilities for a green card from L-1 status -- C. Quick view of the L-1 visa application process -- D. Step one : your U.S. employer files a visa petition -- E. Step two : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. consulate -- F. Step three : you enter the U.S. with your L-1 visa -- G. Extending your U.S. stay -- 20. Getting an E-1 (treaty trader) visa -- A. Do you qualify for an E-1 visa? -- B. Quick view of the E-1 visa application process -- C. How to apply from outside the U.S. -- D. How to apply if you're in the U.S. -- E. Using your E-1 visa to enter the U.S. -- F. Extending your U.S. stay -- G. Visa revalidation -- 21. Getting a treaty investor (E-2) visa -- A. Do you qualify for an E-2 visa? -- B. Quick view of the E-2 visa application process -- C. How to apply from outside the U.S. -- D. How to apply if you're in the U.S. -- E. Using your E-2 visa to enter the U.S. -- F. Extending your U.S. stay -- G. Revalidating your visa -- 22. Getting a student (F-1 or M-1) visa -- A. Do you qualify for a student visa (M-1 or F-1)? -- B. How long the student visa will last -- C. Quick view of the student visa application process -- D. Step one : your school issues a SEVIS I-10 -- E. Step two for applicants outside the U.S. : applying at a U.S. consulate -- F. Step two for some applicants inside the U.S. : applying to USCIS for a change of status -- G. Step three : you enter the U.S. with your student visa -- H. Extending your student stay -- I. Getting permission to work -- J. Transferring to a different school -- K. Changing your course of studies -- 23. Getting a J-1 exchange visitor visa -- A. Do you qualify for a J-1 exchange visitor visa? -- B. How long the J-1 visa will last -- C. Students : comparing J-1 visas to F-1 and M-1 visas -- D. Can you apply for a green card from J-1 status? -- E. Quick view of the J-1 visa application process -- F. Step one : your sponsoring organization issues a certificate of eligibility -- G. Step two for applicants outside the U.S. : applying at a U.S. consulate -- H. Step two for some applicants inside the U.S. : you apply to USCIS for a change of status -- I. Step three : entering the U.S. using your J-1 visa -- J. Extending your J-1 stay in the U.S. -- K. Working as an exchange visitor -- L. Annual reports for foreign medical graduates -- 24. Getting a visa as a temporary worker in a selected occupation (O, P, or R visa) -- A. Do you qualify for an O, P, or R visa? -- B. Quick view of the O, P, and R visa application process -- C. Step one : your employer submits a visa petition -- D. Step two : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. consulate -- E. Step three : you enter the U.S. with your O, P, or R visa -- F. Extending your U.S. stay -- Glossary. |
| Summary |
Provides information on the immigration system and the naturalization process, and offers advice on obtaining various types of visas and green cards. |
| Subject |
Emigration and immigration law -- United States.
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Visas -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Falstrom, Carl.
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| Added Title |
United States immigration made easy |
| ISBN |
9781413306521 |
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1413306527 |
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