| Edition |
12th edition / updated by Attorney Kristina Gasson. |
| Description |
402 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Immigration then and now -- All ways to get a green card -- Short-term alternatives to a green card -- Will inadmissibility bar you from getting a green card? -- How long you'll have to wait -- Fiancé and fiancée 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 : do ten illegal years equal one green card? -- 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. |
| Summary |
A step-by-step guide to obtaining United States residency by various non-work related means, such as political asylum, the visa lottery or a family member. The eleventh edition covers the new provisional waiver of unlawful presence, new immigration rights for same-sex couples, new chapters on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) as well as U visas for crime victims, new sample forms, and more. |
| Subject |
Noncitizens -- United States -- Identification -- Popular works.
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Green cards -- Popular works.
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Identification cards -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Popular works.
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Emigration and immigration law -- United States -- Popular works.
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Aliens. (OCoLC)fst00805278
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Emigration and immigration law. (OCoLC)fst00908736
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Green cards. (OCoLC)fst00947603
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Law for laypersons. (OCoLC)fst01774275
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Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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Law for laypersons.
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| Added Author |
Lewis, Loida Nicolas, author.
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Gasson, Kristina, author.
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| ISBN |
9781413322552 (paperback) |
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1413322557 (paperback) |
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