U.S. immigration made easy / Ilona Bray, J.D. ; updated by Attorney Kyle A. Knapp.
There's actually nothing easy about U.S. immigration law, but this book explains it in the plainest possible English, covering both eligibility for U.S. visas and green cards and the practical requirements of obtaining them. Useful for would-be immigrants and those who assist them. "Want to live, wo...
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| Physical Description: | 662 pages : illustrations, forms ; 23 cm |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Part I : Getting started: U.S. immigration eligibility and procedures -- Where to begin on your path toward immigration -- Are you alread a U.S. citizen? -- Can you enter or stay in the U.S. at all? -- Dealing with paperwork, government officials, delays, and denials -- Special rules for Canadians and Mexicans -- How and when to find a lawyer -- | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Part II : Introduction to permanent U.S. residence (green cards) -- Getting a green card through family members in the U.S. -- Getting a visa to come marry your U.S. citizen fiancé (K-1) -- Getting a green card through employment -- Getting a green card through the diversity visa lottery -- Getting a green card as an investor -- Getting a green card as a special immigrant -- Getting a green card as an asylee or efugee -- After your approval for a green card -- | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Part III : Introduction to nonimmigrant (temporary) visas -- Getting a business or tourist (B-1 or B-2) visa -- Getting a temporary speciality worker (H-1B) visa -- Getting a temporary nonagricultural worker (H-2B) visa -- Getting a temporary trainee (H-3) visa -- Getting an intracompany transferee (L-1) visa -- Getting a treaty trader (E-1) visa -- Getting a treaty investory (E-2) visa -- Getting a student (F-1 or M-1) visa -- Getting an exchange visitor (J-1) visa -- Getting a visa as a temporary worker in an selected occupation (O,P, or R visa) -- | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Part IV : Introduction to other forms of long-term legal status in the U.S. -- Humanitarian remedies allowing stays in the U.S. -- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) -- Getting a U visa as a crime victim assisting law enforcement. | |
| 520 | |a There's actually nothing easy about U.S. immigration law, but this book explains it in the plainest possible English, covering both eligibility for U.S. visas and green cards and the practical requirements of obtaining them. Useful for would-be immigrants and those who assist them. | ||
| 520 | |a "Want to live, work, or travel to the United States? U.S. Immigration Made Easy has helped tens of thousands of people get a visa, green card, or other immigration status. You'll learn: whether you and your family quality for a short-term visa, permanent U.S. residence, or protection from deportation; how to obtain, fill out, and submit the necessary forms and documents; insider strategies for dealing with bureaucratic officials, delays, and denials; ways to overcome low income and other immigration barriers, and; how to select the right attorney."-- |c Unedited summary from book. | ||
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