How to get a green card / Ilona Bray, J.D.

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"The U.S. immigration system is an enormous bureaucracy, so it's vital that you understand it before attempting to apply for a green card. Making a mistake can lead to delays and hassles or even ruin your chances for success. How to Get a Green Card provides everything you need to know about qualify...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bray, Ilona M., 1962- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, California : Nolo, [2020]
Edition:Fourteenth edition.
Subjects:
Noncitizens > United States > Popular works.
Emigration and immigration law > United States > Popular works.
Green cards.
Noncitizens.
Emigration and immigration law.
United States.
Law for laypersons.
Popular works.
Genre:
Popular works.
Law for laypersons.
Physical Description:449 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28 cm
Variant Title:
Green card
Format: Book
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 getting a green card?
  • How long you'll have to wait
  • Fiancé(e) 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 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.