U.S. immigration made easy
By: Ilona Bray
Edition: 16th ed.
Publisher: Nolo; NOLO
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 604
ISBN-13: 9781413318616
Subjects: Emigration and immigration law; Citizenship
Other titles: United States immigration made easy
Description: Provides information on the immigration system and the naturalization process, and offers advice on obtaining various types of visas and green cards.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: I. Getting started : U.S. immigration eligibility and procedures; title: Where to begin on your path toward immigration; title: Roadmap to U.S. immigration; title: Typical application process; title: Immigration eligibility self-quiz; title: 2. Are you already a U.S. citizen?; title: Acquisition of citizenship through birth to U.S. citizen parents; title: Automatic derivation of U.S. citizenship through naturalized parents; title: Obtaining proof of U.S. citizenship; title: Dual citizenship; title: 3. Can you enter or stay in the U.S. at all?; title: Particularly troublesome grounds of inadmissibility; title: Avoiding or reversing an inadmissibility finding; title: 4. Dealing with paperwork, government officials , delays, and denials; title: Getting organized; title: How to obtain and prepare immigration application forms; title: How to obtain needed documents; title: Before you mail an application; title: Dealing with delays; title: Attending interviews with USCIS or consular officials; title: Procedures for USCIS interviews; title: What to do if an interview is going badly; title: What to do if an application is denied; title: When all else fails, call your U.S. congressperson; title: 5. Special rules for Canadians and Mexicans; title: Canadian visitors and nonimmigrants; title: Special work privileges for Canadian and Mexican visitors; title: Simplified procedures for Canadian students and exchange visitors; title: F-3 visa for border commuter students; title: Preflight inspections for Canadians; title: 6. How and when to find a lawyer; title: When do you need a lawyer?; title: Where to get the names of good immigration lawyers; title: How to avoid sleazy lawyers; title: How to choose among lawyers; title: Signing up your lawyer; title: Paying your lawyer; title: Firing your lawyer; title: Do-it-yourself legal research; title: II. Introduction to permanent U.S. residence (green cards); title: Categories of green card applicants; title: How many green cards are available?; title: 7. Getting a green card through family members in the U.S.; title: Are you eligible for a green card through a relative?; title: Quick view of the application process; title: Step one : your U.S. relative files the visa petition; title: Step two : preference relatives wait for an available visa; title: Step three : you submit the green card application; title: Step four : you enter the U.S. with your immigrant visa; title: Removing conditional residence in marriage cases; title: 8. Getting a visa to marry your U.S. citizen fiancé (K-1); title: Do you qualify for a K-1 visa?; title: Quick view of how to apply for a K-1 visa; title: Step one : you U.S. citizen fiancé submits a visa petition; title: Step two : you follow instructions from the National Visa Center; title: Step three : you apply at a U.S. Consulate; title: Step four : you enter the U.S. on your finacé visa; title: ^; title: 9. Getting a green card through employment; title: Are you eligible for a green card through employment?; title: Quick view of the application process; title: Step one : the prevailing wage determination; title: Step two : employer advertising and recruitment; title: Step three : your employer seeks labor certification; title: Step four : your employer files the visa petition; title: Step five : you wait for an available visa number; title: Step six : you submit the green card application; title: Step seven : entering the U.S. with your immigrant visa; title: 10. Getting a green card through the diversity visa lottery; title: Are you eligible for a green card through the lottery?; title: Quick view of the application process; title: Step one : registering for the lottery; title: Step two : the green card application; title: Step three : entering the U.S. with your immigrant visa; title: 11. Getting a green card as an investor; title: Are you eligible for a green card through investment?; title: Quick view of the application process; title: Step one : you file a visa petition; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Step two : you await an available visa number; title: Step three : you apply for a green card; title: Step four : you enter the U.S. using your immigrant visa; title: Step five : converting your conditional residence into permanent residence; title: 12. Getting a green card as a special immigrant; title: Do you qualify for a green card as a special immigrant?; title: Quick view of the application process; title: Step one : you file the visa petition; title: Step two : you await an available visa number; title: Step three : you apply for a green card; title: Step four : you enter the U.S. with your immigrant visa; title: 13. Humanitarian protection : TPS, DED, asylee, and refugee status; title: Do you qualify for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)?; title: How to apply for Tempory Protected Status; title: What is Deferred Enforced Departure?; title: Do you qualify as a refugee or an asylee?; title: How to apply for refugee status; title: How to apply for asylum; title: How to get a green card as a refugee or an asylee; title: 14. After your approval for a green card; title: ^; title: ^^; title: How to prove you're a U.S. resident; title: Traveling abroad; title: Your immigrating family members' rights; title: Losing your permanent resident status; title: How to renew or replace your green card; title: Green cards and U.S. citizenship; title: Green cards and U.S. taxes; title: ^^; title: III. Introduction to nonimmigrant (temporary) visas; title: Types of nonimmigrant visas; title: Difference between a visa and a status; title: Time limits on nonimmigrant visas; title: At the border; title: Heightened security measures; title: Effect of nonimmigrant visas on green cards; title: Nonimmigrant visas and U.S. taxes; title: Status overstays and automatic cancellation of visas; title: 15. Getting a business or tourist (B-1 or B-2) visa; title: Do you qualify for a visitor visa?; title: How to apply for a visitor visa; title: Extensions of a stay; title: 16. Getting a temporary specialty worker (H-1B) visa; title: Do you qualify for an H-1B visa?; title: Quick view of the H-1B visa application process; title: Step one : your employer files an LCA; title: Step two : your employer files a visa petition; title: Step three : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. Consulate; title: Step four : you enter the U.S. with your H-1B visa; title: Extending your U.S. stay; title: Your rights as an H-1B worker; title: 17. Getting a temporary nonagricultural worker (H-2B) visa; title: ^; title: Do you qualify for an H-2B visa?; title: Possibilities for a green card from H-2B status; title: Quick view of the H-2B visa application process; title: Step one : Employer applies for PWD; title: Step two : conduct recruitment; title: Step three : your employer applies for temporary labor certification; title: Step four : your employer submits an H-2B visa petition; title: Step five : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S Consulate; title: Step six : you enter the U.S. with your H-2B visa; title: Extending your U.S. stay; title: 18. Getting a temporary trainee (H-3) visa; title: Do you qualify for an H-3 visa?; title: Quick view of the H-3 visa application process; title: Step one : your employer submits and H-3 visa petition; title: Step two : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. Consulate; title: Step three : you enter the U.S. with your H-3 visa; title: Extending your U.S. stay; title: 19. Getting an intracompany transferee (L-1) visa; title: Do you qualify for an L-1 visa?; title: Possibilities for a green card from L-1 status; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Quick view of the L-1 visa application process; title: Step one : your U.S. employer files a visa petition; title: Step two : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. Consulate; title: Step three : you enter the U.S. with your L-1 visa; title: Extending your U.S. stay; title: 20. Getting a treaty trader (E-1) visa; title: Do you qualify for an E-1 visa?; title: Quick view of the E-1 visa application process; title: How to apply from outside the U.S.; title: How to apply if you're in the U.S.; title: Using your E-1 visa to enter the U.S.; title: Extending your U.S. stay; title: Visa revalidation; title: 21. Getting a treaty investor (E-2) visa; title: Do you qualify for an E-2 visa?; title: Quick view of the E-2 visa application process; title: How to apply from outside the U.S.; title: How to apply if you're in the U.S.; title: Using your E-2 visa to enter the U.S.; title: Extending your U.S. stay; title: Revalidating your visa; title: 22. Getting a student (F-1 or M-1) visa; title: Do you qualify for a student (M-1 or F-1) visa?; title: How long the student visa will last; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Quick view of the student visa application process; title: Step one : your school issues a SEVIS I-20; title: Step two for applicants outside the U.S. : applying at a U.S. Consulate; title: Step two for some applicants inside the U.S. : applying to USCIS for a change of status; title: Step three : you enter the U.S. with your student visa; title: Extending your student stay; title: Getting permission to work; title: Transferring to a different school; title: Changing your course of studies; title: 23. Getting an exchange visitor (J-1) visa; title: Do you qualify for a J-1 exchange visitor visa?; title: How long the J-1 visa will last; title: Students : comparing J-1 visas to F-1 and M-1 visas; title: Business and industrial trainees : a good option for work in the U.S.; title: Internships as a way for foreign students to work in the U.S.; title: Can you apply for a green card from J-1 status?; title: Quick view of the J-1 visa application process; title: Step one : your sponsoring organization issues a certificate of eligibility; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Step two for applicants outside of the U.S. : applying at a U.S. Consulate; title: Step two for some applicants inside the U.S. : you apply to USCIS for a change of status; title: Step three : entering the U.S. using your J-1 visa; title: Extending your J-1 stay in the U.S.; title: Working as an exchange visitor; title: Annual reports for foreign medical graduates; title: 24. Getting a visa as a temporary worker in a selected occupation (O, P, or R visa); title: Do you qualify for an O, P, or R visa?; title: Quick view of the O, P, and R visa application process; title: Step one : your employer submits a visa petition; title: Step two : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. Consulate; title: Step three : you enter the U.S. with your O, P, or R visa; title: Extending your U.S. stay.; title: ^^