How to get a green card
By: by Ilona Bray and Loida Nicolas Lewis.
Contributors: Lewis, Loida Nicolas.
Edition: 9th ed.
Publisher: Nolo
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781413311037
Subjects: Aliens -- United States -- Popular works; Emigration and immigration law -- United States -- Popular works; Green cards
Genres: Popular works
Table of contents: title: Your immigration companion; title: Types of green cards we cover; title: How much you can do without a lawyer; title: Using this book; title: Immigration then and now; title: America's earliest settlers; title: Early immigration restrictions; title: Today's immigration laws; title: Looking forward; title: All the ways to get a green card; title: Family-based relationships; title: Employment-based relationships; title: Special immigrants; title: Entrepreneur immigrants; title: Asylum and refugee status; title: Diversity visa lottery; title: Amnesties; title: Short-term alternatives to a green card; title: How do foreigners enter the United States?; title: Types of visas; title: Tourists who can visit without a visa; title: The importance of staying legal; title: How to extend a visitor visa; title: Changing your reason for staying; title: What to do if your application is denied; title: Tips on filling out form I-539; title: Will inadmissibility bar you from getting a green card?; title: What is inadmissibility?; title: The possibility of waiving inadmissibility; title: Reversing an inadmissibility finding; title: Most troublesome grounds of inadmissibility; title: How long you'll have to wait; title: Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens : no waiting; title: Relatives in preference categories : longer waits; title: Dealing with the wait; title: Can you predict how long you'll wait?; title: Revocation of a petition or application; title: Fiancé and fiancée visas; title: Who qualifies for a fiancé visa; title: Quick view of the fiancé visa application process; title: Detailed instructions for the fiancé visa application process; title: How to bring your children on a fiancé visa; title: Marriage and after; title: Green cards through marriage; title: Who qualifies; title: Special rules in court proceedings; title: Quick view of the marriage-based green card application process; title: Detailed instructions for the marriage-based green card application process; title: Bringing your children; title: If your marriage is less than two years old; title: If you marry again; title: Common questions about marriage and immigration; title: Your parents as immigrants; title: Who qualifies to petition for their parents; title: Who qualifies as your parent; title: Quick view of the application process; title: Detailed instructions for the application process; title: Child immigrants; title: Who qualifies; title: Definition of "child"; title: Quick view of the application process; title: Detailed instructions for the application process; title: Automatic citizenship for some children; title: Orphan immigrants; title: Who qualifies as an orphan child; title: Who can petition for an orphan child; title: Pre-adoption requirements; title: Starting the adoption process; title: After the petition is approved; title: Filing for a visa; title: Automatic citizenship for adopted orphans; title: The diversity visa lottery; title: Who qualifies for the lottery; title: How to apply for the lottery; title: After you win-the green card application; title: How to bring your spouse and children; title: Amerasian immigrants; title: Who qualifies as an Amerasian; title: Who can start the process; title: Who will serve as a sponsor?; title: How to file; title: Where to file; title: Your brothers and sisters as immigrants; title: Who counts as your brother or sister; title: Quick view of the application process; title: Detailed instructions for the application process; title: What happens after filing form I-130; title: Refugees and political asylees; title: Who qualifies; title: Who is barred from qualifying; title: How to apply for refugee status; title: How to apply for political asylum; title: If your asylum application is denied; title: Asylees can bring overseas spouses and children to the United States; title: Getting a green card after asylum approval; title: Revocation of asylee status; title: Temporary Protected Status (TPS); title: Deferred Enforced Departure (DED); title: Military veterans and enlistees; title: Who qualifies to apply for citizenship without a green card; title: Who qualifies for permanent residence; title: Registry : for those in the U.S. since 1972; title: How you got here is irrelevant; title: Short absences allowed; title: How to file; title: Additional documentation required; title: Approval of registry; title: Cancellation of removal : do ten illegal years equal one green card?; title: Applying in court proceedings; title: Who qualifies for cancellation; title: Who is not eligible for cancellation; title: Preparing a convincing case; title: How to file; title: Approving your application; title: Additional forms of cancellation of removal; title: Adjustment of status; title: Who is allowed to use the adjustment of status procedure; title: People who can't adjust status at all; title: How to file; title: After you apply; title: Interview and approval; title: Consular processing; title: How your case gets to the consulate; title: Forms and documents you'll need to provide; title: Attending your visa interview; title: Approval of your immigrant visa; title: Arriving in the United States; title: Private bills; title: What is a private bill?; title: How a private bill is passed; title: Acquiring citizenship through U.S. citizen parents; title: Who qualifies for acquisition of ctizenship; title: Obtaining proof of U.S. citizenship; title: Dual citizenship; title: Filling out and submitting immigration applications; title: Don't give false answers; title: Get the latest forms and fee amounts; title: Tips for filling out forms; title: When additional proof is required; title: Submitting photographs for identification; title: Fingerprinting requirements; title: Keep your own file; title: Tips for filing applications; title: Tracking your application through the system; title: Understanding the USCIS culture; title: Where to go; title: Inquiring about delays; title: Speeding up processing in emergencies; title: Reporting wrongdoing; title: Keeping, renewing, and replacing your green card; title: Renewing or replacing your green card; title: When the immigration authorities can take away your card; title: Planning to apply for U.S. citizenship; title: How to find and work with a lawyer; title: Where to look for a lawyer; title: Deciding on a particular lawyer; title: Paying the lawyer; title: Managing the lawyer; title: Firing a lawyer.