How to get a green card
By: Ilona Bray
Edition: 10th ed.
Publisher: Nolo; NOLO
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781413316872; 9781413317008
Subjects: Emigration and immigration law; Aliens; Green cards; Popular works
Description: "A step-by-step guide to obtaining U.S. residency by various non-work related means, such as political asylum, the visa lottery or a family member"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Immigration then and now; title: All the ways to get a green card; title: Short-term alternatives to a green card; title: Will inadmissibility bar you from getting a green card?; title: How long you'll have to wait; title: Fiance and fiancee visas; title: Green cards through marriage; title: Your parents as immigrants; title: Child immigrants; title: Orphan immigrants in non-hague-convention countries; title: The diversity visa lottery; title: Amerasian immigrants; title: Your brothers and sisters as immigrants - - Refugees and political asylees; title: Military veterans and enlistees; title: Registry : for those in the U.S. since 1972; title: Cancellation of removal : do ten illegal years equal one green card?; title: Adjustment of status; title: Consular processing; title: Private bills; title: Acquiring citizenship through U.S. citizen parents; title: Filling out and submitting immigration applications; title: Tracking your application through the system; title: Keeping, renewing, and replacing your green card; title: How to find and work with a lawyer.