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U.S. immigration made easy, Ilona Bray, J.D. ; updated by Attorney Richard Link

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U.S. immigration made easy

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Ilona Bray, J.D. ; updated by Attorney Richard Link

"Want to live, work, or travel in the United States? U.S. Immigration Made Easy has helped tens of thousands of people get a visa, green card, or other immigration status. U.S. Immigration Made Easy provides detailed descriptions of application processes. There's also an immigration eligibility self-quiz, which helps you match your background and skills to a likely category of visa or green card--and avoid traps that might destroy your chances. The 18th edition is completely updated to cover recent legal and fee changes including an expanded provisional waiver of unlawful presence,"--Amazon.com

I. Getting started : U.S. immigration eligibility and procedures -- 1. Where to begin on your path toward immigration eligibility and procedures -- Roadmap to U.S. Immigration -- The typical application process -- Immigration eligibility self-quiz -- 2. Are you already a U.S. citizen? -- Acquisition of citizenship through birth to U.S. citizen parents -- Automatic derivation of U.S. citizenship through naturalized parents -- Obtaining proof of U.S. citizenship -- Dual citizenship -- 3. Can you enter or stay in the U.S. at all? -- Particularly troublesome grounds of inadmissibility -- Avoiding, or reversing an inadmissibility filing -- 4. Dealing with paperwork, government officials, delays, and denials -- Getting organized -- How to obtain and prepare immigration application forms -- How to obtain needed documents -- Before you mail anything -- Dealing with delays and other issues -- Attending interview with USCIS or consular officials -- Procedures for USCIS interviews -- What to do if an interview is going badly -- What to do if an application is denied -- when all else fails, call your U.S. congressperson -- 5. Special rules for Canadians and Mexicans -- Canadian visitors and nonimmigrants -- Special work privileges for Canadian and Mexican visitors -- Fiancés -- Simplified procedures for Canadian students and exchange visitors -- F-3 Visa for border commuter students -- Preflight inspections for Canadians -- NEXUS for faster entry by Canadians -- 6. How and when to find a lawyer -- When do you need a lawyer? -- Where to get the names of good immigration lawyers -- How to avoid sleazy lawyers -- How to choose among lawyers -- Signing up your lawyer -- Paying your lawyer -- Firing your lawyer -- Do-it-yourself legal research --II. Introduction to permanent U.S. residence (green cards) -- Categories of green card applicants -- How many green cards are available? -- 7. Getting a green card through family members in the U.S. -- Are you eligible for a green card through a relative? -- Quick view of the application process -- Your U.S. relative files the visa petition -- Preference relatives wait for an available visa -- You submit the visa or green card application -- Immigrant visa holders enter the U.S. -- Removing conditional residence in marriage cases -- 8. Getting a visa to come marry your U.S. citizen fiancé (K-1) -- Do you quality for a K-1 visa? -- Quick view of how to apply for a K-1 visa -- Your U.S. citizen fiancé submits a visa petition -- You apply at a U.S. Consulate -- You enter the U.S. on your fiancé visa -- 9. Getting a green card through employment -- Are you eligible for a green card through employment? -- Quick view of the application process -- The prevailing wage determination -- Employer advertising and recruitment -- Your employer seeks labor certification -- Your employer files the visa petition -- You might have to wait for an available visa number -- You submit the green card application -- Immigrant visa holders enter the U.S. -- 10. Getting a green card through the Diversity Visa Lottery -- Are you eligible for a green card through the lottery? -- Quick view of the application process -- Registering for the lottery -- Your application for permanent residence -- Immigrant visa holders enter the U.S. -- 11. Getting a green card as an investor -- Are you eligible for a green card through investment? -- Quick view of the application process -- You file a visa petition -- You await an available visa number -- You apply for an immigrant visa or green card -- Immigrant visa holders enter the U.S. -- Converting your conditional residence into permanent residence -- 12. Getting a green card as a special immigrant -- Do you qualify as a special immigrant? -- Quick view of the application process -- You file the visa petition -- You await an available visa number -- You apply for permanent residence -- Immigrant visa holders enter the U.S. -- 13. Getting a green card as an asylee or refugee -- Do you qualify as a refugee or an asylee? -- How to apply for refugee status -- How to apply for asylum -- How to get a green card as a refugee or an asylee -- 14. After your approval for a green card -- How to prove you're a U.S. resident -- Traveling abroad -- Your immigrating family members' rights -- Losing your permanent resident status -- How to renew or replace your green card -- Green cards and U.S. citizenship -- Green cards and U.S. taxes --III. Introduction to nonimmigrant (temporary) visas -- Types of nonimmigrant visas -- Difference between a visa and a status -- Heightened security measures -- Getting your visa at a Consulate outside your home country -- At the Border -- time limits on nonimmigrant visas -- Effect of nonimmigrant visas on green cards -- Nonimmigrant visas and U.S. taxes -- 15. Getting a business or tourist (B-1 or B-2) visa -- Do you qualify for a visitor visa? -- How to apply for a visitor visa -- Visa issuance and entry into the U.S. -- Extensions of stay -- 16. Getting a temporary specialty worker (H-1B) visa -- Do you qualify for an H-1B visa or status? -- Quick view of the H-1B visa application process -- Your employer files an LCA -- Your employer files a petition -- Applicants outside the U.S. apply for visa -- H-1B visa holders enter the U.S. -- Extending your U.S. stay -- Your rights as an H-1B worker -- 17. Getting a temporary nonagricultural worker (H-2B) visa -- Possibilities for a green card from H-2B status -- Quick view of the H-2B visa application process -- Your employer applies for PWD -- Your employer places a job order -- Your employer applies for temporary labor certification -- Your employer conducts recruitment -- The DOL certifies the temporary labor application -- Your employer submits and H-2B visa petition -- Applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. Consulate -- You enter the U.S. with your H-2B visa -- Extending your U.S. stay -- 18. Getting a temporary trainee (H-3) visa -- Do you quality for a H-3 visa? -- 19. Getting an intracompany transferee (L-1) visa -- Do you qualify for an L-1 visa? -- Possibilities for a green card from L-1 status -- 20. Getting a treaty trader (E-1) visa -- 21. Getting a treaty investor (E-2) visa -- 22. Getting a student (F-1 or M-1) visa -- Do you qualify for a student (M-1 or F-1) visa? -- How long the student visa will last -- Quick view of the student visa application process -- Your school issues a SEVIS I-20 -- For applicants outside the U.S. : applying at a U.S. Consulate -- Applicants inside the U.S. : applying to USCIS for a change of status -- Extending your student stay -- Traveling outside the U.S. while you're a student -- Reinstatement of student status -- Getting permission to work -- Transferring to a different school -- Changing your course of studies -- 23. Getting an exchange visitor (J-1) visa -- How long the J-1 status will last -- Comparing J-1 visas to F-1 and M-1 visas -- Business and industrial trainees : a good option for work in the U.S. -- Internships as way for foreign students to work in the U.S. -- Can you apply for a green card from J-1 status? -- Extending your J-1 stay in the U.S. -- Transfer to anew sponsor -- Change of category -- Reinstatement -- Working as an exchange visitor -- Annual reports for foreign medical graduates -- Traveling outside the U.S. while on an exchange program -- 24. Getting a visa as a temporary worker in a selected occupation (O. P, or R Visa) --IV. Introduction to other forms of long-term legal status in the U.S. -- 25. Humanitarian remedies allowing stays in the U.S. -- Do you qualify for TPS? -- TPS application process -- Are you eligible for Deferred Enforced Departure? -- Humanitarian parole -- 26. Deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) -- Do you qualify for DACA? -- Who is not eligible for DACA -- Risks and downsides to applying for DACA -- Who shouldn't apply for DACA -- How to apply for DACA -- 27. Getting a U visa as a crime victim assisting law enforcement -- Are you eligible for a U visa? -- How to apply for a U visa -- Will you be eligible for a green card after your U visa?