Bibliograph

How to get a green card, Ilona Bray and Loida Nicolas Lewis ; updated by Attorney Kristina Gasson

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Label

How to get a green card, Ilona Bray and Loida Nicolas Lewis ; updated by Attorney Kristina Gasson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsforms

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to get a green card

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1029879425

Responsibility statement

Ilona Bray and Loida Nicolas Lewis ; updated by Attorney Kristina Gasson

Summary

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 other hassles or even ruin your chances for success. How to Get a Green Card provides everything you need to know about qualifying for permanent U.S. residence if you don't have an employer sponsoring you. Find out how to work with U.S. officials and prepare and present the right documents at the right time to get a green card through: parents, siblings, or adult children; your spouse or fiancé; green card lotteries (diversity visa); political asylum or refugee status; U visas; and other categories. The 13th edition covers the wind-down of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and other new restrictions and procedural changes. It also includes samples of all the key application forms, updates on all required sponsor income levels, and more

Table Of Contents

Immigration then and now -- All the 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 political 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

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Green card

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