| Description |
670 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Getting started: U.S. immigration eligibility and procedures. Where to begin on your path toward immigration -- Are you already a U.S. citizen? -- Can you enter or stay in the U.S. at all? -- Dealing with paperwork, government officials, delays, and denials -- Special rules for Canadians and Mexicans -- How and when to find a lawyer -- Part II. Introduction to permanent U.S. residence (Green cards). Getting a Green card through family members in the U.S. -- Getting a visa to come marry your U.S. citizen fiancé (K-1) -- Getting a Green card through employment -- Getting a Green card through the diversity visa lottery -- Getting a Green card as an investor -- Getting a Green card as a special immigrant -- Getting a Green card as an asylee or refugee -- After your approval for a Green card -- Part III. Introduction to nonimmigrant (temporary) visas. Getting a business or tourist (B-1 or B-2) visa -- Getting a temporary specialty worker (H-1B) visa -- Getting a temporary nonagricultural worker (H-2B) visa -- Getting a temporary trainee (H-3) visa -- Getting an intracompany transferee (L-1) visa -- Getting a treaty trader (E-1) visa -- Getting a treaty investor (E-2) visa -- Getting a student (F-1 or M-1) visa -- Getting an exchange visitor (J-1) visa -- Getting a visa as a temporary worker in a selected occupation (O, P, or R visa) -- Part IV. Introduction to other forms of long-term legal status in the U.S. Humanitarian remedies allowing stays in the U.S. -- Deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) -- Getting a U visa as a crime victim assisting law enforcement. |
| Summary |
Provides information on the immigration system and the naturalization process, and offers advice on obtaining visas and green cards. |
| Subject |
Emigration and immigration law -- United States.
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Citizenship -- United States.
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Visas -- United States.
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| Genre |
Law for laypersons.
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| Added Author |
Knapp, Kyle A., author.
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Nolo (Firm), issuing body.
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| Added Title |
United States immigration made easy |
| ISBN |
9781413330717 pbk. |
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1413330711 pbk. |
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