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100 1 $aBray, Ilona M.,$d1962-
245 10 $aU.S. immigration made easy /$cIlona Bray.
246 3 $aUnited States immigration made easy
250 $a16th ed.
260 $aBerkeley, CA :$bNolo,$c2013.
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505 0 $aI. Getting started : U.S. immigration eligibility and procedures -- Where to begin on your path toward immigration -- Roadmap to U.S. immigration -- 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 finding -- 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 an application -- Dealing with delays -- Attending interviews 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 -- Simplified procedures for Canadian students and exchange visitors -- F-3 visa for border commuter students -- Preflight inspections for 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 --
505 0 $aII. 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 -- Step one : your U.S. relative files the visa petition -- Step two : preference relatives wait for an available visa -- Step three : you submit the green card application -- Step four : you enter the U.S. with your immigrant visa -- Removing conditional residence in marriage cases -- 8. Getting a visa to marry your U.S. citizen fiancé (K-1) -- Do you qualify for a K-1 visa? -- Quick view of how to apply for a K-1 visa -- Step one : you U.S. citizen fiancé submits a visa petition -- Step two : you follow instructions from the National Visa Center -- Step three : you apply at a U.S. Consulate -- Step four : you enter the U.S. on your finacé visa --^
505 0 $9^^$a9. Getting a green card through employment -- Are you eligible for a green card through employment? -- Quick view of the application process -- Step one : the prevailing wage determination -- Step two : employer advertising and recruitment -- Step three : your employer seeks labor certification -- Step four : your employer files the visa petition -- Step five : you wait for an available visa number -- Step six : you submit the green card application -- Step seven : entering the U.S. with your immigrant visa -- 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 -- Step one : registering for the lottery -- Step two : the green card application -- Step three : entering the U.S. with your immigrant visa -- 11. Getting a green card as an investor -- Are you eligible for a green card through investment? -- Quick view of the application process -- Step one : you file a visa petition --^
505 0 $9^^$aStep two : you await an available visa number -- Step three : you apply for a green card -- Step four : you enter the U.S. using your immigrant visa -- Step five : converting your conditional residence into permanent residence -- 12. Getting a green card as a special immigrant -- Do you qualify for a green card as a special immigrant? -- Quick view of the application process -- Step one : you file the visa petition -- Step two : you await an available visa number -- Step three : you apply for a green card -- Step four : you enter the U.S. with your immigrant visa -- 13. Humanitarian protection : TPS, DED, asylee, and refugee status -- Do you qualify for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)? -- How to apply for Tempory Protected Status -- What is Deferred Enforced Departure? -- 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 --^
505 0 $9^^$aHow 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 --
505 0 $aIII. Introduction to nonimmigrant (temporary) visas -- Types of nonimmigrant visas -- Difference between a visa and a status -- Time limits on nonimmigrant visas -- At the border -- Heightened security measures -- Effect of nonimmigrant visas on green cards -- Nonimmigrant visas and U.S. taxes -- Status overstays and automatic cancellation of visas -- 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 -- Extensions of a stay -- 16. Getting a temporary specialty worker (H-1B) visa -- Do you qualify for an H-1B visa? -- Quick view of the H-1B visa application process -- Step one : your employer files an LCA -- Step two : your employer files a visa petition -- Step three : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. Consulate -- Step four : you enter the U.S. with your H-1B visa -- Extending your U.S. stay -- Your rights as an H-1B worker -- 17. Getting a temporary nonagricultural worker (H-2B) visa --^
505 0 $9^^$aDo you qualify for an H-2B visa? -- Possibilities for a green card from H-2B status -- Quick view of the H-2B visa application process -- Step one : Employer applies for PWD -- Step two : conduct recruitment -- Step three : your employer applies for temporary labor certification -- Step four : your employer submits an H-2B visa petition -- Step five : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S Consulate -- Step six : 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 qualify for an H-3 visa? -- Quick view of the H-3 visa application process -- Step one : your employer submits and H-3 visa petition -- Step two : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. Consulate -- Step three : you enter the U.S. with your H-3 visa -- Extending your U.S. stay -- 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 --^
505 0 $9^^$aQuick view of the L-1 visa application process -- Step one : your U.S. employer files a visa petition -- Step two : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. Consulate -- Step three : you enter the U.S. with your L-1 visa -- Extending your U.S. stay -- 20. Getting a treaty trader (E-1) visa -- Do you qualify for an E-1 visa? -- Quick view of the E-1 visa application process -- How to apply from outside the U.S. -- How to apply if you're in the U.S. -- Using your E-1 visa to enter the U.S. -- Extending your U.S. stay -- Visa revalidation -- 21. Getting a treaty investor (E-2) visa -- Do you qualify for an E-2 visa? -- Quick view of the E-2 visa application process -- How to apply from outside the U.S. -- How to apply if you're in the U.S. -- Using your E-2 visa to enter the U.S. -- Extending your U.S. stay -- Revalidating your 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 --^
505 0 $9^^$aQuick view of the student visa application process -- Step one : your school issues a SEVIS I-20 -- Step two for applicants outside the U.S. : applying at a U.S. Consulate -- Step two for some applicants inside the U.S. : applying to USCIS for a change of status -- Step three : you enter the U.S. with your student visa -- Extending your student stay -- Getting permission to work -- Transferring to a different school -- Changing your course of studies -- 23. Getting an exchange visitor (J-1) visa -- Do you qualify for a J-1 exchange visitor visa? -- How long the J-1 visa will last -- Students : 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 a way for foreign students to work in the U.S. -- Can you apply for a green card from J-1 status? -- Quick view of the J-1 visa application process -- Step one : your sponsoring organization issues a certificate of eligibility --^
505 0 $9^^$aStep two for applicants outside of the U.S. : applying at a U.S. Consulate -- Step two for some applicants inside the U.S. : you apply to USCIS for a change of status -- Step three : entering the U.S. using your J-1 visa -- Extending your J-1 stay in the U.S. -- Working as an exchange visitor -- Annual reports for foreign medical graduates -- 24. Getting a visa as a temporary worker in a selected occupation (O, P, or R visa) -- Do you qualify for an O, P, or R visa? -- Quick view of the O, P, and R visa application process -- Step one : your employer submits a visa petition -- Step two : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. Consulate -- Step three : you enter the U.S. with your O, P, or R visa -- Extending your U.S. stay.
520 $aProvides information on the immigration system and the naturalization process, and offers advice on obtaining various types of visas and green cards.
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