عنوان

U.S. immigration made easy /

شابک

1413306527

شابک

9781413306521

شماره

b796809

عنوان اصلي

U.S. immigration made easy /

نام عام مواد

[Book]

نام نخستين پديدآور

by Ilona Bray ; updated by Carl Falstrom.

وضعيت ويراست

13th ed.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Berkeley, CA :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Nolo,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2007.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

592 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations ;

ابعاد

23 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes index.

متن يادداشت

Introduction. Your immigration companion -- pt. I. Getting started : U.S. immigration eligibility and procedures -- 1. Where to begin on your path toward immigration -- A. Roadmap to U.S. immigration -- B. Immigration eligibility self-quiz -- C. The typical application process -- 2. Are you already a U.S. citizen? -- A. Acquisition of citizenship through naturalized parents -- B. Automatic derivation of U.S. citizenship through naturalized parents -- C. Obtaining proof of U.S. citizenship -- D. Dual citizenship -- 3. Can you enter or stay in the U.S. at all? -- A. Particularly troublesome grounds of inadmissibility -- B. Avoiding or reversing an inadmissibility finding -- 4. Dealing with paperwork, government officials, delays, and denials -- A. Getting organized -- B. How to obtain and prepare immigration application forms -- C. How to obtain needed documents -- D. Before you mail an application -- E. Dealing with delays -- F. Attending interviews with USCIS or consular officials -- G. Procedures for USCIS interviews -- H. What to do if an interview is going badly -- I. What to do if an application is denied -- J. When all else fails, call your U.S. Congressperson -- 5. Special rules for Canadians and Mexicans -- A. Canadian visitors and nonimmigrants -- B. Special work privileges for Canadian and Mexican visitors -- C. Simplified procedures for Canadian students and exchange visitors -- E. Preflight inspections for Canadians -- 6. How and when to find a lawyer -- A. When do you need a lawyer? -- B. Where to get the names of good immigration lawyers -- C. How to avoid sleazy lawyers -- D. How to choose among lawyers -- E. Signing up your lawyer -- F. Paying your lawyer -- G. Firing your lawyer -- H. Do-it-yourself legal research.

متن يادداشت

pt. II. Introduction to permanent U.S. residence (green cards) -- A. Categories of green card applicants -- B. How many green cards are available? -- 7. Getting a green card through family members in the U.S. -- A. Are you eligible for a green card through a relative? -- B. Quick view of the application process -- C. Step one : your U.S. relative files the visa petition -- D. Step two : preference relative wait for an available visa -- E. Step three : you submit the green card application -- F. Step four : you enter the U.S. with your immigrant visa -- G. Removing conditional residence in marriage cases -- 8. Getting a K-1 visa to marry your U.S. citizen fiancé -- A. Do you qualify for a K-1 visa? -- B. Quick view of how to apply for a K-1 visa -- C. Step one : your U.S. citizen fiancé submits a visa petition -- D. Step two : you follow instructions from the National Visa Center -- E. Step three : you apply at a U.S. consulate -- F. Step four : you enter the U.S. on your fiancé visa -- 9. Getting a green card through employment -- A. Are you eligible for a green card through employment? -- B. Quick view of the application process -- C. Step one : the prevailing wage determination -- D. Step two : employer advertising and recruitment -- E. Step three : your employer seeks labor certification -- F. Step four : your employer files the visa petition -- G. Step five : you wait for an available visa number -- H. Step six : you submit the green card application -- I. Step seven : entering the U.S. with your immigrant visa -- 10. Getting a green card through the diversity visa lottery -- A. Are you eligible for a green card through the lottery? -- B. Quick view of the application process -- C. Step one : registering for the lottery -- D. Step two : the green card application -- E. Step three : entering the U.S. with your immigrant visa -- 11. Getting a green card as an investor -- A. Are you eligible for a green card through investment? -- B. Quick view of the application process -- C. Step one : you file a visa petition -- D. Step two : you await an available visa number -- E. Step three : you apply for a green card -- F. Step four : you enter the U.S. using your immigrant visa -- G. Converting your conditional residence into permanent residence -- 12. Getting a green card as a special immigrant -- A. Do you qualify for a green card as a special immigrant? -- B. Quick view of the application process -- C. Step one : you file the visa petition -- D. Step two : you await an available visa number -- E. Step three : you apply for a green card -- F. Step four : you enter the U.S. with your immigrant visa -- 13. Humanitarian protection : TPS, DED, asylee, and refugee status -- A. Do you qualify for temporary protected status (TPS)? -- B. How to apply for temporary protected status -- C. What is deferred enforced departure? -- D. Do you qualify as a refugee or asylee? -- E. How to apply for refugee status -- F. How to apply for political asylum -- G. How to get a green card as a refugee or asylee -- 14. After your approval for a green card -- A. How to prove you're a U.S. resident -- B. Traveling abroad -- C. Your immigrating family members' rights -- D. Losing your permanent resident status -- E. How to renew or replace your green card -- F. Green cards and U.S. citizenship -- G. Green cards and U.S. taxes.

متن يادداشت

pt. III. Nonimmigrant (temporary) visas -- A. Types of nonimmigrant visas -- B. Difference between a visa and a status -- C. Time limits on nonimmigrant visas -- D. At the border -- E. Heightened security measures -- F. Effect of nonimmigrant visas on green cards -- G. Nonimmigrant visas and U.S. taxes -- H. Status overstays and automatic cancellation of visas -- 15. Getting a business or tourist (B-1 or B-2) visa -- A. Do you qualify for a visitor visa? -- B. How to apply for a visitor visa -- C. Extensions of stay -- 16. Getting a temporary specialty worker (H-1B) visa -- A. Do you qualify for an H-1B visa? -- B. Quick view of the H-1B visa application process -- C. Step one : your employer files an LCA -- D. Step two : your employer files a visa petition -- E. Step three : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. consulate -- F. Step four : you enter the U.S. with your H-1B visa -- G. Extending your U.S. stay -- H. Your rights as an H-1B worker -- 17. Getting an H-2B (temporary nonagricultural worker) visa -- A. Do you qualify for an H-2B visa? -- B. Possibilities for a green card from H-2B status -- C. Quick view of the H-2B visa application process -- D. Step one : your employer applies for temporary labor certification -- E. Step two : your employer submits an H-2B visa petition -- F. Step three : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. consulate -- G. Step four : you enter the U.S. with your H-2B visa -- G. Extending your U.S. stay -- 18. Getting a temporary trainee (H-3) visa -- A. Do you qualify for an H-3 visa? -- B. Quick view of the H-3 visa application process -- C. Step one : your employer submits an H-3 visa petition -- D. Step two : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. consulate -- E. Step three : you enter the U.S. with your H-3 visa -- F. Extending your U.S. stay -- 19. Getting an L-1 (intracompany transferee) visa -- A. Do you qualify for an L-1 visa? -- B. Possibilities for a green card from L-1 status -- C. Quick view of the L-1 visa application process -- D. Step one : your U.S. employer files a visa petition -- E. Step two : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. consulate -- F. Step three : you enter the U.S. with your L-1 visa -- G. Extending your U.S. stay -- 20. Getting an E-1 (treaty trader) visa -- A. Do you qualify for an E-1 visa? -- B. Quick view of the E-1 visa application process -- C. How to apply from outside the U.S. -- D. How to apply if you're in the U.S. -- E. Using your E-1 visa to enter the U.S. -- F. Extending your U.S. stay -- G. Visa revalidation -- 21. Getting a treaty investor (E-2) visa -- A. Do you qualify for an E-2 visa? -- B. Quick view of the E-2 visa application process -- C. How to apply from outside the U.S. -- D. How to apply if you're in the U.S. -- E. Using your E-2 visa to enter the U.S. -- F. Extending your U.S. stay -- G. Revalidating your visa -- 22. Getting a student (F-1 or M-1) visa -- A. Do you qualify for a student visa (M-1 or F-1)? -- B. How long the student visa will last -- C. Quick view of the student visa application process -- D. Step one : your school issues a SEVIS I-10 -- E. Step two for applicants outside the U.S. : applying at a U.S. consulate -- F. Step two for some applicants inside the U.S. : applying to USCIS for a change of status -- G. Step three : you enter the U.S. with your student visa -- H. Extending your student stay -- I. Getting permission to work -- J. Transferring to a different school -- K. Changing your course of studies -- 23. Getting a J-1 exchange visitor visa -- A. Do you qualify for a J-1 exchange visitor visa? -- B. How long the J-1 visa will last -- C. Students : comparing J-1 visas to F-1 and M-1 visas -- D. Can you apply for a green card from J-1 status? -- E. Quick view of the J-1 visa application process -- F. Step one : your sponsoring organization issues a certificate of eligibility -- G. Step two for applicants outside the U.S. : applying at a U.S. consulate -- H. Step two for some applicants inside the U.S. : you apply to USCIS for a change of status -- I. Step three : entering the U.S. using your J-1 visa -- J. Extending your J-1 stay in the U.S. -- K. Working as an exchange visitor -- L. Annual reports for foreign medical graduates -- 24. Getting a visa as a temporary worker in a selected occupation (O, P, or R visa) -- A. Do you qualify for an O, P, or R visa? -- B. Quick view of the O, P, and R visa application process -- C. Step one : your employer submits a visa petition -- D. Step two : applicants outside the U.S. apply to a U.S. consulate -- E. Step three : you enter the U.S. with your O, P, or R visa -- F. Extending your U.S. stay -- Glossary.

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متن يادداشت

Provides information on the immigration system and the naturalization process, and offers advice on obtaining various types of visas and green cards.

عنوان اصلي به زبان ديگر

United States immigration made easy

موضوع مستند نشده

Emigration and immigration law-- United States.

موضوع مستند نشده

Visas-- United States.

موضوع مستند نشده

Emigration and immigration law.

موضوع مستند نشده

Visas.

موضوع مستند نشده

United States, Immigration and emigration, Law and legislation.

موضوع مستند نشده

United States.

بدون عنوان

7

بدون عنوان

7

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Bray, Ilona M.,1962-

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Falstrom, Carl.

تاريخ عمليات

20201207093826.0

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y