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. You’ll learn:
whether you and your family qualify for a short-term visa, permanent U.S. residence, or protection from deportation
how to obtain, fill out, and submit the necessary forms and documents
insider tips on dealing with bureaucratic officials, delays, and denials
strategies for overcoming low income and other immigration barriers, and
how to select the right attorney.
U.S. Immigration Made Easy provides detailed descriptions of application processes and helps you avoid traps that might destroy your chances. 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.
The 19th edition is completely updated to cover recent legal and fee changes including Trump administration efforts to end TPS for various countries and end DACA.
NOTE: Does not cover naturalization.
Tabella dei contenuti
Your Immigration Companion
Part I
Getting Started: U.S. Immigration Eligibility and Procedures
1. Where to Begin on Your Path Toward Immigration
2. Are You Already a U.S. Citizen?
3. Can You Enter or Stay in the U.S. at All?
4. Dealing With Paperwork, Government Officials, Delays, and Denials
5. Special Rules for Canadians and Mexicans
6. How and When to Find a Lawyer
Part II
Introduction to Permanent U.S. Residence (Green Cards)
7. Getting a Green Card Through Family In the U.S.
8. Getting a Visa to Marry Your U.S. Citizen Fiancé (K-1)
9. Getting a Green Card Through Employment
10. Getting a Green Card Through the Diversity Visa Lottery
11. Getting a Green Card as an Investor
12. Getting a Green Card as a Special Immigrant
13. Humanitarian Protection: TPS, DED, Asylee, and Refugee Status
14. After Your Approval for a Green Card
Part III
Introduction to Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Visas
15. Getting a Business or Tourist (B-1 or B-2) Visa
16. Getting a Temporary Specialty Worker (H-1B) Visa
17. Getting a Temporary Nonagricultural Worker (H-2B) Visa
18. Getting a Temporary Trainee (H-3) Visa
19. Getting an Intracompany Transferee (L-1) Visa
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
23. Getting an Exchange Visitor (J-1) Visa
24. Getting a Visa as a Temporary Worker in a Selected Occupation (O, P, or R Visa)
Index
Circa l’autore
Richard Link practices immigration law as Senior Counsel with Tully Rinckey, PLLC in its Rochester, New York office. He currently serves as treasurer of the Upstate New York Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Mr. Link is a former legal editor at the national office of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and at Thomson Reuters (West). Mr. Link received his law degree in 1990 from the University of California Davis School of Law (King Hall), where he served as senior research editor for the U.C. Davis Law Review and earned the certificate in public interest law. His undergraduate degree in Language Studies was obtained at the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1986.
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