How to Use This Book | |
A Look at History | |
America's Earliest Settlers | p. 2 |
Growth of the Continental U.S. | p. 3 |
Legal Controls Consolidated | p. 4 |
Looking Forward | p. 5 |
Getting a Visa | |
What Is a Visa? | p. 2 |
Types of Visas | p. 2 |
Exemptions From the Visa Requirement | p. 4 |
Frequent Flyers: Special Rules | p. 5 |
Getting an Extension of Your Stay | |
How to File | p. 2 |
The Importance of Keeping Legal | p. 3 |
Changing Your Reason for Staying | p. 3 |
What to Do If Your Application Is Denied | p. 4 |
Tips on Filling Out Form I-539 | p. 4 |
Getting a Green Card | |
Family-Based Relationships | p. 2 |
Employment-Based Relationships | p. 2 |
Entrepreneur Immigrants | p. 3 |
Special Immigrants | p. 3 |
Asylum and Refugee Status | p. 4 |
Quota Systems and Preference Categories | |
Immediate Relatives of Americans: No Waiting | p. 2 |
Preference Categories | p. 2 |
How Long Must You Wait? | p. 4 |
Shifting Preference Categories | p. 5 |
Revocation of a Petition or Application | p. 6 |
Fiance and Fiancee Visas | |
How to File | p. 2 |
Marriage and After | p. 4 |
Green Cards Through Marriage | |
Penalties for Marriage Fraud | p. 2 |
Special Rules for Newlyweds | p. 2 |
Marrying Within Two Years of Permanent Residence Grant | p. 3 |
Getting a Green Card | p. 3 |
Proving a Valid Marriage | p. 5 |
Getting a Permanent Green Card | p. 5 |
If You Remarry | p. 7 |
Common Questions About Marriage and Immigration | p. 7 |
Adjustment of Status | |
Who Qualifies | p. 2 |
Who Does Not Qualify | p. 3 |
How to File | p. 3 |
Getting Employment Authorization | p. 6 |
Approval of Your Application | p. 6 |
Consular Processing | |
Who Qualifies | p. 2 |
Filing the Petition or Application | p. 2 |
Starting the Process | p. 2 |
Personal Interview | p. 3 |
Approval of Your Immigrant Visa | p. 4 |
Arriving in the United States | p. 4 |
Your Parents As Immigrants | |
Requirements for the Petitioner | p. 2 |
Who Qualifies As Your Parent? | p. 2 |
How to File | p. 4 |
Final Steps to Getting a Green Card | p. 4 |
Child Immigrants | |
Who Can File | p. 2 |
Who Qualifies As a Child | p. 2 |
How to File | p. 4 |
Naturalization of an Adopted Child | p. 5 |
Orphan Immigrants | |
Who Qualifies As An Orphan Child | p. 2 |
Requirements for Petitioning | p. 2 |
Pre-Adoption Requirements | p. 2 |
Starting the Adoption Process | p. 3 |
Where to File | p. 3 |
After the Petition Is Approved | p. 4 |
Filing for a Visa | p. 4 |
Amerasian Immigrants | |
Who Qualifies As an Amerasian | p. 2 |
Who Can File | p. 2 |
Every Petitioner Must Have a Sponsor | p. 2 |
How to File | p. 2 |
Where to File | p. 4 |
Your Brothers and Sisters As Immigrants | |
Legitimate Brother and Sister | p. 2 |
Half-Brother and Half-Sister | p. 2 |
Stepbrother and Stepsister | p. 2 |
Adopted Brother and Adopted Sister | p. 2 |
Spouse and Minor Children of Your Brother or Sister | p. 3 |
Priority Workers | |
Who Qualifies | p. 2 |
How to File | p. 4 |
Spouse and Minor Children | p. 4 |
Professionals and Prople With Exceptional Ability | |
Who Is Qualified | p. 2 |
How to File | p. 3 |
Spouse and Minor Children | p. 4 |
Skilled and Unskilled Workers | |
Who Qualifies | p. 2 |
How to File | p. 3 |
Spouse and Minor Children | p. 4 |
Live-In Domestic Workers | |
Filing for a Live-In Domestic | p. 2 |
Step One: Getting Labor Certification | p. 4 |
Step Two: Advertising the Job | p. 5 |
Getting Labor Certification | p. 5 |
Filing the Petition With the INS | p. 6 |
Spouse and Minor Children | p. 6 |
Special Immigrants and Religious Workers | |
Who Qualifies As a Special Immigrant | p. 2 |
Special Rules for Religious Workers | p. 2 |
Applying for a Green Card | p. 3 |
How to File | p. 3 |
Nonimmigrant Visas for Religious Workers | p. 4 |
Entrepreneur Immigrants | |
Where to Invest | p. 2 |
How Many Employees to Hire | p. 2 |
Types of Investments | p. 2 |
Source of the Investment Money | p. 3 |
When the Investment Must Be Made | p. 4 |
How to File | p. 4 |
Additional Documentation Required | p. 4 |
Conditional Permanent Residence | p. 5 |
Interview by the INS | p. 5 |
Penalties for Investment Fraud | p. 6 |
Refugees and Political Asylees | |
Who Qualifies | p. 2 |
Denial of Refugee Status or Asylum | p. 2 |
Presidential Proclamation | p. 2 |
Getting Refugee Status | p. 3 |
Getting Political Asylum | p. 3 |
If Your Application Is Denied | p. 6 |
Adjustment of Status After Approval | p. 7 |
Extension of Asylee Status | p. 7 |
Revocation of Asylee Status | p. 7 |
Backlog in Asylum Cases | p. 7 |
Temporary Protected Status | p. 7 |
Grounds of Inadmissibility | |
Inadmissibility Defined | p. 2 |
The Possibility of Waiving Inadmissibility | p. 2 |
Reversing an Inadmissibility Finding | p. 7 |
New Grounds of Inadmissibility | p. 8 |
Veterans and Enlistees | |
Who Qualifies | p. 2 |
How to File | p. 2 |
Failing to Serve Six Years | p. 3 |
Becoming a U.S. Citizen | p. 3 |
Getting Amnesty | |
The Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act | p. 2 |
Preparing the Application | p. 4 |
If You Are Not in Removal Proceedings | p. 5 |
If You Are in Removal Proceedings | p. 5 |
Registry: For Those in the U.S. Since 1972 | |
Your Past Is Irrelevant | p. 2 |
Short Absences Allowed | p. 2 |
How to File | p. 2 |
Additional Documentation Required | p. 2 |
Approval of Registry | p. 3 |
Cancellation of Deportation | |
Cancellation of Removal Proceedings | p. 2 |
Who Is Not Eligible for Cancellation | p. 2 |
Presenting a Convincing Case | p. 3 |
How to File | p. 5 |
Approving Your Application | p. 6 |
Additional Forms of Cancellation of Removal | p. 6 |
Private Bills | |
What Is a Private Bill? | p. 2 |
How a Private Bill Is Passed | p. 2 |
Inside the Ins | |
Finding Out About Office Procedures | p. 2 |
Where to Go Within the INS | p. 2 |
Reporting Wrongdoing | p. 3 |
Filing an Application | p. 3 |
Speeding Up Processing in Emergencies | p. 5 |
Immigration Forms: Getting Started | |
Giving False Answers | p. 2 |
Checking for Current Forms and Fees | p. 2 |
Tips for Filling Out Forms | p. 2 |
When Additional Proof Is Required | p. 3 |
Submitting Photographs for Identification | p. 6 |
Fingerprinting Requirements | p. 7 |
Submitting a Copy of Each Document | p. 8 |
Keeping Your Own File | p. 8 |
Replacing Your Green Card | |
Replacing Your Green Card | p. 2 |
When the INS Takes Your Card | p. 2 |
How to Find and Work With a Lawyer | |
Where to Look for a Lawyer | p. 2 |
Deciding on a Particular Lawyer | p. 3 |
Paying the Lawyer | p. 3 |
Managing the Lawyer | p. 4 |
Firing a Lawyer | p. 4 |
Endnote | |
Responsibilities of the New Immigrant | |
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