How to get a green card

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Where to find it

Law Library — 4th Floor Collection (4th floor)

Call Number
KF4840.Z9 L49 2014
Status
In-Library Use Only

Summary

U.S. immigration law is a tangle of details. This book explains the most likely bases upon which an everyday person might qualify for a green card: family, marriage, asylum, the visa lottery, and a few lesser-known categories.

Then, the book leads readers safely through the enormous immigration bureaucracy, with step-by-step application instructions, checklists with required forms and documents, tips for avoiding mistakes and dealing with legal complications, and sample forms.

This edition is completely revised to reflect the latest laws, including new rights to a green card for same-sex married couples, agency contact information, and fees, plus critical new procedural information, particularly concerning the new provisional waiver for unlawful presence. And if the immigration reform bill currently before congress becomes law, the book will cover its groundbreaking changes, including a new path to citizenship for immigrants currently in the country without documentation.

This book is not appropriate for people seeking temporary visas or work-related green cards.

Contents

Your immigration companion -- Immigration then and now -- All ways to get a Green Card -- Short-term alternatives to a Green Card -- Will inadmissibility bar you from getting a Green Card? -- How long you'll have to wait -- Fiancé and fiancée visas -- Green Cards through marriage -- Your parents as immigrants -- Child immigrants -- Orphan immigrants in non-Hague Convention countries -- The diversity visa lottery -- Your brothers and sisters as immigrants -- Refugees and political asylees -- Military veterans and enlistees --Cancellation of removal -- Adjustment of status -- Consular processing -- Deferred action for childhood arrivals -- U Visas for crime victims assisting law enforcement -- Acquiring citizenship through U.S. citizen parents -- Filling out and submitting immigration applications -- Tracking your application through the system -- Keeping, renewing, and replacing your Green Card -- How to find and work with a lawyer.

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