Book

How to get a green card / by Loida Nicolas Lewis.

Lewis, Loida Nicolas. (Author). Bray, Ilona M., 1962- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 1413301827 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, forms ; 28 cm
Edition: 6th ed., updated and rev. / by Ilona Bray.
Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2005.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

A look at immigration history -- Overview of categories -- 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 -- The diversity visa lottery -- Amerasian immigrants -- Your brothers and sisters as immigrants -- Refugees and political asylees -- Veterans and enlistees -- Registry: for those in the U.S. since 1972 -- Cancellation of removal -- Adjustment of status -- Consular processing -- Private bills -- Inside the immigration bureaucracy -- Immigration forms: getting started -- Keeping, renewing, and replacing your Green Card -- How to find and work with a lawyer -- Responsibilities of the new immigrant.