U.S. immigration : step by step / / Edwin T. Gania

• Autore: Gania Edwin T
• Pubblicazione: Naperville, Ill., : Sphinx Pub., 2004
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.7308/2
• Soggetto topico: Emigration and immigration law - United States; Emigration and immigration
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Using Self-Help Law Books -- Publisher's Note -- Introduction -- Section 1: Before Beginning the Immigration Process -- Chapter 1: Your Immigration Status -- Chapter 2: Understanding Immigration Terms and Where to File -- Important Terms to Know -- Filing a Case: Local USCIS Office, Service Center, or Embassy -- Chapter 3: Changing Immigration Laws -- Section 245(i) and the LIFE Act -- Homeland Security Act -- Section 2: Permanent Residence Eligibility Categories -- Chapter 4: Family-Based Petitions -- Minor Children and Parents of U.S. Citizens-Immediate Relatives -- Spouses of U.S. Citizens (Other Immediate Relatives) -- Adopted Children (Immediate Relatives) -- Preference Categories -- Death or Illness of Petitioner -- Self-Petitions -- Family-Based Nonimmigrant Visas -- Child Status Protection Act -- Chapter 5: Nonimmigrant Visas and Maintaining Valid Status -- Section 245(i) -- Immediate Family -- Travel Outside the U.S. -- Types of Nonimmigrant Visas -- K-1 Visa -- K-3 Visa -- Chapter 6: Employment-Based Petitions -- First Preference: Extraordinary Ability -- Second Preference: Exceptional Ability -- Third Preference: Skilled Workers -- Fourth Preference: Unskilled Workers -- Shortage Occupations -- How to File a Labor Certification -- Religious Workers -- Chapter 7: Investors -- Qualifications -- Chapter 8: Green Card Diversity Lottery -- Qualifications -- Chapter 9: Asylum -- Refugees -- Refugee Status versus Asylum -- Qualifications -- Benefits of Applying for Asylum -- Applying for Family Members -- Applying for Permanent Residence -- Refugee Filing -- Chapter 10: Amnesties -- Recent Amnesty -- Late Amnesty Class Members -- Chapter 11: Cancellation of Removal: 10 Years in the U.S. -- Qualifications -- Family Members -- Chapter 12: Miscellaneous Categories. ; U.S. Citizenship Grandparent: Transmitted Citizenship -- Private Bills -- Cubans -- S "Snitch" Visa -- T and U Visas -- Registry -- Section 3: The Permanent Residence Application Process -- Chapter 13: Required Forms and Instructions -- Immediate Relative Petitions -- Immediate Relatives Onestop Filing -- Spouses -- Family-Based Preference Categories -- Widows and Widowers -- Abused Spouses -- Family-Based Nonimmigrant Visas -- Labor Certification Filing -- Diversity Visa Lottery -- Asylum -- Religious Workers -- Investors -- 10 Years in the U.S.-Cancellation of Removal -- Chapter 14: Supporting Documents -- Green Card Style Photos -- Fingerprints -- Translations -- Unavailable Documents -- Medical Examination -- Affidavit of Support -- Public Charge and Use of Public Benefits -- Chapter 15: Eligibility to Adjust and Inadmissibility Grounds -- Criminal Convictions -- Health Conditions -- Public Charge -- Outstanding Order of Deportation or Removal -- Unlawful Presence -- Other Immigration Violations -- Chapter 16: Work and Travel while Adjustment is Pending -- Work Permit -- Obtaining a Social Security Number -- Travel Permission: Advance Parole -- Chapter 17: The USCIS Interview -- Expediting the Interview -- USCIS Officers -- Interview Documents -- The Interview -- Aftermath -- Denial -- Green Card Missing -- Chapter 18: Service Centers -- Chapter 19: Immigration Court -- Immigration Judges -- Handling a Court Case -- Master Calendar Hearing -- Individual Hearing -- Family-Based Cases -- Appeals and Beyond -- Removal Orders -- Chapter 20: Losing Your Green Card -- Misplaced -- Outside U.S. for more than Six Months -- Criminal Record -- Preventing Deportation -- Chapter 21: Naturalization -- Application -- The Interview -- Chapter 22: Finding an Attorney -- Getting a Referral -- Making the Decision -- Being a Good Client. ; Chapter 23: Changes in Immigration Law since September 11, 2001 -- Glossary -- Appendix A: USCIS Offices -- Appendix B: USCIS Service Centers -- Appendix C: Websites and Contact Information -- Appendix D: Fee Chart -- Appendix E: Blank Forms -- Index -- Ad Pages -- Sphinx Publishing Order Form -- Back Cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: Updated second edition of the definitive guide to U.S. emigration If you want green card status, you need this book This book explains: procedures documents forms current laws visa categories for the immigrant seeking green card status This new edition reflects the substantial changes that have been made within the U.S. immigration system since the setting up of the Department of Homeland Security. It addresses not only the changes within the organizational structure, but system changes that affect category preference and visa time limits. This new edition is divided into the main areas of who qualifies, how to file, which forms to file, when to file, and what to expect.
• Altri titoli varianti: US immigration
• Titolo autorizzato: U.S. immigration
• ISBN: 1-4175-5544-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910964600703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II