Bibliograph

How to get a green card, Ilona Bray and Loida Nicolas Lewis ; updated by Attorney Kristina Gasson

Type

Label

How to get a green card, Ilona Bray and Loida Nicolas Lewis ; updated by Attorney Kristina Gasson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

formsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to get a green card

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1029879425

Responsibility statement

Ilona Bray and Loida Nicolas Lewis ; updated by Attorney Kristina Gasson

Summary

Provides information on how individuals that lack employer-sponsors can qualify to obtain permanent U.S. residence

Table Of Contents

Immigration then and now -- All the 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(e) 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 : do ten illegal years equal one green card? -- 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

Target audience

adult

Classification