U.S. Immigration Made Easy (Nolo) (2025 Ed.)

Index

• Front Matter
• Part I Getting Started: U.s. Immigration Eligibility and Procedures
• Chapter 1 Where to Begin on Your Path Toward Immigration
• Chapter 2 Are You Already a U.S. Citizen?
• Chapter 3 Can You Enter or Stay in the U.S. at All?
• Chapter 4 Dealing With Paperwork, Government Officials, Delays, and Denials
• Chapter 5 Special Rules for Canadians and Mexicans
• Chapter 6 How and When to Find a Lawyer
• Part II Introduction to Permanent U.s. Residence (green Cards)
• Chapter 7 Getting a Green Card Through Family Members in the U.S.
• Chapter 8 Getting a Visa to Come Marry Your U.S. Citizen Fiancé (K-1)
• Chapter 9 Getting a Green Card Through Employment
• Chapter 10 Getting a Green Card Through the Diversity Visa Lottery
• Chapter 11 Getting a Green Card as an Investor
• Chapter 12 Getting a Green Card as a Special Immigrant
• Chapter 13 Getting a Green Card as an Asylee or Refugee
• Chapter 14 After Your Approval for a Green Card
• Part III Introduction to Nonimmigrant (temporary) Visas
• Chapter 15 Getting a Business or Tourist (B-1 or B-2) Visa
• Chapter 16 Getting a Temporary Specialty Worker (H-1B) Visa
• Chapter 17 Getting a Temporary Nonagricultural Worker (H-2B) Visa
• Chapter 18 Getting a Temporary Trainee (H-3) Visa
• Chapter 19 Getting an Intracompany Transferee (L-1) Visa
• Chapter 20 Getting a Treaty Trader (E-1) Visa
• Chapter 21 Getting a Treaty Investor (E-2) Visa
• Chapter 22 Getting a Student (F-1 or M-1) Visa
• Chapter 23 Getting an Exchange Visitor (J-1) Visa
• Chapter 24 Getting a Visa as a Temporary Worker in a Selected Occupation (O, P, or R Visa)
• Part IV Introduction to Other Forms of Long Term Legal Status in the U.s.
• Chapter 25 Humanitarian Remedies Allowing Stays in the U.S.
• Chapter 26 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
• Chapter 27 Getting a U Visa as a Crime Victim Assisting Law Enforcement
• Glossary