U. S. Immigration Step by Step.

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.

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