Guides
Applying for a U.S. green card? Read this book first!
The U.S. immigration system is an enormous bureaucracy. It’s vital that you understand all the requirements for getting a green card before starting your application – making a mistake can ruin your chances.
Fortunately, How to Get a Green Card provides everything you need to understand whether you’re eligible, and then make it through the bureaucratic maze. Find out how to work with U.S. officials, how to prepare and present the right documents, and what to expect every step of the way.
Learn the quickest way to get a green card through:
- parents, siblings and adult children
- spouses and fiancés
- green card lotteries
- political asylum or refugee status
- and other categories
The 8th edition is completely revised to reflect the latest application procedures, laws and fees. It also shows how to find the latest required forms online, and provides filled-out sample forms.
This book is not appropriate for those seeking work-related green cards.
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You’re engaged or married to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and all you want is the right to be together in the U.S. Should be easy, right? It’s not. Information can be hard to find, the government bureaucracy isn’t helpful, delays are inevitable. Worst of all, there wasn’t an easy-to-use guide through the process — until now.
>Fiancé & Marriage Visas makes obtaining a visa and green card as painless as possible. It helps you decide the fastest and best application strategy for you, whether you are married or unmarried, living in the U.S. or overseas.
With this friendly, comprehensive book, you can:
- understand the immigration process
- make your way through the bureaucracy
- prepare for meetings with U.S. officials
- learn how to prove your marriage is real
- deal with the two-year testing period
Plus, Fiancé & Marriage Visas gives you helpful advice on protecting and renewing your green-card status. It also provides samples of essential forms, and shows you how to find them online.
The 5th edition is completely updated throughout, covering the latest fees, sponsorship requirements and changes to the application process. It directs you to the most current forms online, and provides up-to-date sample forms to guide you.
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Seeking citizenship? Here’s everything you need to know!
The path from green card to U.S. citizenship can be a long and winding one – and bureaucratic hassles are inevitable. But with Becoming a U.S. Citizen, you can shave months or years off the time it takes to become a citizen. Find out how to:
- determine your eligibility
- make sure you won’t risk deportation by applying
- fill out application forms
- study for the citizenship exam
- have a successful interview
- deal with setbacks
- enjoy your status as a U.S. citizen
- help family members immigrate
Becoming a U.S. Citizen also shows how you may be able take advantage of special procedures if you are disabled, in the military, the spouse of a U.S. citizen, or for other special circumstances.
The revised 4th edition reflects current and proposed laws, as well as new fees and procedures. Chapter 5: Preparing for the English Exam and Chapter 6: Preparing for the U.S. History and Government Exam have been updated thoroughly to reflect the many changes to the official list of history and government questions, and English vocabulary list.
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Ready to move to the USA? Here’s the insider’s guide you need!
U.S. Immigration Made Easy covers every possible way to legally enter and live in the United States. The author explains how the immigration system really works, showing you how to qualify for:
- work visas
- student visas
- refugee status
- green cards
- citizenship
- and more
Step-by-step instructions show how to fill out and file forms and how to approach the enormous U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) bureaucracy.
Thoroughly updated and revised, the 13th edition has been updated and revised to cover the latest changes in immigration law, including new laws about fiancé visas, less burdensome financial requirements for sponsors and tougher standards of evidence for asylum. It also shows you where to find the forms you need on the Internet.
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Student & Tourist Visas provides everything you need to apply for and gain admission into the United States, covering the application process whether you want to enter the U.S. or are already here legally.
This book also helps you:
- make your way through the bureaucracy
- prepare for meetings with INS and border officials
- bring family members with you
- switch from tourist to student visa status
- transfer to a different school
- carry out practical training after graduation
- remain a good candidate for U.S. visas
- deal with emergencies
Student & Tourist Visas also helps you determine whether or not you will qualify for a visa, handle your visa interview, deal with delays, figure out if you need a lawyer and more. All the forms and checklists you need are included as tear-outs.
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Prepare and present a winning civil court case!
Written in plain English, Represent Yourself in Court breaks down the trial process into easy-to-understand steps so that you can act as your own lawyer — safely and efficiently. Find out what to say, how to say it, even where to stand when you address the judge and jury.
Armed with these simple but thorough instructions, you’ll be well prepared to achieve good results, without the cost of an attorney. Find out how to:
- file court papers
- handle depositions and interrogatories
- comply with courtroom procedures>
- pick a jury
- prepare your evidence and line up witnesses
- present your opening statement and closing argument
- cross-examine hostile witnesses
- understand and apply rules of evidence
- locate, hire and effectively use expert witnesses
- make and respond to your opponent’s objections
- get limited help from an attorney as needed
- monitor the work of an attorney if you decide to hire one
Whether you are a plaintiff or a defendant, this book will help you confidently handle a divorce, personal injury case, landlord/tenant dispute, breach of contract, small business dispute or any other civil lawsuit.
The 6th edition is completely updated to include the latest rules and court procedures and more sample documents to help guide you through your case.
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