Immigration Made Simple: An Easy-to-Read Guide to the U.S. Immigration Process

by Barbara Brooks Kimmel, Alan M. Lubiner

Overview

This completely revised and updated guide provides the most up-to-date information available on the ever-changing U.S. immigration regulations and provides accurate, easy-to-follow information on employment categories and types of visas. Legal guidelines have been translated into a readable format and include instructions for employers and colleges, a question-and-answer chapter, sample forms, addresses and telephone numbers of Immigration and Labor Department offices, and a directory of immigration lawyers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781932919165
Publisher:	Next Decade, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	273
Product dimensions:	10.96(w) x 8.44(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

Barbara Brooks Kimmel is a veteran consultant on immigration and the coauthor of Citizenship Made Simple. She lives in Chester, New Jersey. Alan M. Lubiner is an attorney specializing in immigration law and the coauthor of Citizenship Made Simple. He lives in Warren, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	vii
Chapter 1	Definitions	1
Chapter 2	Temporary Visas (Non-immigrant Visas)	5
Chapter 3	Visa Waiver Program	43
Chapter 4	US-VISIT Program	45
Chapter 5	The INSPASS System	47
Chapter 6	NAFTA	49
Chapter 7	Change of Non-immigrant Status and Extension of Temporary Stay	53
Chapter 8	Immigrant Visas and Adjustment of Status	55
Chapter 9	Child Status Protection Act	73
Chapter 10	Labor Certification, PERM, Schedule A and Other Exemptions	75
Chapter 11	Immigrant Visas for Alien Investors	79
Chapter 12	Immigrant Visas for Foreign-Born Orphans	81
Chapter 13	The Annual Visa Lottery Program	83
Chapter 14	Renewal of Expiring Green Cards	89
Chapter 15	INFOPASS	91
Chapter 16	Naturalization	93
Chapter 17	IRCA Employer Obligations and Verification of Employment	95
Chapter 18	Questions and Answers	99
Chapter 19	Sample Forms	105
Chapter 20	Directory of Immigration Lawyers	277
Appendix A	Filing fees	282
Appendix B	USCIS Offices	283
Appendix C	Labor Offices	291
Appendix D	US Passport Offices	292
	Index	294
	Order Form	305