U.S. Immigration Made Easy - 21st Edition by Ilona Bray (Paperback)

About the Book

Covers nearly every option for immigrating to the United States or coming for a temporary stay, including legal options and procedural steps. For anyone seeking to not only understand opportunities for U.S. visas and green cards, but also how to submit a successful application without running into excessive delays.

Book Synopsis

Green cards, visas, and more: What every immigrant needs to know

Want to live, work, or travel in the United States? U.S. Immigration Made Easy has helped tens of thousands of people get a visa, green card, or other immigration status. You'll learn:

• whether you and your family qualify for a short-term visa, permanent U.S. residence, or protection from deportation
• how to obtain, fill out, and submit the necessary forms and documents
• insider strategies for dealing with bureaucratic officials, delays, and denials
• ways to overcome low income and other immigration barriers, and
• how to select the right attorney.

U.S. Immigration Made Easy provides detailed descriptions of application processes and helps you avoid traps that might destroy your chances. There's also an immigration eligibility self-quiz, which helps you match your background and skills to a likely category of visa or green card.

The 21st edition is completely updated to cover recent legal changes owing to the new presidential administration, including the latest on DACA, U visas, asylum, and more.

This book does not cover naturalization. If you're interested in U.S. citizenship, see Nolo's Becoming a U.S. Citizen.

Review Quotes

"Thoughtfully organized a vast amount of useful information." Library Journal

"The clearest, most accurate explanations of immigration laws for nonlawyers thus far." Immigration Today

"Well worth the investment"considerably less than what one would pay for an hour's consultation with a lawyer." Irish Echo

"Highly recommended...instructive and explanatory." United States Information Agency

"Comprehensive, authoritative, thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation,"U.S. Immigration Made Easy" is essential to help anyone get a visa, green card, or other immigration status. "U.S. Immigration Made Easy" addresses such issues as: Determining whether you and your family qualify for a short-term visa, permanent U.S. residence, or protection from deportation; How to obtain, fill out, and submit the necessary forms and documents; Insider tips on dealing with bureaucratic officials, delays, and denials; Strategies for overcoming low income and other immigration barriers; How to select the right attorney. "U.S. Immigration Made Easy" also provides detailed descriptions of application processes and helps you avoid traps that might destroy your chances. Of special note is the inclusion of an immigration eligibility self-quiz, which helps to match a person's background and skills to a likely category of visa or green card. "U.S. Immigration Made Easy" even covers the recent legal and fee changes including the Trump administration's efforts to end TPS for various countries and to end DACA." Midwest Book Review, Library Bookwatch, James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief