Part I. Getting started: U.S. immigration eligibility and procedures. Where to begin on your path toward immigration

Are you already a U.S. citizen?

Can you enter or stay in the U.S. at all?

Dealing with paperwork, government officials, delays, and denials

Special rules for Canadians and Mexicans

How and when to find a lawyer

Part II. Introduction to permanent U.S. residence (Green cards). Getting a Green card through family members in the U.S.

Getting a visa to come marry your U.S. citizen fiancé (K-1)

Getting a Green card through employment

Getting a Green card through the diversity visa lottery

Getting a Green card as an investor

Getting a Green card as a special immigrant

Getting a Green card as an asylee or refugee

After your approval for a Green card

Part III. Introduction to nonimmigrant (temporary) visas. Getting a business or tourist (B-1 or B-2) visa

Getting a temporary specialty worker (H-1B) visa

Getting a temporary nonagricultural worker (H-2B) visa

Getting a temporary trainee (H-3) visa

Getting an intracompany transferee (L-1) visa

Getting a treaty trader (E-1) visa

Getting a treaty investor (E-2) visa

Getting a student (F-1 or M-1) visa

Getting an exchange visitor (J-1) visa

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. Humanitarian remedies allowing stays in the U.S.

Deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA)

Getting a U visa as a crime victim assisting law enforcement.

Part 1. Getting started: U.S. immigration eligibility and procedures. Where to begin on your path toward immigration

Are you already a U.S. citizen?

Can you enter or stay in the U.S. at all?

Dealing with paperwork, government officials, delays, and denials

Special rules for Canadians and Mexicans

How and when to find a lawyer

Part 2. Introduction to permanent U.S. resident (Green cards). Getting a Green card through family members in the U.S.

Getting a visa to come marry your U.S. citizen fiancé (K-1)

Getting a Green card through employment

Getting a Green card through the diversity visa lottery

Getting a Green card as an investor

Getting a Green card as a special immigrant

Getting a Green card as an asylee or refugee

After your approval for a Green card

Part 3. Introduction to nonimmigrant (temporary) visas. Getting a business or tourist (B-1 or B-2) visa

Getting a temporary specialty worker (H-1B) visa

Getting a temporary nonagricultural worker (H-2B) visa

Getting a temporary trainee (H-3) visa

Getting an intracompany transferee (L-1) visa

Getting a treaty trader (E-1) visa

Getting a treaty investor (E-2) visa

Getting a student (F-1 or M-1) visa

Getting an exchange visitor (J-1) visa

Getting a visa as a temporary worker in a selected occupation (O, P, or R visa)

Part 4. Introduction to other forms of long-term legal status in the U.S. Humanitarian remedies allowing stays in the U.S.

Deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA)

Getting a U visa as a crime victim assisting law enforcement

Part 1. Getting started : US immigration eligibility and procedures -- 1. Where to begin on your path toward immigration -- Roadmap to US immigration -- The typical application process -- Immigration eligibility self-quiz -- 2. Are you already a US citizen? -- Acquisition of citizenship through birth to US citizen parents -- Automatic derivation of US citizenship through naturalized parents -- Obtaining proof of US citizenship -- Dual citizenship -- 3. Can you enter or stay in the US at all? -- Particularly troublesome grounds of inadmissibility -- Avoiding or reversing an inadmissibility finding -- 4. Dealing with paperwork, government officials, delays, and denials -- Getting organized -- How to obtain and prepare immigration application forms -- How to obtain needed documents -- Before you mail anything -- Dealing with delays and other issues -- Attending interviews with USCIS or consular officials -- Procedures for USCIS interviews -- What to do if an interview is going badly -- What to do if an application is denied -- When all else fails, call your US Congressperson -- 5. Special rules for Canadians and Mexicans -- Canadian visitors and nonimmigrants -- Special work privileges for Canadian and Mexican visitors -- Fiances -- Simplified procedures for Canadian students and exchange visitors -- F-3 visa for border commuter students -- Preflight inspections for Canadians -- NEXUS for faster entry by Canadians -- 6. How and when to find a lawyer -- When do you need a lawyer? -- Where to get the names of good immigration lawyers -- How to avoid sleazy lawyers -- How to choose among lawyers -- Signing up your lawyer -- Paying your lawyer -- Firing your lawyer -- Do-it-yourself legal research --

Part 2. Introduction to permanent US residence (green cards) -- Categories of green card applicants -- How many green cards are available? -- 7. Getting a green card through family members in the US -- Are you eligible for a green card through a relative? -- Quick view of the application process -- Step 1 : your US relative files the visa petition -- Step 2 : preference relatives wait for an available visa -- Step 3 : you submit the visa or green card application -- Step 4 : immigrant visa holders enter the US -- Removing conditional residence in marriage cases -- 8. Getting a visa to come marry your US citizen fiance (K-1) -- Do you qualify for a K-1 visa? -- Quick view of how to apply for a K-1 visa -- Step 1 : your US citizen fiance submits a visa petition -- Step 2 : you apply at a US consulate -- Step 3 : you enter the US on your fiance visa -- 9. Getting a green card through employment -- Are you eligible for a green card through employment? -- Quick view of the application process -- Step 1 : the prevailing wage determination -- Step 2 : employer advertising and recruitment -- Step 3 : your employer seeks labor certification -- Step 4 : your employer files the visa petition -- Step 5 : you might have to wait for an available visa number -- Step 6 : you submit the green card application -- Step 7 : immigrant visa holders enter the US -- 10. Getting a green card through the diversity visa lottery -- Are you eligible for a green card through the lottery? -- Quick view of the application process -- Step 1 : registering for the lottery -- Step 2 : your application for permanent residence -- Step 3 : immigrant visa holders enter the US -- 11. Getting a green card as an investor -- Are you eligible for a green card through investment? -- Quick view of the application process -- Step 1 : you file a visa petition -- Step 2 : you await an available visa number -- Step 3 : you apply for an immigrant visa or green card -- Step 4 : immigrant visa holders enter the US -- Step 5 : converting your conditional residence into permanent residence -- 12. Getting a green card as a special immigrant -- Do you qualify for a green card as a special immigrant? -- Quick view of the application process -- Step 1 : you file the visa petition -- Step 2 : you await an available visa number -- Step 3 : you apply for permanent residence -- Step 4 : immigrant visa holders enter the US -- 13. Getting a green card as an asylee or refugee -- Do you qualify as a refugee or an asylee? -- How to apply for refugee status -- How to apply for asylum -- How to get a green card as a refugee or an asylee -- 14. After your approval for a green card -- How to prove you're a US resident -- Traveling abroad -- Your immigrating family members' rights -- Losing your permanent resident status -- How to renew or replace your green card -- Green cards and US citizenship -- Green cards and US taxes --

Part 3. Introduction to nonimmigrant (temporary) visas -- Types of nonimmigrant visas -- Difference between a visa and a status -- Heightened security measures -- Getting your visa at a consulate outside your home country -- At the border -- Time limits on nonimmigrant visas -- Effect of nonimmigrant visas on green cards -- Nonimmigrant visas and US taxes -- 15. Getting a business or tourist (B-1 or B-2) visa -- Do you qualify for a visitor visa? -- How to apply for a visitor visa -- Visa issuance and entry into the US -- Extensions of stay -- 16. Getting a temporary specialty worker (H-1 B) visa -- Do you qualify for an H-1B visa or status? -- Quick view of the H-1B visa application process -- Step 1 : your employer files an LCA -- Step 2 : your employer files a petition -- Step 3 : applicants outside the US apply for visa -- Step 4 : H-1B visa holders enter the US -- Extending your US stay -- Your rights as an H-1B worker -- 17. Getting a temporary nonagricultural worker (H-2B) visa -- Do you qualify for an H-2B visa? -- Possibilities for a green card from H-2B status -- Quick view of the H-2B visa application process -- Step 1 : your employer applies for PWD -- Step 2 : your employer places a job order -- Step 3 : your employer applies for temporary labor certification -- Step 4 : your employer conducts recruitment -- Step 5 : the DOL certifies the temporary labor application -- Step 6 : your employer submits an H-2B visa petition -- Step 7 : applicants outside the US apply to a US consulate -- Step 8 : you enter the US with your H-2B visa -- Extending your US stay -- 18. Getting a temporary trainee (H-3) visa -- Do you qualify for an H-3 visa? -- Quick view of the H-3 visa application process -- Step 1 : your employer submits an H-3 visa petition -- Step 2 : applicants outside the US apply to a US consulate -- Step 3 : H-3 visa holders enter the US -- Extending your US stay -- 19. Getting an intracompany transferee (1-1) visa -- Do you qualify for an L-1 visa? -- Possibilities for a green card from L-1 status -- Quick view of the L-1 visa application process -- Step 1 : your US employer files a visa petition -- Step 2 : applicants outside the US apply to a US consulate -- Step 3 : L-1 visa holders enter the US -- Extending your US stay -- 20. Getting a treaty trader (E-1) visa -- Do you qualify for an E-1 visa? -- Quick view of the E-1 visa application process -- How to apply from outside the US -- How to apply if you're in the US -- Extending your US stay -- Visa revalidation -- 21. Getting a treaty investor (E-2) visa -- Do you qualify for an E-2 visa? -- Quick view of the E-2 visa application process -- How to apply from outside the US -- How to apply if you're in the US -- Extending your US stay -- Revalidating your visa -- 22. Getting a student (F-1 or M-1) visa -- Do you qualify for a student (M-1 or F-1) visa? -- How long the student visa will last -- Quick view of the student visa application process -- Step 1 : your school issues a SEVIS I-20 -- Step 2 for applicants outside the US : applying at a US consulate -- Step 2 for some applicants inside the US : applying to USCIS for a change of status -- Step 3 : student visa holders enter the US -- Extending your student stay -- Traveling outside the US while you're a student -- Reinstatement of student status -- Getting permission to work -- Transferring to a different school -- Changing your course of studies -- 23. Getting an exchange visitor (J-1) visa -- Do you qualify for a J-1 exchange visitor visa? -- How long the J-1 status will last -- Students : comparing J-1 visas to F-1 and M-1 visas -- Business and industrial trainees : a good option for work in the US -- Internships as a way for foreign students to work in the US -- Can you apply for a green card from J-1 status? -- Quick view of the J-1 visa application process -- Step 1 : your sponsoring organization issues a certificate of eligibility -- Step 2 for applicants outside the US : apply for a visa at a US consulate -- Step 2 for some applicants inside the US : you apply to USCIS for a change of status -- Step 3 : J-1 visa holders enter the US -- Extending your J-1 stay in the US -- Transfer to a new sponsor -- Change of category -- Reinstatement -- Working as an exchange visitor -- Annual reports for foreign medical graduates -- Traveling outside the US while on an exchange program -- 24. Getting a visa as a temporary worker in a selected occupation (O, P, or R Visa) -- Do you qualify for an O, P, or R visa? -- Quick view of the O, P, and R visa application process -- Step 1 : your employer or agent submits a visa petition -- Step 2 : applicants outside the US apply to a US consulate -- Step 3 : visa holders enter the US -- Extending your US stay --

Part 4. Introduction to other forms of long-term legal status in the US

25. Humanitarian remedies allowing stays in the US

Do you qualify for TPS?

TPS application process

Are you eligible for deferred enforced departure?

Humanitarian parole

26. Deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA)

Do you qualify for DACA?

Who is not eligible for DACA

Risks and downsides to applying for DACA

Who shouldn't apply for DACA

How to apply for DACA

27. Getting a U visa as a crime victim assisting law enforcement

Are you eligible for a U visa?

How to apply for a U visa

Will you be eligible for a green card after your U visa?.