I helped my wife, at the time my engaged, emigrate to the U.S. while I was attending law school. I was not yet an attorney, nor had I taken any classes on international law or immigration. Unfortunately, finances were such that it necessitated that I do the work myself, rather than hire an experienced immigration attorney to assist me. That proves that it can be done by yourself. As an attorney, I assisted a number of people with immigration matters, and it varied from doing just about everything for them, and just having them sign where I told them to at times, to reviewing self-done work to offer limited advice due to the Finance of my client. I provided the services they needed, or wanted to pay for. While I found a number of websites, including the official government website, to be quite helpful, I wish I would have had "U.S. Immigration Made Easy" by Attorney Ilona Bray when I was a law student working at my getting engaged to the U.S. The book would also have been good to help when I was assisting clients with immigration matters, and I would have suggested it to a few of them that wanted to do more of the work themselves.
The book's cover says it is the most complete immigration book available, and at nearly 600 pages, this claim is most likely true. I have not checked all books available, but this certainly is a complete work on immigration, aimed, like all Nolo published books, at non-attorneys. The book makes a complex subject more accessible to those without law degrees, but even with my law degree, I appreciate the easy to understand language used in the book.
The book is logically organized, making it easy to find what you need. After a one-page introduction, the book is divided into twenty-four chapters that are arranged in three main parts. Part One focuses on getting started and eligibility and procedures for immigrating to the U.S. The chapters include: 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; and How and When to Find a Lawyer. Part Two provides an introduction to Permanent U.S. Residence (Green Cards).
The chapters consist of: Getting a Green Card Through Family Members in the U.S.; Getting a K - 1 Visa to Marry Your U.S. Citizen Fiance. 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. Humanitarian Protections: DED, Asylee, Refugee Status and GST; and After Your Approval for a Green Card. Part Three is on Nonimmigrant (Temporary) visa, and the chapters cover: Getting a Business or Tourist (B-1 or B-2) Visa; Getting a Temporary Specialty Worker (H - 1B) Visa. Getting an H-2B (Temporary Nonagricultural Worker) visas; Getting a Temporary drag (H - 3) Visa. Getting an L-1 (Intracompany transferred) Visa. Getting an E-1 (Treaty Trader) Visa. Getting a Treaty Investor (E - 2) Visa. Getting a Student (F-1 or M - 1) Visa. Getting a J - 1 Exchange Visitor Visa. and Getting a Visa as a Temporary Worker in a Selected Occupation (O, P, or R Visa).
As you can figure out from the proceeding paragraph, one would not have to read this book cover to cover. Some chapters will have no bearing on particular cases. As someone who helps different people periodically with immigration matters, this is a great reference to have. If you are doing it yourself, you will need to select what chapters your particular case falls under and use that chapter to assist with your immigration matters and the strategy you will use to accomplish your goals.
The book does everything you need lay out very well, and it includes checklists to assist with making sure nothing falls through the cracks. (Believe me, you don't want things to fall through the cracks, because it can then delay things in an already timely process.) I also like that this book has a lot of practical inside tips that you don't find it forms and websites. Bray's experience and insights are very useful and add to the practicality of this book.
Like any legal book, laws can change. For this reason, it is always good to have the most recent editions, and to check to ensure any law you are relying on is still good law and has not been changed. Government websites can assist with this, or obviously, seeking the assistance of an attorney who is up to date on the law. Bottom line, this is an excellent book for anyone considering emigrating to the United States or helping someone who is.
Alain Burrese, J.D. is a writer, speaker, and mediator who teaches how to live, take action, and get things done through the Warrior's Edge. He is an expert on conflict and mediates and teaches conflict resolution and negotiation. Alain combined his military, martial art, and Asian experiences with his business, law, and conflict resolution education into a powerful way of living with balance, honor, and integrity. He teaches how to use the Warrior's Edge to Take Action and Achieve Remarkable Results, as well as resolve conflict and negotiate. Additionally, he teaches physical conflict skills in his Hapkido and self-defense courses, lectures, and seminars. Alain is the author of Hard-Won Wisdom From The School Of Hard Knocks, the DVDs Hapkido Hoshinsul, Streetfighting Essentials, Hapkido Cane, the Lock On Joint Locking series, and numerous articles and reviews. You can read more articles and reviews and see clips of his DVDs as well as much more at http://www.burrese.com/ and http://www.yourwarriorsedge.com/
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