U.S. Immigration Made Easy

By Ilona Bray

Ready to move to the USA? Here’s the insider’s guide you need!

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 quilify 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 delays, denials and bureaucratic officials
• strategies for overcoming low income and other immigration barriers
• where to find the latest forms online
• and more

U.S. Immigration Made Easy provides detailed descriptions of application processes. 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—and avoid traps that might destroy your chances.

The 17th edition is thoroughly updated and revised to cover recent legal and fee changes including new rights for same-sex couples and new opportunities expected based on President Obama’s 2014 Executive Order. It also includes new chapters on deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA), the U Visa and other humanitarian remedies.

• Language: English
• Publisher: NOLO
• Release date: Jan 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781413321111

Ilona Bray

Ilona Bray is an author and legal editor at Nolo, specializing in real estate, immigration law, and nonprofit fundraising. She is coauthor of Becoming a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Immigration Made Easy, Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home and numerous other top selling books. Bray's working background includes solo practice, nonprofit, and corporate stints, as well as long periods of volunteering, including an internship at Amnesty International's main legal office in London. She received her law degree and a Masters degree in East Asian (Chinese) Studies from the University of Washington. Bray also blogs on Nolo's Immigration Law Blog.

Reviews for U.S. Immigration Made Easy

[brendajanefrank · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Do-it-yourself law is always a risky proposition, way more so if you’re not a lawyer. This do-it-yourself immigration book is published by Nolo, a company specializing in self-help law books. This concept is fine, if the advice is regarded as clues to the right path. Total reliance on these clues for important concepts like how to obtain legal status to reside in the United States would be misguided. For actual legal advice, consult a lawyer. Beyond this caveat, “U.S. Immigration Made Easy” covers a lot of complicated territory in a clear, concise format. It has charts; checklists; important tips set off by little exclamation, light bulb, and briefcase icons; and even an immigration eligibility self-quiz. This treatise distills the law for both permanent resident (green card) and nonimmigrant (temporary) visa status, as well as the goal of obtaining U.S. citizenship. It is a very useful reference for anyone involved in immigrating to the United States. Even if you are already a permanent resident, it is a useful tool. Most green card holders have friends and relatives also contemplating immigration and in need of answers. Readers must always be aware that laws, regulations and policies are always changing, so reliance on any written text should be cautious. Although Nolo provides free updates on its website, it would be more helpful if the text also contained citations and references to the supporting regulations and laws so readers could take this do-it-yourself method to the next level. With access to the Internet and Google, readers can easily take the next step and check out the basis for the guidance in “U.S. Immigration Made Easy,” along with any revisions in the law. Although, such references would also lend more authority to the statements in the treatise, this omission is understandable if it would create an appearance of complexity that would scare off the intended audience. A nice compromise would be endnotes referencing the law.In short, if you’re looking for a nice all-purpose cookbook on U.S. immigration, this book is the absolutely the right purchase and worth every penny.