The Immigrants' Manual for Success in America: Unlocking the Secrets to the Visa Process, Entering the US, Staying in the US, and Excelling in the US

By Solomon O. Kanu Esq.

This book is for all foreigners coming into the

United States and who decide

to stay and excel in the United States.

 

Solomon O. Kanu Esq. has been practicing law in the United States for about 18 years now. He is the Immigrants' lawyer. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics, a masters in banking and business finance, and a juris doctorate degree in law.

He is the managing attorney in Kanu & Associates, P.C., a law firm in Phoenix, Arizona, focused on immigration law, criminal defense, and small business transactions.

He is married to Chinwe C. Kanu who also holds a juris doctorate degree in law, and the union is blessed with two boys and a girl. Solomon O. Kanu is a Christian, a Knight of St. Christopher, and currently the Vice Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of the West (CANA).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Sep 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9781644925072

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The Immigrants’ Manual for Success in America

Unlocking the Secrets to the Visa Process, Entering the US, Staying in the US, and Excelling in the US

Solomon O. Kanu Esq.

ISBN 978-1-64492-506-5 (paperback)

ISBN 978-1-64492-507-2 (digital)

Copyright © 2019 by Solomon O. Kanu Esq.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

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Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Review/Commentary

Introduction

Coming to America

I Want to Go to America

The Visa Process

Domestic Violence

Intending Immigrant Syndrome

You Must Maintain Eye Contact

Embedded Reputation

Having a Visa Does Not Guarantee Entry into the United States

Getting to Your Destination

You Have a Maximum of Six-Month Stay

Staying in America

Where Do You Stay or Live in America?

Can You Stay Here Legally?

The Ninety-Day Rule

Adjustment of Status

Pathway to Adjustment of Status

Conditional Permanent Resident, Am I Fine Now?

Five-Year Probationary Period

Removal Proceedings

Notice to Appear (NTA)

Individual/Merit Hearing

Reliefs in Removal Proceedings

Voluntary Departure (VD)

Excelling in America

Becoming a United States Citizen

The Importance of Getting Further Education/Training

Focus on What Really Matters

Forgetting Home for a While

Starting Your Own Business

Showing Up No Matter What

Avoiding Stereotypes

Analysis Paralysis

Integrity

Hard Work

Price for the Prize

Speed Does Not Guarantee Success

Credit and Credit Cards

Credit Card Problems

How Many Credit Cards Do You Need?

The Interplay of Faith, Work, and Prayer

Conclusion

Glossary

List of US Nonimmigrant and Temporary Visas

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Dedication

To my father, Chief Enyinnaya Kanu, who passed away in 2001 just before I became a lawyer he always wanted me to become. He was my best friend at the time, and I did everything to make him proud of me. We were very close, and I still cherish all the good times we spent together as father and son.

Acknowledgements

I deeply acknowledge the immense contributions my family, colleagues, and friends have made by way of support and encouragement for this work to become a reality. Most sincerely, I thank my lovely and beautiful wife, Chinwe Christina, for her support and encouragement without which this book will have been impossible. Then my wonderful children Kelechi Chiedozie, Michelle Ifeyinwa, and Jesse Iheanyichukwu. Then my friend and public relations specialist, Lawrence Okezie Odoemelem, who helped with transcribing this work and pressured me into not giving up on the project. I thank Pastor Timothy Olorunfemi for his unflinching support and encouragement. Pastor Tim insisted that if I will celebrate my sixtieth birthday, it has to go with the book launch and that is what pushed me to the finish line. I will not forget to mention my sister Joy in the US for her support and thoughts into this book. Of course, many thanks to my sister Ngozi in Nigeria who is always encouraging me to get this work done. There is no way I could have gotten to where I am today without her prayers, encouragement, support, and sheer show of strength, love, and faith. I acknowledge the tireless efforts of my staff as they took on more work to allow me the time to finish this work. Special thanks to my able associate Sally Nyemba, Esq. who helped me tremendously to pull this work through with assistance of another associate Sukhbir Dhami, Esq. and all our support staff. I truly thank you all.

Review/Commentary

The Immigrants’ Manual for Success in America: Unlocking the Secrets to the Visa Process, Entering the US, Staying in the US, and Excelling in the US written by Solomon O. Kanu Esq.

There is a popular saying that ignorance is bliss meaning if you do not know about something, you do not worry about it. But when it comes to immigration issues, "ignorance is not bliss! In fact, ignorance can be deadly or very costly at best. The Bible puts it succinctly in the book of Hosea 4:6 that my people perish (or are destroyed) for lack of knowledge. Even though the Bible talks of knowledge with respect to God, the story of many immigrants in the United States—legal and illegal—is similar: they perish or are destroyed due to lack of knowledge about the immigration laws and how best to go about legalizing their stay and achieve the American dream."

Imagine the number of people who die daily along the US-Mexican border while trying to smuggle their way to the US, the number of immigrants who are deported daily, the number of immigrants living in the shadows and in ever-present fear of being caught or deported or those who are doing menial and illegal jobs far beneath their qualifications and experience just to survive and those who have not been able to travel out of the country to visit their loved ones because of lack of papers.

The majority of immigrants who eventually legalize their stay pass through needless, tortuous, arduous, and costly process which may have been avoided if only they knew what to do—if only they had read this book! This book explains in a layman’s language the secret, the bolts, and the knots of the visa process, entering, staying, and excelling in the United States. It is divided into three parts: coming to America, staying in America, and excelling in America.

The first part covers a wide range of issues the intending immigrant must know before leaving his country for the United States, including the visa process, the intending immigrant syndrome, maintaining eye contact during the visa interview, clearing the immigration officials at the port of entry, how to avoid being denied entry because having a valid US visa does not guarantee entry into the United States, and how to get to your destination after passing through immigration.

The second part deals with how to maintain your stay in America and covers such issues as avoiding out of status, change of status, adjusting your status, and the