U. S. Immigration and Citizenship: Complete Guide Book

	Introduction - getting in and staying in : a popular guide to U.S. immigration law
	A note from the author - regarding immigration law post-September 11, 2001
Sect. I	Getting a green card	1
Ch. 1	Who can get an immigrant visa?	3
Ch. 2	Family-based immigration	13
Ch. 3	Immigrant visas based on employment and investment	30
Ch. 4	Lottery green cards	44
Ch. 5	Overcoming the bars to permanent residence	50
Ch. 6	Applying for an immigrant visa	67
Sect. II	Naturalization and citizenship	87
Ch. 7	Do you want to become a U.S. citizen?	89
Ch. 8	Requirements for naturalization	93
Ch. 9	Getting naturalized	113
Ch. 10	How children become U.S. citizens	130
Sect. III	Nonimmigrant visas	138
Ch. 11	Types of nonimmigrant visas	140
Ch. 12	Visitor for business or pleasure and the B-1/B-2 visa waiver program	150
Ch. 13	F-1 student status	154
Ch. 14	H-1B, H-1B1 and TN status for temporary professional workers	162
Ch. 15	K visas for a fiance(e) or spouse of a U.S. citizen	183
Ch. 16	V visas for the spouse and unmarried children of permanent residents	188
Ch. 17	Nonimmigrant status : getting in and staying in	192
Sect. IV	Asylees and refugees	199
Ch. 18	Proving fear of persecution and getting asylum	201
Ch. 19	Refugees and refugee processing	212
Sect. V	Employer sanctions	215
Ch. 20	Employers' obligations under employer sanctions	217
Ch. 21	Your rights as an employee under employer sanctions	230
App. A	Immigration law resources	236
App. B	I-130 petition for alien relative	238
App. C	USCIS national and regional offices	244
App. D	High school equivalency documents	250
App. E	Grounds of inadmissibility/exclusion	256
App. F	Poverty guidelines and affidavit of support, form I-864	258
App. G	Department of State visa bulletin	268
App. H	I-485 application to register permanent residence or adjust status	272
App. I	List of countries that recognize dual citizenship with the United States	279
App. J	List of aggravated felonies	281
App. K	The oath of allegiance	283
App. L	N-400 application for naturalization	284
App. M	National listing of voluntary agencies (VOLAGS)	294
App. N	A list of NAFTA professionals	304
App. O	Immigration law and policy Web sites	312
App. P	Chapter 14 sample 1 : fact sheet on labor condition applications for H-1B nonimmigrants for employers that are not "dependent" or "willful violators"	319
App. Q	Chapter 14 sample 2 : wage paid to H-1B employee	324
App. R	Chapter 14 sample 3 : employer's letter explaining basis for actual wage	325
App. S	Chapter 14 sample 4A and sample 4B	326
App. T	Credential evaluation services	327
App. U	I-129 petition for a nonimmigrant worker	329
App. V	Chapter 14 sample 5 : employer's letter in support of H-1B petition	339