Book Description

The immigration guide used by thousands of bi-national couples. Engaged or married to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident? You probably deserve a U.S. immigrant visa or green card. But the forms and paperwork can be intimidatingly complicated, the U.S. government makes communicating with it difficult, and delays are inevitable. Fortunately, this easy-to-use guide puts all the information you need in one place. Fiancé & Marriage Visas helps you make sure you're truly eligible and to decide the fastest and best application strategy--whether you're engaged or already married, and living in the U.S. or overseas. You'll be able to: make sure you won't face legal barriers to immigrating plan the best application strategy (for example, adjustment of status vs. consular processing) make your way through the U.S. immigration bureaucracy collect, prepare, and manage the required forms and paperwork prepare for interviews with U.S. officials prove your marriage is the real thing, not a sham deal with the two-year testing period for new marriages, and find out what to do if your application is denied. Plus, Fiancé & Marriage Visas gives you helpful advice on protecting and renewing your green-card status. It also provides samples of essential forms to guide you, and shows you how to find them online. This edition is updated with the latest fees, sample forms, and application procedures.