The Immigration Handbook: For Work, Investment, Study, and Retirement in the U.S.A.

November 26, 2008

The Immigration Handbook: For Work, Investment, Study, and Retirement in the U.S.A. The Immigration Handbook is a handy, affordable guide to to the U.S. immigration legal system. While similar books tend to regurgitate complex regulations, this handbook simplifies the subject in easy-to-read, accessible language, while providing a practical approach to immigration. It takes readers from entry to the U.S. as a businessperson, tourist or student through the immigration processing maze all the way to citizenship:

Five ways to obtain a green card
Details for applying for all visa categories
Appropriate strategies for the visa process
Practical hints/How to choose the proper visa category
An “insiders” look at how U.S. laws may change.
Easy-to-understand explanations of INS and Consular visa processing, immigrant and non immigrant visa processing, changes of status, extensions, citizenship and tax obligations.
Customer Review: Good overview
This book is a good overview of all USA visas available to the prospective immigrant. Doesn’t bog the reader down with too much detail, but it is good for a first look at how a person might be able to live and work in the USA. Also has some useful case studies to clarify certain points and allows reader to make a good comparison between routes into the US.
Customer Review: Good overview, but short on specifics for me
This is a good introduction to the topic of immigration to the United States, but it didn’t provide enough depth for me. I think this is a limitation of the subject matter, more than just this book. Immigration issues are so broad-ranging that it would be impossible to cover them all in a short book. Specifically I was looking for details on TN visas; they’re covered, but not enough for me. This would be a good book to use as a jumping-off point to find further information.