Fiancé and Marriage Visas (A Couple's Guide to U.S. Immigration) - 9781413326734

Engaged or married to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident? You should be eligible for a U.S. immigrant visa or green card. But finding Information about how to apply can be difficult, the forms and paperwork are intimidating, the U.S. government isn't especially helpful, 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 determine the fastest and best application strategy -- whether you're married or unmarried, living in the U.S. or overseas. With this friendly, comprehensive book, you can:

• make sure you won’t face barriers to immigrating
• plan the best application strategy
• make your way through the bureaucracy
• collect, prepare, and manage forms and paperwork
• prepare for meetings with U.S. officials
• prove your marriage is the real thing, not a sham
• deal with the two-year testing period
• 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 procedures.