Book Title:

Fiance & Marriage Visas: A Couple’s Guide to U.S. Immigration (Paperback)
by Ilona M. Bray (Author)

Editorial Reviews:

Mark Silverman, Immigrant Legal Resource Center

“Excellent resource for people who are trying to wind their way through the immigration service’s byzantine rules and regulations.”

Lynne Parker, Supervising Immigration Attorney & Adjunct Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law

“It contains real-life, hands-on information that you won’t find anywhere else.”

Product Description:

You’re engaged or married to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and all you want is the right to be together in the U.S. Should be easy, right? It’s not. Information can be hard to find, the government bureaucracy isn’t helpful, delays are inevitable. Worst of all, there wasn’t an easy-to-use guide through the process – until now.

Fiance & Marriage Visas makes obtaining a visa and green card as painless as possible. It helps you decide the fastest and best application strategy for you, whether you are married or unmarried, living in the U.S. or overseas. With this friendly, comprehensive book, you can:

  • understand the immigration process
  • prepare for meetings with the immigration service and consular examiners
  • learn how to prove your marriage is real
  • deal with the two-year testing period

The 4th edition covers the new process of applying for a fiance visa as a married spouse, and takes into account the stricter procedures and security delays imposed since 9/11.

About the Author

Attorney Ilona Bray came to the practice of immigration law through her long interest and concern with international human rights issues. Before joining Nolo as legal editor in charge of immigration, she ran a solo law practice and worked for a number of nonprofit immigration agencies, including the International Institute of the East Bay and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. Ms. Bray was also an intern in the legal office at Amnesty International’s International Secretariat in London. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in philosophy from Bryn Mawr College, and her law degree and a Master’s degree in East Asian (Chinese) Studies from the University of Washington.