Fiance and Marriage Visas: A Couple's Guide to U.S. Immigration

It's a good resource for someone who knows very little about the process, but it's also vague and generalized in many ways. Instead of simply saying "you should consult a lawyer" on specific issues, it'd be helpful if the author gave the facts, circumstances, and outcomes of at least a handful of cases to give us a better idea. The information is out there on the LexisNexis database. I'd go to the trouble of searching through there for case law myself - but I'm not an immigration attorney who is getting paid to write a book on the topic.It is also outdated, though the author is quick to point out that this is inevitable due to rapidly evolving laws. There seems to have been a big shift in immigration policy following the change in presidential administration, and since this book was published before that point, I'm not sure it's reliable. For example: Multiple friends of mine completed this process in 3 months before Trump was in office - now it takes about 9. USCIS is also stricter on certain aspects now than they used to be.Ultimately, I ended up paying $350 for a "simple" online service that actually is helpful, and I wish I would've done that from the beginning.

First of all, let me start by saying THANK YOU to everyone involved in this book, it has steered us away from candid mistakes that could lead to serious problems. Second, do not take anything written in this review as a legal advice, YMMV, I'm far from an expert on these matters.This book has saved us time, money and stress, and since our case was straightforward, we didn't need an attorney for it. However, YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY, even if you do need an immigration attorney, this book remains a sound source of vital and easily digestible information, there's even a section on how to deal with sleazy lawyers and after you get your green card.No book can keep up with the changing dynamics of the USCIS and this book is no exception.With that said, note that they EXPLICITLY say the forms in the book might be outdated from the time of publication, and that you MUST ALWAYS go check the USCIS site for the up-to-date forms. This reason is not a deal breaker, in our experience, we found little to none differences to such forms, and most, if not all, of the filling advice was accurate. Again, I cannot be hold responsible if any problems you encounter in your own case, I'm not an expert.When you send your packet, follow the instructions in the book and USCIS has a document on how to file the packet and it has a prefered way of sending and filing the packet. Once our interview came, the officer praised us for our packet filing style, and even though he didn't say it, we'd like to think that it made his job easier and our case timeline smoother.

It is an excellent source of information to guide you over your adjustment of status process. Just to add: While submitting your AOS package, attach all the evidence of your family relationship as you can, don't send just the filled forms. Highly recommended.

Very thorough. Almost too much information! and my particular questions were only partly addressed. But still an important and useful guide.

Fantastic, but slightly out of date now (2019). Info is still very important, speaks plainly, and gives you an excellent heads up on what to expect.

The book is helpful, but I think the checklist needs to be improved based on the scenarios provided in the book, and in the case of concurrent filing, there should be a more wholistic approach, instead of trying to piece together pieces of information from different chapters.

Slam dunk. Got a green card.

I bought older version, although it was old it helped me with my visa

Very informative and easy to read. Will be invaluable!

Good but does not have best advice for most recent as of December 2017 I-130 Visa process but great guidance in general worth purchasing.