Immigration Practice guides readers through all aspects of immigration law in one volume, complete with over 3,000 footnote citations to the wide range of statutes, regulations, court and administrative cases, policy memos, operations instructions, agency interpretive letters, and internet sites that a lawyer needs for complete understanding of a particular problem. No other source merges the practical with commentary and analysis so helpfully. The book explains in understandable language and meaningful and dependable detail the substantive issues and the practical procedures a lawyer needs to handle a specific immigration matter, complete with checklists of forms, supporting evidence, and other strategies needed for application/petition packages. The book has unparalleled coherence, integration and consistency. * Liberally cross references to other sections in the book where related topics are discussed (because so many topics are interrelated). * Line-by-line instructions on how to complete the most commonly used forms to avoid embarrassing mistakes. * Lists the contents of packages to file with government agencies: forms and fees, detailed support letters, and other supporting evidence. * Explanations of potentially applicable visa options organized according to the attributes of the foreign national (and the employer), rather than classifications in alphabetical order, so that practitioners can make sense of options in light of the client in the office. * Comparisons and charts of attributes and procedures of such topics as nonimmigrant visa classifications, procedures to permanent residence, and standards of "extreme" hardship. * Citations throughout the book, and collection in the extensive CD-ROM Appendix, to primary source materials and the most useful Internet site URLs with explanation of the increasingly helpful free databases and tools available through each one.
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"Having Immigration Practice is like having an AILA mentor sitting beside you at work. Your real-world examples, suggestions and strategies make the morass of laws and regulations comprehensible." --- R. Mike Borland, Borland & Borland, Attorneys at Law, P.C., Midland, Texas
"Immigration Practice is excellent and very practical. I use it for my Immigration Law classes. My students appreciate the focus on the real-life practice of Immigration Law, as opposed to the theory and policy of immigration. The charts regarding eligibility for various visas and forms of relief are indispensable for students and practitioners alike." --- David C. Koelsch, Assistant Professor and Director, Immigration Law Clinic, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, named by AILA as Outstanding Immigration Law Professor for 2009.
"Immigration Practice is filled with practical, down to earth information in a format that is easy to use. I bought one for each member of my staff." - Peter Williamson, Houston, TX. Mr. Williamson is Former President of AILA (1994-1995) and served as Chair of the Texas Chapter, on the National Board of Governors (1982-present), and on the National Executive Committee.
"Immigration Practice fills a niche that needed filling: A single volume with all the basics explained in plain English for newcomers, and plenty of sophisticated discussion with lots of footnotes for old hands. The appendix alone is worth the price of the book! I keep this volume on my desk as a convenient and thorough reference. You can tell that it was prepared by an experienced practitioner who understands the practical side of an immigration practice and who is result oriented." - Dale M. Schwartz, Atlanta, GA is a Former President of AILA (1986-87), and has testified as an expert witness before committees of the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate on immigration legislation. Mr. Schwartz serves as an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at Emory University School of Law.
"Immigration Practice is an absolutely fabulous resource, unlike anything else on the market, oriented toward the attorney rather than the paralegal." - David Ware, Metairie, LA is very active in AILA and NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
"I ordered a copy of Immigration Practice. We love it, and are using it frequently." - Elizabeth Espin Stern, Baker and McKenzie, Washington, DC, heads the firm's Global Migration & Executive Transfers group.
"I am really impressed by Immigration Practice. I picked a few arcane questions to look up and found the subjects right away in the index. The text was clear and practical. We find it very useful." - Joseph K. Venishnick, Labor and Employment Counsel, Alstom Power, Inc.. Windsor, CT
"I use Immigration Practice in preference to the other immigration law treatises I have tried. It really is the best of its kind - the easiest to use and the most complete." - Jonathan David Guze, Durham, NC
"I have enjoyed and profited a great deal from Immigration Practice." - Philip Berns, Stamford, CT
"I just bought the latest edition of your book, Immigration Practice, and I use it every day. It is the best book on immigration available. I have used your book far more than any other since starting my practice in 2005. I am very grateful to you for writing it." --- K. Craig Dobson, Esq., Dobson Immigration Law & Policy, LLC. Hilton Head Island, SC.
"Immigration Practice is excellent and very practical. I use it for my Immigration Law classes. My students appreciate the focus on the real-life practice of Immigration Law, as opposed to the theory and policy of immigration. The charts regarding eligibility for various visas and forms of relief are indispensable for students and practitioners alike." --- David C. Koelsch, Assistant Professor and Director, Immigration Law Clinic, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, named by AILA as Outstanding Immigration Law Professor for 2009.
"Immigration Practice is filled with practical, down to earth information in a format that is easy to use. I bought one for each member of my staff." - Peter Williamson, Houston, TX. Mr. Williamson is Former President of AILA (1994-1995) and served as Chair of the Texas Chapter, on the National Board of Governors (1982-present), and on the National Executive Committee.
"Immigration Practice fills a niche that needed filling: A single volume with all the basics explained in plain English for newcomers, and plenty of sophisticated discussion with lots of footnotes for old hands. The appendix alone is worth the price of the book! I keep this volume on my desk as a convenient and thorough reference. You can tell that it was prepared by an experienced practitioner who understands the practical side of an immigration practice and who is result oriented." - Dale M. Schwartz, Atlanta, GA is a Former President of AILA (1986-87), and has testified as an expert witness before committees of the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate on immigration legislation. Mr. Schwartz serves as an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at Emory University School of Law.
"Immigration Practice is an absolutely fabulous resource, unlike anything else on the market, oriented toward the attorney rather than the paralegal." - David Ware, Metairie, LA is very active in AILA and NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
"I ordered a copy of Immigration Practice. We love it, and are using it frequently." - Elizabeth Espin Stern, Baker and McKenzie, Washington, DC, heads the firm's Global Migration & Executive Transfers group.
"I am really impressed by Immigration Practice. I picked a few arcane questions to look up and found the subjects right away in the index. The text was clear and practical. We find it very useful." - Joseph K. Venishnick, Labor and Employment Counsel, Alstom Power, Inc.. Windsor, CT
"I use Immigration Practice in preference to the other immigration law treatises I have tried. It really is the best of its kind - the easiest to use and the most complete." - Jonathan David Guze, Durham, NC
"I have enjoyed and profited a great deal from Immigration Practice." - Philip Berns, Stamford, CT
"I just bought the latest edition of your book, Immigration Practice, and I use it every day. It is the best book on immigration available. I have used your book far more than any other since starting my practice in 2005. I am very grateful to you for writing it." --- K. Craig Dobson, Esq., Dobson Immigration Law & Policy, LLC. Hilton Head Island, SC.
About the Author
Robert Divine, is the Chairman of the Immigration Group of Baker Donelson, a law firm of 540 lawyers and public policy advisors with offices in 14 cities from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans. Mr. Divine served in Washington, D.C. from July 2004 until November 2006 as the first Chief Counsel of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the world's largest immigration services agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). From July 2005 until July 2006, he served as Acting Director and then Acting Deputy Director of USCIS. In early 2004 he served as an expert for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom evaluating the impact on asylum claims from DHS' implementation of expedited removal procedures. He has practiced immigration law since 1986 and is the current Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s liaison committee to the U.S. Department of State. He has served as an expert witness in U.S. and foreign courts. His practice includes all aspects of U.S. immigration law, representing large and small international and domestic employers, family sponsors, and individual foreign nationals. He has also litigated significant business matters, including class action employment discrimination, contract, commercial, product liability, antitrust, ERISA benefits, business torts (including RICO, misrepresentation, Consumer Protection Act), and immigration-related criminal matters. About the Assisting Author: R. Blake Chisam, updating author for the 2005 and 2006 editions and contributing editor, is currently Staff Director and Chief Counsel of the House Ethics Committee. He was Senior Counsel to the Immigration Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Before accepting the invitation of the House leadership to undertake government service, Mr. Chisam practiced exclusively in the area of Immigration and Nationality Law as a partner several well know firms including his own. He advised organizations with respect to immigration-related policy, employment, civil rights, and health care law matters, including related white-collar criminal and regulatory compliance issues. Mr. Chisam served on Business Litigation committee. In October 2000, Mr. Chisam and his wife Jasmine A. Majid were awarded the Meritorious Public Service Award by then Attorney General Janet Reno, in recognition of their "tireless and distinguished pro bono efforts on behalf of unrepresented aliens detained by the...Immigration and Naturalization Service."
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Hello, I'm a practicing attorney specializing in business development and immigration law in Alhambra, CA.
I highly recommend this book. I purchased it a few months ago and it's already become an invaluable part of my practice. This book is almost always the first guide that I reference when a potential client asks a novel question. Its strength is in its comprehensiveness. This isn't a cursory Nolo guide. The author comments at length on various topics with the confidence that develops from years of hard-earned experience. For future editions, I hope that the author provides a better index, particularly the ability to look up sections by USCIS form number, unless it's too impractical to create. Franklin Tzeng, Esq.
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