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| Introduction | |
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| About this Book | |
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| Foolish Assumptions | |
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| How This Book Is Organized | |
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| Icons Used in This Book | |
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| Where to Go from Here | |
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| Pursuing Immigration and Citizenship | |
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| Getting In and Staying In the U.S.A. | |
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| Determining Whether You Really Want to Become a U.S. Citizen | |
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| Mapping Your Way to America: Typical Ways People Immigrate to the U.S. | |
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| Documenting Your Immigration Status | |
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| Making Sense of the Immigration Process | |
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| Being Interviewed by the BCIS | |
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| Recognizing Permanent and Temporary Bars to Naturalization | |
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| Attending Your Swearing-In Ceremony | |
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| Receiving your Certificate of Naturalization | |
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| Meeting the Major Players in the Immigration Game | |
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| Understanding the Goals of the U.S. Immigration System | |
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| Identifying the Major Players and Their Roles in the Immigration System | |
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| Finding Out about Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visas | |
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| Just Visiting: Nonimmigrant Visas | |
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| Gaining Permanent Resident Status (or a Green Card) | |
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| Working for a Green Card | |
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| Discovering Other Ways to Qualify for Permanent Residence | |
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| Waiting for a Visa | |
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| Filling Out the Forms | |
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| Obtaining the Forms You Need | |
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| Recognizing Frequently Used Forms | |
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| Preparing Your Application | |
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| Paying the Price | |
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| Interviewing with the BCIS: It's Easier than You Think | |
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| Who Needs to Interview with the BCIS? | |
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| Passing Your Naturalization Interview | |
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| Communicating with the BCIS | |
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| Following Up: What Happens After the Interview | |
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| Staying Up to Date and Out of Trouble | |
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| Keeping on Top of Changes in Immigration Law | |
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| Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Understanding the Post-9/11 Changes to the Immigration System | |
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| Overhauling Immigration Laws in 1990 | |
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| Understanding the Significance of the 1996 Immigration Law Changes | |
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| Recognizing Helpful Immigration Law Changes | |
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| Staying Abreast of Changes in Immigration Law | |
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| Getting Help When You Need It | |
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| Recognizing When You Need Professional Help | |
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| Seeking Professional Help | |
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| Troubleshooting Immigration Glitches | |
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| Communicating with the BCIS | |
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| Dealing with Rejection and Appealing BCIS Decisions | |
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| Demonstrating Good Moral Character | |
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| Avoiding Removal | |
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| Understanding U.S. Government | |
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| Guaranteeing Our Freedom: The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution | |
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| Announcing the Birth of a New Nation: The Declaration of Independence | |
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| Recognizing the Supreme Law of the Land: The Constitution | |
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| Understanding the United States Federal Government | |
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| Seeing How the U.S. Government Works | |
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| Identifying the Duties and Functions of the Executive Branch | |
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| Understanding the Duties and Functions of the Legislative Branch | |
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| Understanding the Duties of the Judicial Branch | |
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| Looking at State and Local Governments | |
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| Looking at State Governments | |
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| Making Sense of Local Governments | |
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| Exploring U.S. History and Culture | |
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| U.S. History in a Nutshell, Part I: Pre-U.S. to World War I | |
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| Before We Were the United States | |
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| Revolutionary Times | |
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| The Civil War Years | |
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| Factories, Farmers, and Cowboys: The Industrial Revolution and the Push Westward | |
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| The Addition of New Territories: The Incredible Expanding Country | |
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| U.S. History in a Nutshell, Part II: World War I to the Present | |
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| The World War I Years | |
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| Surviving the Great Depression | |
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| The World War II Years | |
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| The Cold War Years | |
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| Desegregating America: The Civil-Rights Movement | |
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| Fighting the Vietnam War | |
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| Understanding the U.S. Today | |
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| Celebrating U.S. Holidays and Observances | |
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| Celebrating Freedom: Independence Day | |
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| Honoring America's Heroes | |
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| Celebrating Other Important American Holidays and Observances | |
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| Recognizing Other Celebrations in the U.S. | |
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| Important American Heroes | |
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| Meeting the Founding Fathers | |
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| Freeing the Slaves: Abraham Lincoln | |
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| Giving the U.S. a New Deal: Franklin Delano Roosevelt | |
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| Fighting for Women's Rights: Susan B. Anthony | |
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| Marching for Civil Rights: Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
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| Emblems of America | |
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| Symbolizing the United States: Old Glory | |
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| Pledging Allegiance | |
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| Singing Out Freedom: The National Anthem | |
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| Investigating American Icons | |
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| Practicing for the Citizenship Test | |
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| Preparing for the English Test | |
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| Building Your Vocabulary | |
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| Talking the Talk: Practicing Your Speaking Skills | |
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| Brushing Up on Your Reading and Writing | |
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| Preparing for the Civics Test | |
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| Keeping Current | |
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| Quizzing Yourself on Civics | |
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| Preparing for Your BCIS Interview: 100 Sample Questions | |
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| The Part of Tens | |
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| The Historical Impact of Our Last Ten Presidents | |
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| Dwight David Eisenhower | |
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| John Fitzgerald Kennedy | |
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| Lyndon Baines Johnson | |
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| Richard Milhous Nixon | |
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| Gerald Rudolph Ford | |
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| James Earl Carter, Jr. | |
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| Ronald Wilson Reagan | |
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| George Herbert Walker Bush | |
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| William Jefferson Clinton | |
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| George Walker Bush | |
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| Ten Tips to Help You Pass Your Immigration Interview | |
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| Be On Time | |
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| Present Yourself Favorably | |
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| Listen Carefully | |
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| Answer the Right Questions | |
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| Know Your Application | |
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| Be Prepared | |
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| Know Your Stuff | |
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| Bring What You Need | |
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| Be Honest and Honorable | |
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| Treat Immigration Officers with Respect | |
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| Ten Things That Can Hurt Your Immigration Chances | |
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| Committing a Crime | |
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| Doing Drugs | |
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| Abandoning Your Application | |
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| Participating in Subversive Activities | |
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| Behaving Poorly (Even If You're Not Breaking a Law) | |
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| Supporting Terror | |
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| Perpetrating Fraud | |
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| Unlawfully Staying in the U.S. | |
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| Failing to Register with the Selective Service (If You're a Male) | |
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| Failing to Meet Deadlines | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| The Declaration of Independence | |
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| The United States Constitution | |
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| Article. I. | |
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| Article. II. | |
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| Article. III. | |
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| Article. IV. | |
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| Article. V. | |
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| Article. VI. | |
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| Article. VII. | |
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| Doccument Checklist | |
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| Index | |