Buy this book is you want to obtain a green card and save thousands of dollars on attorney fees. My husband and I consulted with an attorney before applying for his green card, and the attorney would have charged us at least $5,000 for her services. Instead, we decided to compile the application on our own. Doing that was absolutely easier thanks to this book. It presents the process in a clear, easy-to-understand manner. It contains helpful checklists and advice, as well as really demystifying the application process.
This isn't a perfect book, and I think it could use an update. For example, the chapter about attending the green card interview indicates that it's most likely that the applicant would learn that they're approved at the end of the interview. It turns out that that is incorrect. We received a form letter at the end of our green card interview that stated that the case was then under a continuance and that we wouldn't learn the status of our application for at least 120 days. Based on the expectations set by this book, that felt devastating and caused us to think we'd made a mistake in the interview. However, upon investigation, the form letter we received was completely normal, and almost no one received approval right at the end of the interview, which makes sense when you understand that the USCIS officers conducting the interviews are very busy and would have to navigate the computer systems of several different agencies in order to complete the process and grant the green card at any point during the interview. In our case, we learned via email the next day that the green card was approved, and we received the physical green card in the mail about a week later.
All of this being said, we highly recommend this book, and are so glad we used it to submit out application ourselves. But before you buy it PLEASE NOTE that this book works best if you are very detail oriented and can abide by very specific instructions yourself. Our green card application ended up weighing 7.5 pounds and was huge, largely because we followed the instructions closely, which meant including a variety of federal forms with all of the various documentation that each required. When received by USCIS, everything went off smoothly and we didn't have any issues, because the book is thorough and detailed BUT ALSO because we were very detail conscious and methodical ourselves, which meant putting many hours into the preparation and mailing of the application. If you are willing/capable of doing that too, then this book is a great option and can save you thousands of dollars.
Good luck in getting your green card!
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