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06.19.09		Mr. Lee's Article - "Motions to Reopen Based on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Viable Again" as published in the Immigration Daily on June 11, 2009
06.16.09		VT, TX, CA and NE Processing Times Updated
06.15.09		1. As LPR, Filed for Unmarried Son and He Later Married. Can We Keep Old Priority Date Since I Just Became a U.S. Citizen? 2.Husband Committed a Crime and Did Not Go To Immigrant Visa Interview at AIT Over a Year Ago - Can He Go for Interview Now and What To Do About the Crime? 3. Left Out Fiancee's Daughter on My K-1 Petition and Case Is Now in Guangzhou - What's the Best Way to Solve the Situation? Q&A published on June 14, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
06.10.09		July 2009 Visa Chart
06.08.09		1. Baby Will be Born in June and We Will be Returning to China - What Steps to Take to Legally Establish Her U.S. Citizenship? 2. It Took Five Years (2002-2007) for Me to Receive My Regular Green Card from Political Asylum. Can I Apply for Naturalization Now? 3. I Just Got Married to a U.S. Citizen; My H-1 Status Has Ended; and My Parents Filed I-130 for Me Before - What Do I Do Now to Transfer My Sponsorship? Q&A published on June 7, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
06.04.09		Mr. Lee's Article - "Motions to Reopen Based on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Viable Again" (English)
05.21.09		1. I-824 Approval is Lost - What Can I Do? 2. Can I Immigrate My Father With the Help of a DNA Test Since I am Illegitimate? 3. Holding A10 Card, Can I Adjust to Permanent Residence After Using Fraud Document for Entry If I Marry a U.S. Citizen? 4. What is My Status Since I Was Under B-1/B-2 Status When I Applied for I-485 Adjustment of Status to Permanent Residence? Q&A published on May 17, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
05.11.09		1. Divorce was Done in Las Vegas, but a Court Judgment in China Says No Divorce. Can I Legally Marry Another in the U.S.? 2. Can I Apply for Medicare and What Are the Limits on My Reentry Permit for Trips Overseas? 3.What are My Chances of Immigrating or Status Change to Student Since I Was Arrested on Entry, Lost my Appeals, Am now Catholic, Have a U.S. Citizen Brother, and a Permanent Resident Wife? 4. As a Former Communist Party Member, Can I Become a U.S. Citizen? Q&A published on May 10, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
05.04.09		1. Husband Had Bad Lawyer, Took Voluntary Departure, Did not Leave, Was Arrested and Deported; Had Approved Labor Certification, Was Eligible for 245(i) and I Am a U.S. Citizen. What Are the Chances If We Appeal to the Circuit Court? 2. I Am not Able to Financially Sponsor My Wife for Immigration and My Sister Has Reneged on Her Promise. What Can I Do? Q&A published on May 3, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
04.27.09		Mr. Lee's Article - "Open Season For New H-1Bs" as Published in the World Journal on April 26, 2009 (English) (Newspaper Clipping)
04.21.09		Mr. Lee's non-precedent I-601 victory in Matter of Chang published in the Interpreter Releases on March 16, 2009
04.16.09		Mr. Lee's Article - "Open Season For New H-1Bs" as published in the Immigration Daily on April 14, 2009
04.13.09		Mr. Lee's Article - "Open Season For New H-1Bs" (English)
04.06.09		Mr. Lee's Article - "An Illegal Immigrant's Tale - From Rags To Stardom" as Published in the World Journal on April 5, 2009 (English) (Newspaper Clipping)
04.02.09		Mr. Lee Gets USCIS to Make Decision on Merits Where Ex-Attorney's Late Appeal & Later Motion Were Denied for Untimeliness, It Was Reported in World Journal on March 29, 2009 (English) (Newspaper Clipping)
03.30.09		1. What is the True Date of My Permanent Residence, and What Kind of Residence Do I Have to Have to Satisfy the Naturalization Requirements? 2. How Can I Add in My Brother-in-law's Information on My I-130 Petition for My Sister Since They Just Got Married? 3. What Can My Wife Do About Her Naturalization Since It's Already Been One Year Since She Passed Her Test? 4. Is There Any Way That I Can Be Employed As a Nurse Since I Just Passed the RN Examination and Currently Hold F-1 Student Status? Q&A published on March 29, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
03.25.09		Mr. Lee's Victory on I-601 Fraud Waiver Application Reported in World Journal On March 21, 2009 (English) (Newspaper Clipping)
03.21.09		Mr. Lee's Article - "An Illegal Immigrant's Tale - From Rags To Stardom" as published in the Immigration Daily on March 23, 2009
03.16.09		1. Persons Holding Unexpired Green Cards Are Encouraged by DHS to Change to New 10 Year Green Cards 2. Reader Hears that Hong Kong Residents Over the Age of 70 Can Come to U.S. Without Visas. True? 3. My Friend Lost $10,000 At a Casino. Is He Eligible for Naturalization? 4. How Can I Bring My Four Year-old Nephew From Taiwan to Live With Us for 4-5 Months? 5. Reader Committed a Crime for which He Was Not Arrested, Only Detained At a Store, and Wants to Know the Consequences of Putting the Information on the N-400 Form for Naturalization. Q&A published on March 15, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
03.09.09		1. Overstayed F-1 Visa Holder Thinking About Marriage to a U.S. Citizen As a Way to Become Legal, But There Are Consequences and She May Have H-1B Option. 2. With Multiple Trips Outside the United States, Am I Still Eligible for Naturalization? 3. Reader Will Apply for H-1B Visa and Wishes to Know Options If He Is Not Selected Under the H-1B Numbers Cap. Q&A published on March 8, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
03.06.09		Alan Lee's Prepared Remarks As Panelist In The Immigration Law Weekly PERM Seminar On January 21, 2009 (English)
03.02.09		1. Sneaking Into the U.S., Marrying a U.S. Citizen and Having Two Children - What Are My Options? 2. U.S. Citizen Marries B-1/B-2 Visitor and Wants to Know the Process Including Whether His Divorcing Ex-wife Who Sponsored Him for the Green Card Will Affect His Petition for His New Wife Q&A published on March 1, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
02.23.09		Our Daughter Was Over-aged and Could Not Immigrate With the Rest of Us - Is It Complicated for Us to Petition for Her and What Effect if We Are Staying Mostly in Hong Kong After Getting the Green Cards. Q&A published on February 22, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
02.16.09		Reader Has Not Had Biometrics Taken for I-751 Application and is Worried Q&A published on February 15, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
02.09.09		1. Reader Came on B-1 Business Visa, Had a Premature Baby, and Wants to Stay Longer. What to do? 2. Consul Has Returned the I-130 Petition to Immigration for Review in Marriage Case and Petitioner Filed New Petition Which is Now Transferred. What to do? Q&A published on February 8, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
01.26.09		Mr. Lee's article "Grading The Various Governmental Bodies For Their Work On Immigration In 2008" as published in World Journal Weekly on January 25, 2009 (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
01.19.09		Mr. Lee's article "Aliens Entering with Fraudulent Documentation and Married with U.S. Citizens or Otherwise Qualifying as Immediate Relatives May Now Adjust Status to Permanent Residence in New York if Hardship Waiver is Granted" as published in World Journal Weekly on January 18, 2009 (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
01.15.09		Mr. Lee's Article - "Grading The Various Governmental Bodies For Their Work On Immigration In 2008" as published in the Immigration Daily on January 12, 2009
01.14.09		Mr. Lee's article "Grading The Various Governmental Bodies For Their Work On Immigration In 2008" (English)
01.12.09		1. LPR Readers Wish to Return to China for One-and-a-half to Two Years and Wish to Protect Their Green Card Statuses. How? 2. LPR Who Received Green Card Through Wife's Political Asylum But Did not Disclose Past Membership in Communist Party Wants to Know What to do in His Naturalization Application 3. Nun Was to Know Whether She Qualifies to Immigrate to the U.S. 4. Having Given Birth in the States Under B-2 Status and Receiving Benefit From State Government, Reader Wants to Know Effect On Visa Application in Future and How to Bring Child Back to the U.S. Q&A published on January 11, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
01-05-09		1. Reader Asks Whether to File N-400 or N-600 as Arrived in U.S. Before Age of 18 and Mother Has Become U.S. Citizen 2. Reader Asks Whether LPR Wife With Multiple Past Immigration Problems Needs Lawyer to File for Naturalization 3. In Immigration Court, Reader Asks Whether Marrying Green Card Holder or Becoming Pregnant Will Help the Case and Whether Three Year Old Child Can Now Immigrate 4. Crewman Asks Whether He Can Adjust Status to Permanent Residence Upon Marriage to a U.S. Citizen and What Are His Other Options Q&A published on January 4, 2009 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
12.29.08		1. I Sneaked In; Was Denied Dependent Asylum Status Because I'm Too Old; What Can I Do Now? 2. Friends With Orders of Deportation Have U.S. Citizen Child Soon To Be Adult. How Can He Help? 3. Physical Therapist Asks Procedures For Immigration Under Schedule A Occupation 4. Husband Has H-1B And Wants to Change Jobs; Reader and Daughter's H-4 Applications Still Pending And Reader Wants to Know What To Do About Them Q&A published on December 28, 2008 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
12.22.08		Reader Granted Withholding of Removal Wishes to Know Rights and Privileges Q&A published on December 21, 2008 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
12.15.08		My Husband Is a Permanent Resident and I Am Illegal - Should He File For Me Now or Wait Until He Becomes a U.S. Citizen? Q&A published on December 14, 2008 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
12.08.08		1. Can I Get My Bond Money of $5,000 Back Since My Brother Won His Political Asylum Case? 2. Petitioner Has Passed Away - Can the Younger Sister Still Immigrate Under Humanitarian Reinstatement of the I-130 Petition? 3. What is the Position of a Person Caught Entering the U.S. at the Airport, Sent Back, and Who Reentered the U.S. Subsequently 4. Will My Arrest for a Weapons Charge Impact My Naturalization Application? What Else Should I Look Out For? 5. My Mother Married a U.S. Citizen, Got the Green Card From Him, Has Now Divorced, and Wants to Remarry My Father and Sponsor Him. Should She Do It? Q&A published on December 7, 2008 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
12.01.08		1. B-2 Overstay Has Graduated with Bachelor's Degree and Wants to Know Options for Work and Legal Status in the States 2. Asylum Dependent Wants to Return to the Home Country and Ask About Risks and Procedures 3. How Can My Nephews Immigrate With My Two Brothers Under the CSPA? 4. How Can My Grandmother Who Is On Dialysis Come to Live With Us in the States? 5. I Want to Go Back to China for a Long Time for a Job - How Do I Keep My Green Card? 6. I'm 74 and My Spouse is 84 and We Have Green Cards - How Can We Waive the Naturalization Test and How Can We Stay in China and Still be Naturalized? Q&A published on November 30, 2008 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
11.24.08		I Lost My Naturalization Certificate - How Can I Get a Replacement and Apply for My Wife? Q&A published on November 23, 2008 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
11.18.08		1. Filing Naturalization at the Earliest; Current Processing Time Estimates; and Possible Later Problems Sponsoring Elderly Mother 2. Prostitution Offenses Causing Green Card Holder Difficulties in the Immigration Court Q&A published on November 16, 2008 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
11.17.08		Mr. Lee's article "Forced Re-Insertion of IUD as Routine Part of China’s One Child Policy Held by Board of Immigration Appeals not to Constitute Persecution for Asylum" as published in World Journal Weekly on November 16, 2008 (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
11.03.08		1. Proving Physical Presence in the U.S. for Naturalization Purposes When Your Passport is Lost 2. Broken Adoption Reestablishes Original Family Bond to Allow Sibling to Immigrate Q&A published on November 2, 2008 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
10.29.08		Mr. Lee's Article - Housing Market Fiasco and American Retirements not Helped by Republican Administration's Immigration Raids Terrorizing Illegal Immigrant Potential Homebuyers as published in the Immigration Daily on October 28, 2008
10.27.08		Mr. Lee's article "Housing Market Fiasco and American Retirements not Helped by Republican Administration's Immigration Raids Terrorizing Illegal Immigrant Potential Homebuyers" as published in World Journal Weekly on October 26, 2008 (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
10.22.08		Mr. Lee's Article - Housing Market Fiasco and American Retirements not Helped by Republican Administration's Immigration Raids Terrorizing Illegal Immigrant Potential Homebuyers (English)
10.07.08		1. Green Card Holder Will Abandon Status and Wants to Know the Effect on His Green Card Children in the U.S. 2. I-864 Affidavit of Support Sponsor Wants to Know His Liability Where the Sponsored Sister and Her Husband Are Thinking of Taking Public Means Tested Benefits Q&A published on October 5, 2008 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
10.06.08		Mr. Lee's Article - October Visa Numbers Open With A Thud - Action Needed Now To Pass "Visa Efficiency And E-Verify Extension Act Of 2008" as published in World Journal Weekly on October 5, 2008 (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
09.29.08		1. I received a Welcome Notice Approval for my Green Card but Never Received the Card. What Could the Reason Be? My Petitioning Stepfather and Mother May Divorce Soon. Will I Have a Status Problem? 2. E-1 and E-2 Visas and What Factors Are Looked at in Their Adjudications 3. Asylum Dependent Child has Girlfriend Back Home, Wants to Return, and to Sponsor Her for the Green Card 4. The Crossroads of a 10 Year Bar for Illegally Residing in the U.S. for One Year and Eligibility for CSPA Protection 5. Married for Three Years to U.S. Citizen and Having Received Conditional Green Card Last Year, Wants to Apply for Citizenship Now Q&A published on September 28, 2008 World Journal Weekly (English) (Newspaper Clipping) (Chinese Traditional) (Chinese Simplified)
09.24.08		Mr. Lee's Article - October Visa Numbers Open With A Thud - Action Needed Now To Pass "Visa Efficiency And E-Verify Extension Act Of 2008" as published in the Immigration Daily on September 23, 2008
Previously published articles and Q&As (2008~2009) (2005~2007) (2002~2004) Previously published Website Reader Q&A (2006-2009)

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