| 08.29.08 |
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VT, TX, CA and NE
Processing Times Updated |
08.19.08 |
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1. 16 Year-old Child's Mother Becomes U.S. Citizen
and Child Asks What Does She Need to Do Now
2. I Am Illegal (Overstay) and Want to Change My Status in the
Future - Can I Do It?
3. Can My Mother File Three Months Ahead of Time for Her 15
Year Citizenship Application?
4. How Long Will it Take for me to Apply the Green Card for
My Adult Son?
5. American Consulate in Guangzhou has not Responded for Over
One and a Half Years to Reader's Follow to Join Immigration
Case for Husband - What Can She Do?
6. Reader Wants to Remarry Ex-wife and Then Sponsor Ex-wife
and Child to Immigrate After Having Divorced U.S. Citizen Wife
From Whom He Got Green Card
7. I Sponsored My Daughter for the Green Card - What is the
Best Way That She Can Apply for a Nonimmigrant Visa?
Q&A published on August 17, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 08.18.08 |
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Mr. Lee's article "Changes to the Naturalization
Interview Process of Questionable Value" as published in
World Journal Weekly on August 17, 2008 (English)
(Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
08.13.08 |
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September 2008 Visa
Chart |
| 08.13.08 |
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Mr. Lee's Article "Changes to the Naturalization
Interview Process of Questionable Value" as published in
the Immigration
Daily on August 13, 2008 |
08.11.08 |
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1. Nephew Aged Out Before CSPA Enactment but
Appears Eligible to Immigrate Under the CSPA's New Guidelines
2. H-1B Extension or Employment Authorization Document - Which
One Should I Do?
3. Petitioning for Unmarried Son When a Conditional Green Card
Holder
4. How Can I Get Back the Green Card That I Gave Up in 1996?
5. I am Under the 10 year Bar for Illegally Staying Over One
Year - When Can I Leave Without Penalty?
Q&A published on August 10, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 08.05.08 |
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Mr. Lee's article "Changes to the Naturalization
Interview Process of Questionable Value" (English)
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08.04.08 |
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Can I Get the Lists of Questions for Naturalization
- Current Ones and for the Future Test?
Q&A published on August 3, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 07.14.08 |
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Mr. Lee's article "POSTVILLE, IOWA - A Wake-Up
to Tough Administration Enforcement of The Immigration Laws
– What It Means to You" as published in World Journal
Weekly on July 13, 2008 (English)
(Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
07.08.08 |
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Mr. Lee's article "POSTVILLE, IOWA - A Wake-Up
to Tough Administration Enforcement of The Immigration Laws –
What It Means to You " (English) |
| 07.07.08 |
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1. New Rules for Reentry Permit Applicants and
Current Processing Time
2. Marriage Based Green Card - I-751 and Naturalization Process
and Questions as to Child's Citizenship Status
Q&A published on July 6, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
06.30.08 |
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1. What Benefits Can Recently Arrived Immigrants
Through Family Sponsorship Obtain From The Government?
2. At my Second Interview Based on Marriage, do I have a Chance
of Getting the Green Card Where We Married Less Than a Year After
the Ex-wife that He Sponsored Also Got Her Green Card?
3. Issues Concerning Where You First Land in the U.S. After Obtaining
the Immigrant Visa
4. Handling of I-485 Adjustment of Status Cases Held Previously
for Security Checks
5. Eligibility of Permanent Residents Sponsored by Family Member
for Medicaid
Q&A published on June 29, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 06.02.08 |
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Mr. Lee's article "USCIS New Guidance On
CSPA Helpful In One Respect, But Flawed In Others" as published
in World Journal Weekly on June 1, 2008 (English)
(Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
05.22.08 |
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Do I have to Fill Out My Membership in the Chinese
Communist Youth League When I Fill Out the I-485 Adjustment of
Status to Permanent Residence Form?
Q&A published on May 18, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 05.16.08 |
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Mr. Lee's Article "USCIS New Guidance On
CSPA Helpful In One Respect, But Flawed In Others " as
published in the Immigration
Daily on May 15, 2008 |
05.14.08 |
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1. Can U.S. Citizen Wife and Children Make Up for
Husband's Insufficient Time of Residence for Naturalization?
2. In Upcoming Marriage Interview, Will I Receive Permanent Green
Card Even Though Interview Date is Nine Days Short of Two Years
Marriage? What Proof is Good?
Q&A published on May 11, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 05.12.08 |
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Mr. Lee's article "Community Relations Seminar
Featuring U.S.C.I.S. Associate Director for Domestic Operations
Discusses Many Topics of Interest" as published in World
Journal Weekly on May 11, 2008 (English)
(Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
04.26.08 |
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Mr. Lee's article "Community Relations Seminar
Featuring U.S.C.I.S. Associate Director for Domestic Operations
Discusses Many Topics of Interest" (English) |
| 04.07.08 |
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1. Can Someone Who Entered the Country Legally
with a D-1 Crewman Visa Adjust Status to Permanent Residence
if Married to a U.S. Citizen or Through Labor Certification
Green Card Sponsorship?
2. Arrested for a Misdemeanor and Lawyer Negotiating a Deal
- Should I Take It?
3. Immigration Scheduled an I-130 Interview for Me and My Wife,
But I was Ordered Deported 13 Years Ago. What Are The Pros and
Cons of Going?
4. Labor Certification Holder with I-140 Approval and Pending
I-485 Being Transferred by Employer from New York to Chicago.
Are the Labor Certification and I-140 Approvals Still Good?
What Has to be Done?
Q&A published on April 6, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
04.04.08 |
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Website Reader Q&A -"Arrested for a Misdemeanor
and Lawyer Negotiating a Deal - Should I Take It?" (English)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
| 03.28.08 |
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Website Reader Q&A -"Immigration Scheduled
an I-130 Interview for Me and My Wife, But I Was Ordered Deported
13 Years Ago. What Are the Pros and Cons of Going?" (English)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
03.25.08 |
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1. Follow to join asylee returned to China in 2004
- what could she do to rejoin her husband in the States?
2. Will U.S.C.I.S. find out that I lied at the consul in 1995
and what will they do about it?
3. Does asylum derivative have to wait one year to apply for permanent
residence through asylum and is the green card application fee
exempt?
4. Naturalization testing for the elderly who have held the green
card for a long time is much easier than for other applicants
- the 65/20 rule
5. Retaining permanent residence when planning to be outside the
United States most of the time
Q&A published on March 23, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 03.24.08 |
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Mr. Lee's Talk At Rutgers University On January
27, 2008 - Q&As posed by the audience concerning H-1B and
NIW issues (Part 6 of 6). Published in Sing Tao Weekly on 3/23/08
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
03.17.08 |
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Mr. Lee's Talk at At Rutgers University On January
27, 2008 - Outstanding Professor or Researcher and National Interest
Waiver Cases (Part 5 of 6). Published in Sing Tao Weekly on 3/16/08
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 03.11.08 |
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1. Naturalization Applicant with Much Time Outside
the U.S. Before the Five-year Eligibility Date May Still be
Eligible to Naturalize
2. Naturalization Applicants Must Still Maintain Continuous
Residence in the U.S. Between the Interview and Swearing in
Date
3. Counting Rules of the CSPA and the Unpredictability of Visa
Bulletin Movement
Q&A published on March 9, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
03.10.08 |
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Alan Lee's Talk At Rutgers University On January
27, 2008 - PERM Labor Certifications (Part 4 of 6). Published
in Sing Tao Weekly on 3/9/08
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 03.04.08 |
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Mr. Lee's Article "Speed of Naturalizations
- Can't They Do More?" as published in World Journal Weekly
on March 4, 2008 (English)
(Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
03.03.08 |
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Alan Lee's Talk At Rutgers University On January
27, 2008 - H-1B Issues (Part 3 of 6). Published in Sing Tao Weekly
on 3/2/08
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 02.26.08 |
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1. Alien Who Entered With a Fake Passport and
Marries a U.S. Citizen is Usually Not Allowed to Adjust to Permanent
Residence Without Benefits of Section 245(i)
2. Adjusting Status as a Refugee Does Not Require an Income
Test
3. Circumstances Under Which the Priority Date is Kept When
the Child Later Turns 21 and When the Petitioner Naturalizes
Q&A published on February 24, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
02.25.08 |
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Mr. Lee's Talk at At Rutgers University On January
27, 2008 - Strategies of Filing H-1B's (Part 2 of 6). Published
in Sing Tao Weekly on 2/24/08
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 02.18.08 |
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Mr. Lee's Talk at At Rutgers University On January
27, 2008 - H-1B Issues (Part 1 of 6). Published in Sing Tao
Weekly on 2/17/08
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
02.11.08 |
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1. Am I Eligible to Apply for Naturalization
Now After Pleading Guilty to a Crime?
2. What Can I Do When My Parents Were Just Denied for Immigration
at the Consulate in Guangzhou for Inadequate Financial Support
?
3. In an I-485 Case Involving Fake Passport, Fraudulent Entry,
and Sponsorship Through U.S. Citizen Spouse, Section 245(i)
Eligibility Can Take Care of the Entry Without Inspection and
the I-601 Waiver Take Care of the Fraud Attached to the Entry
4. The Importance of Properly Evaluating an EB-1 Extraordinary
Alien Case
Q&A published on February 10, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 02.04.08 |
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1.Does My Mother Need to File the I-90 Form for
Replacement Green Card After Coming in Under SB-1 Visa?
2. The Effect of Long Absences on the Naturalization Application
3. The Date to Apply for Naturalization if the U.S. Citizen
Spouse Dies
4. The Date to Apply for Naturalization for an Approved Political
Asylee - Effect of Rollback
5. Whether Person With a Final Order of Removal can Apply for
Adjustment of Status if He/She is the Spouse of an Asylee and
Already Has an Approved I-730 Petition As a Derivative for One
Year
Q&A published on February 3, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
01.30.08 |
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Mr. Lee's Article "Speed of Naturalizations
- Can't They Do More?" as published in the Immigration
Daily on January 28, 2008 |
| 01.29.08 |
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1. Should I be Sponsored by the Dry Cleaners
or Finance Company for My H-1B and What Should I do About My
Gap in Practical Training Before October 1st?
2. Can My Son Qualify for the CSPA?
Q&A published on January 27, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
01.24.08 |
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Mr. Lee's article "Speed of Naturalizations
- Can't They Do More?" (English) |
| 01.21.08 |
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1. December 21, 2000 Presence is Required
for 245(i) Benefits For Those Relying on Labor Certification
Application or Immigrant Visa Petition Filing Between 1/15/98-4/30/01
2. Options for Businessman Coming to the United States
3. Employment Green Card Possibility for a J-1 Exchange Visitor
Overstay no Longer Subject to a Two-year Foreign Residence
Requirement Who is Without 245(i) Protection
Q&A published on January 20, 2008 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
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