Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Attorneys at Law, is now open for in-person office appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In-person office appointment consultation fees are $200. (Telephonic appointment fees will continue to be charged at our lower present rates).
We are a full-service law firm practicing exclusively in U.S. immigration & nationality laws for more than 35 years, including nonimmigrant and immigrant business visas, e.g H-1B, L-1, PERM, EB-1A, EB-1C; family-based cases; DACA; investment immigration; asylum; deportation and removal; other litigation/complex cases.
Helpful Links
- Link to all USCIS forms
- Link for processing times
- Check your case on line with U.S.C.I.S.
- Appointment with U.S.C.I.S. – make an appointment.
- What to do if your case is outside normal processing time, there is a typographical error, you failed to get a notice from U.S.C.I.S., you did not get a document from U.S.C.I.S., or you did not receive your card.
- How to do a change of address with U.S.C.I.S.
- How to find your local USCIS Field Office.
- How to find your local Senator by State.
- How to find your local Congressman/Congresswoman by Zip code.
- How to find a doctor for your immigration medical.
- How to locate a friend or relative who has been picked up by ICE.
- How to calculate your filing fees.
- EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Centers – Check list of registered EB-5 regional Centers with U.S.C.I.S.
- STEM Designated Degree Programs – For STEM List for F-1 Students eligible for 24 months OPT Extension.
- ICE Portal. This site is for any noncitizen who has been placed in removal proceedings. It contains important information for noncitizens to complete necessary tasks related to the immigration process.
Welcome to the immigration web site of Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Attorneys at Law!
We hope that the information provided here will prove to be interesting and helpful to you. The articles and questions and answers will change periodically and reflect the spectrum of issues which run across the field of immigration law. Visa charts will be updated monthly.
In the event that you require our services after going through our website, please contact us.
News/Articles
- Article: H-1B SEASON UPON US – TIME TO BEGIN IF NOT ALREADY STARTED. USCIS STATISTICS ON PROJECTED LEVEL I AND LEVEL II WAGE SELECTION RATES LIKELY WRONG. (1/23/2026)
- Article: SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF THE NOVEMBER 6, 2025, STATE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC CHARGE CABLE (12/15/2025)
- A Dual Star Shines in the Legal Community: Alan Lee Wins “Super Lawyer” for the 14th Time, While Arthur Lee Makes His Debut as a Rising Star (12/4/2025)
- ALAN LEE AND ARTHUR LEE HONORED WITH SELECTIONS AS TOP NYC LAWYERS IN IMMIGRATION LAW IN 2025 (11/18/2025)
- Article: EAD Automatic Extensions Abruptly Ended (11/4/2025)
- Article: A LOOK AT THE WEIGHTED SELECTION PROCESS FOR CAP H-1B VISAS (10/3/2025)
Q&A
- Alan Lee, Esq. Q&As published on the World Journal Weekly on January 25, 2026 1. 1. If I-485 is denied and H-1B needs to change employer (1/26/2026)
- Alan Lee, Esq. Q&As published on the World Journal Weekly on January 18, 2026 1. USCIS expects to see the last 3 payslips to determine the start of the 60-day grace period 2. What to do if I haven’t received the filing receipt for over 1 month? (1/18/2026)
- Alan Lee, Esq. Q&As published on the World Journal Weekly on January 11, 2026 1. A request for porting is conditioned upon the I-140 petition being approved and 180 days have passed 2. The criteria for NIW is that the person’s proposed endeavor has both substantial merit and national importance (1/11/2026)
- Alan Lee, Esq. Q&As published on the World Journal Weekly on December 28, 2025: 1. If you have already applied for an immigrant visa petition, it may prove difficult for an American consulate or embassy to issue you the F-1 visa (12/28/2025)
- Alan Lee, Esq. Q&As published on the World Journal Weekly on December 21, 2025 1. It’s difficult to apply for adjustment of status if the employee is no longer affiliated with his former company. 2. To change the priority date on your I-140 petition, please contact the USCIS (12/21/2025)
- Alan Lee, Esq. Q&As published on the World Journal Weekly on December 14, 2025 1. Chinese J holders are no longer subject to a two-year foreign residence requirement 2. Would applying for CPT negatively impact the I-485 approval? (12/14/2025)
- Alan Lee, Esq. Q&As published on the World Journal Weekly on December 7, 2025： 1. A change of nationality generally will not affect green card processing (12/7/2025)
- Alan Lee, Esq. Q&As published on the World Journal Weekly on November 23, 2025： 1. Encouraging organizations to begin PERM labor certification applications at latest when H-1B holders have finished the first three years (11/23/2025)
- Alan Lee, Esq. Q&As published on the World Journal Weekly on November 16, 2025：1. EB-1A was approved, there are options for your spouse to maintain legal status 2. For H-1B extension, you can return to the US during the time that the extension is pending or after it has been approved if you have a valid H-1B visa (11/16/2025)
- Alan Lee, Esq. Q&As published on the World Journal Weekly on November 2, 2025：1. In applying for the green card, you should disclose all nationalities. 2. You should obtain another position in the same or similar occupation prior to the adjudication of your I-485 application. 3. After activating the Combo EAD card, you would technically have no status if your I-485 application is denied. (11/2/2025)