| 02.26.07 |
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1. Do I Study the New Questions or Old Questions
for the Naturalization Test?
2. Will I have a problem getting an H-1B visa or not? I have
a degree in fashion and am working for a company in my field.
3. H-4 Holder Who Changed to H-1B for Almost 3 Years is Eligible
for H-1B Extension Even Though Total Time in U.S. as H-1B/H-4
Holder will Exceed Six Years
Q&A published on February 25, 2007 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
02.23.07 |
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After Marrying my Lawful Permanent Resident Common
Law Husband, Can He Adopt my 19-Year Old Son So That My Son
Can Immigrate With Me?
Q&A published on Februay 18, 2007 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 02.22.07 |
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VT, TX, CA and NE
Processing Times Updated |
02.17.07 |
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Website Reader Q&A -"What can a K-1 holder do whose
I-485 adjustment of status application which was sent to USCIS
six months ago was rejected for incorrect filing and only learned
of the rejection now?" (English)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
| 02.14.07 |
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March 2007 Visa Chart |
02.13.07 |
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1. Will 1994 F-4 Approved Visa Petition Applicant
Receive Instructions on When to File the Rest of the Papers
for his Green Card?
2. How Can a Conditional Resident Through Marriage Obtain the
Final Green Card if Separated or Divorced?
3.Can a Conditional Resident Apply for FAFSA Without Such Application
Affecting Her Immigration Status?
4. Passing the Naturalization Test and being Denied for Citizenship
at the Swearing in Ceremony for not being able to Answer a Question
in English
Q&A published on Februay 11, 2007 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 02.07.07 |
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Website Reader Q&A -"As an RN from Canada, Can I Work
Here Since I Have a Sponsoring Employer?" (English)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
01.31.07 |
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Website Reader Q&A -"Will I have a problem getting
an H-1B visa or not? I have a degree in fashion and am working
for a company in my field" (English)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
| 01.29.07 |
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1. Can Girlfriends or Boyfriends Obtain Visas to
Accompany F-1 Students?
2. The Interaction of Security Clearances with Final Asylum &
I-730 Approvals
3.Will the Daughter be able to Immigrate with the Parents Under
the CSPA?
Q&A published on January 28, 2007 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
01.25.07 |
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Website Reader Q&A -"Do I Study the New Questions
or Old Questions for the Naturalization Test? " (English)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
| 01.22.07 |
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1.Losing Political Asylum & Then Having a Bonafide
Marriage with a U.S. Citizen – Can I Get my Green Card?
2. Felony or Aggravated Felony? The Immigration Consequences of
Both
3. Will Past Nonimmigrant Status of Persons Haunt Them in Immigrant
Visa Interviews Overseas?
Q&A published on January 21, 2007 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
01.18.07 |
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Website Reader Q&A -"H-4 Holder Who Changed to H-1B
for Almost 3 Years is Eligible for H-1B Extension Even Though
Total Time in U.S. as H-1B/H-4 Holder will Exceed Six Years"
(English) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 01.15.07 |
 |
World Journal Weekly on January 14, 2007 Published Mr. Lee's
Article - "THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE AND PATIENCE IN
IMMIGRATION LAW " (English)
(Newspaper Clipping)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
01.13.07 |
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Website Reader Q&A -"After Marrying my Lawful Permanent
Resident Common Law Husband, Can He Adopt my 19-Year Old Son So
That My Son Can Immigrate With Me?" (English)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
| 12.30.06 |
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Website Reader Q&A -"Can I do EB-2 Labor Certification
as I Have a Master's Degree?" (English)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
12.26.06 |
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1.Traveling and Keeping the Green Card
2. Tracking a Misdirected I-824 Follow to Join Application for
Family Members
Q&A published on December 24, 2006 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 12.18.06 |
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1. Upgrading an I-130 petition for a single unmarried
son or daughter upon becoming a U.S. citizen
2. A permanent resident wants to stay outside the United States
for most of the next five years
3. Reader will be stuck outside the U.S. following surgery when
the green card expires
4. Does a child under the age of 14 require fingerprinting who
files an I-485 application for adjustment of status to permanent
residence before turning 14?
Q&A published on December 17, 2006 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
12.11.06 |
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1. It is Hard to Take Back Naturalization Once
Given
2. Can You Process an I-90 Green Card replacement Application
for Another Person?
3. The Effect of Medicaid Assistance on Naturalization Applications
4. Brother/Sister I-130 Petitions Where Beneficiary is Here
5. L-1 Intracompany Transferee Application Procedures
6. Timing on Filings for K-1s Removing Conditional Basis of Residence
and on Citizenship
Q&A published on December 10, 2006 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 12.09.06 |
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Website Reader Q&A -"Passing the Naturalization Test
and being Denied for Citizenship at the Swearing in Ceremony
for not being able to Answer a Question in English" (English)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
12.04.06 |
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Am I Eligible for Legalization If It Passes?
Q&A published on December 3, 2006 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 11.06.06 |
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World Journal Weekly on November 5, 2006 Published Mr. Lee's
Article -"Will The Denial of Your Immigration Application
or Petition on or After October 1st Force You Before The Immigration
Court?" (English)
(Newspaper Clipping)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
10.30.06 |
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1. Issues Connected With Employment Based I-485
Adjustment Of Status Application Denial, e.g.- Continued Employment
Authorization, Amount Of Wage To Be Paid Now, Appeals And Motions
2. Follow To Join Asylum Concerns With Overseas Delays
3. Keeping U.S. Citizenship For Persons Leaving The U.S.
4. Outlining The Road Ahead In Removal Or Deportation Proceedings
Q&A published on October 29, 2006 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 10.23.06 |
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"Legal Options Where Green Card Holders
Have Been Out of The Country Longer Than Allowed by Law"
Q&A published on October 22, 2006 World Journal Weekly (English)
(Newspaper Clipping)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
10.16.06 |
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1. Traveling and Keeping the Green Card
2. Tracking a Misdirected I-824 Follow to Join Application for
Family Members
Q&A published on October 15, 2006 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 10.14.06 |
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More on NTA Issuance Quoting Mr. Lee's Article -"Will
The Denial of Your Immigration Application or Petition on or
After October 1st Force You Before The Immigration Court?"
As
Published in the Immigration Daily |
10.09.06 |
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1. How long now to obtain permanent residence through
asylum adjustment; and how long for my family members to join
me in the States
2. How much material is now needed for an affidavit of support
in overseas processing?
3. Immigrating a dependent aged-out child and having an advantage
in advocating your interpretation of the CSPA if he or she is
already in the United States
4. Special rules of naturalization for ages 50, 55, 65, holding
the green card for 15 and 20 years
Q&A published on October 8, 2006 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 10.03.06 |
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Mr. Lee's Article -"Will The Denial of Your Immigration
Application or Petition on or After October 1st Force You Before
The Immigration Court?" As
Published in the Immigration Daily |
10.02.06 |
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1. Rollback Date & Requirement of Past Persecution
or Fear of Future Persecution in Asylum Adjustment Cases
2. Planning to File I-751 Removal of the Conditional Basis of
Residence Application Where the Couple Do Not Now Live With Each
Other
3.Will the Parent’s Overstay in U.S. Affect Daughter’s
Application for B or F Visa?
4. Claiming A Green Card Holder As A Dependent for Tax Purposes
5. What to do When You Have Petitioned for Your Married Child
Who Then Divorces and Now Marries Someone Else?
Q&A published on October 1, 2006 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 09.29.06 |
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Mr. Lee's Article -"Will The Denial of Your Immigration
Application or Petition on or After October 1st Force You Before
The Immigration Court?" (English) |
08.28.06 |
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World Journal Weekly on August 27, 2006 Published Mr. Lee's
Article "Little Immigration Points That Not Everyone Knows"
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 08.21.06 |
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World Journal Weekly on August 20, 2006 Published Mr. Lee's
Article "Immigration News Affecting Large Numbers of People"
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
08.21.06 |
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1. Is Hearing Loss Enough of a Physical Disability
to Exempt From The Regular Naturalization Test; and The Physical
Presence Requirement
2. Can a Person Entering Illegally (Instead of Overstaying a Visa)
Get The Green Card by Marrying a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident?
3. Processing Issues with Adjustment of Status to LPR from K-1
Status
4. Refused Entry Where Visa Normally Not Required – Steps
to Take
Q&A published on August 20, 2006 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 08.14.06 |
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"Reader’s Thought-Out Options Where
His F-1 Status May Be Running Out and Mr. Lee’s Comments"
Q&A published on August 13, 2006 World Journal Weekly (English)
(Newspaper Clipping)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
08.11.06 |
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Mr. Lee's Modified Article "Immigration News Affecting
Large Numbers of People"
As
Published in the Immigration Daily |
| 08.07.06 |
|
"Omission on Non-Immigrant Visa Application
of a Sister & Its Effect on Later Naturalization Application
& Sponsorship of Sister for Visitor Visa" Q&A published
on August 6, 2006 World Journal Weekly (English)
(Newspaper Clipping)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
08.02.06 |
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1. Where 94 Year-old U.S. Citizen Wants To Marry
And Sponsor A 60s Year-old Wife
2. Steps To Sponsor A Child In China Under The Immediate Relative
(IR) Category
3. H-1B Validity Dependent Also Upon Working In The H-1B Position
And Not Just Ending Date On Paper; Whether An H-4 Dependent Can
Change Status To F-1 Student; And What To Do In Case Of Failure
Including Watching Out For 3 And 10 Year Bars
4. Visitor Visas – Factors for Consideration
5. Filing for Adjustment of Status in the U.S. While Having an
Overseas Child
Q&A published on July 30, 2006 World Journal Weekly
(English) (Newspaper
Clipping) (Chinese
Traditional) (Chinese
Simplified) |
| 07.22.06 |
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Mr. Lee's decision at Board of Immigration Appeals was published
in The Interpreter Releases 1484, 83 NO. 27 on July 17, 2006
under title, "Chinese Divorce Valid Even Without Physical
Appearance, BIA Finds" (As Published
in the Interpreter Releases) |
07.11.06 |
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Mr. Lee's Article "BIA In Unpublished Decision Rules On
Presence Requirement For Foreign Divorce To Be Recognized In New
York State" was published in The Immigration Daily on July
11, 2006 (As
Published in the Immigration Daily) |
| 07.10.06 |
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"1.I-90 Applications for Replacement Green
Cards Where Criminal Record is Involved and Naturalization Applications
Where Individuals Married for the Green Card But Got the Ex-wife
Pregnant During the Time of Divorce
2. Whether to Put in a Second Relative Petition Under Different
Category and What to do if Naturalization Interview is Not Passed"
Q&A published on July 9, 2006 World Journal Weekly (English)
(Newspaper Clipping)
(Chinese Traditional)
(Chinese
Simplified) |
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