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Last-Modified: March 7, 1994

Currently, the alt.visa.us FAQ is maintained by
B.G. Mahesh [[e-mail]]

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Please see part1 of this faq for standard disclaimers.

Questions marked with a + indicate questions new to this issue;
those with significant changes of content since the last issue
are marked by *:

                      General
                      -------

Q. What is this FAQ about?
A: [from B.G. Mahesh, [e-mail]]
   This FAQ has some information about J1, H-1B, Green card and other visas.

Q: Is their a internet site from which I can download any info
    regarding immigration?

A:  PS: If you have any questions about gopher and anonymous ftp
        PLEASE don't ask me.  Ask on news.newusers.questions
        and/or alt.gopher

    [ from Ravinder Bhumbla, [e-mail]]
    NAFSA (the association of international educators) regularly
    sends out updates about changes in immigration laws to its
    mailing list, [e-mail] (you can subscribe by sending
    mail to [e-mail]).  An archive of these updates
    (which may be useful to you) is accessible by gopher at the
    following place:

    Name=NAFSA Updates (Federal Regulations)
    Type=1
    Port=70
    Path=1/ON/INTERNATIONAL/ln38nafsa/REGS/UPDATES
    Host=yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU

    [from B.G. Mahesh, [e-mail]]
    Look into ftp.cs.umd.edu:/pub/cyrillic/us_visas/*
    Login as anonymous. If you don't know how to ftp please get some local
    help.

    [from Rajiv S. Khanna, [e-mail]]
    The following documents are available by anonymous ftp on
    netcom1.netcom.com, netcom2.netcom.com, etc. through
    netcom9.netcom.com.  The documents are found in directory
    "/pub/rskhanna" and indexed as follows:

          DV1Proposed    F-1M-1Visas     K-VisasforFiance
          E-1E-2Visas    H-UsageFor1994  VisaBulletinMarch1994

    Files are updated new info on almost daily basis (if there is any
    new info that needs posting).  Please let me have your
    comments/suggestions on how to improve the information.

Q. Are there any books regarding Immigration?
A:
   1. [from newswatcher, [e-mail] and
         Venerando, [e-mail]]
   Immigration Made Easy:  The Insider's Guide".
   Authors:   Martha S. Siegel, Laurence A. Canter
   Publisher: Sheridan Chandler Company, c1991
              Tuczon Arizona, USA, 1991-1992 edition.
   Cost : approx. $90

   As far as I know, the book also contains a vast number of
   forms such as I-129B, IAP-66, I-485, etc., etc. used by INS and
   consular processing centers. The Sheridan Chandler Company also
   publishes separate bulletins and info. relating to immigration.
   Information on how to subscribe to these bulletins is provided on
   the book itself.

   NAFSA also has a publication entitled "Adviser's Manual of
   Federal Regulations Affecting Foreign Students and Scholars".
   Inforamtion about the book is available via gopher.

   2. [from Alberto Molina, [e-mail]]
   Name: Immigration Procedures Handbook
   Publisher: Clark, Boardman & Callaghan
   Address: 155 Pfingsten Road
            Deerfield, IL 60015-4998
   Phone: [phone]
   Cost: $145 + 6.5 percent S&H + state tax

   3. [from Eiji Hirai, [e-mail] ]
   The Rights of Aliens and Refugees:
      The Basic ACLU Guide to Alien and
      Refugee Rights_, 2nd edition,
   by David Carliner, et al.   Price : $7.95 + S&H

   You can  ordered it from
    ACLU Dept L.
    P.O. Box 794
    Medford, NY 11763

   4. "Labor Certification Handbook -
       Companion Volume To:  Immigration Procedures Handbook"
       by  Austin T. Fragomen,  Steven C, Bell
       Clark Boardman Callghan,  NY 1992


Q: What does XX non-immigrant visa mean?
A: [from many-many on the net!]

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    |  Visa Type  | Dependant Visa |          Description                 |
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    |   A         |                |  Diplomat                  |
    |             |                |  Foreign Government Officials        |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   B-1       |                | Visitor's visa [Business]            |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   B-2       |                | Visitor's visa [pleasure/tourist]    |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   C         |                | Aliens in Transit Visa               |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   D         |                | Crewman                              |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   E         |                | Treaty Trader or Treaty Investor     |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   F1        |  F2            |  Foreign Student Visa,               |
    |             |                |  Dependant cannot work               |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   G         |                | International Organization Employee  |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   H-1B      |  H4            | Work Permit [Temporary Worker]       |
    |             |                | Dependant cannot work                |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   I         |                | Foreign Information Media[Journalist]|
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   J1        |  J2            | Exchange visitor/scholar/post-doc.   |
    |             |                | Student can work off-campus if       |
    |             |                | International Student Office gives a |
    |             |                | letter of authorization. May be      |
    |             |                | subjected to 2 year presence in the  |
    |             |                | home country requirement.            |
    |             |                | Dependant can work but needs to get  |
    |             |                | needs to get the permission from INS |
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    |   K1        |  K2            | K1 - for direct fiancee of US citizen|
    |             |                | K2 - for children of fiancee         |
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    |   L-1       |  L-2           | Intra-Company Transferee             |
    |             |                | See L1 Visa section of this FAQ for  |
    |             |                | more details                         |
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    |   M         |                | Vocational Student                   |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   N         |                | Parents of certain Special Immigrants|
    |             |                | special immigrant status             |
    |             |                | (retired officers/employees          |
    |             |                | previously accorded G-4 visa status) |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   O         |                | aliens of extraordinary ability in   |
    |             |                | the sciences, arts, education,       |
    |             |                | business, or athletics               |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   P1      |  P2           | Renowned artists, entertainers and   |
    |          |           | athletes coming for internationally  |
    |          |           | recognized or culturally unique      |
    |          |           | performances              |
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    |   Q         |                | Participants in international        |
    |             |                | cultural exchange programs which     |
    |          |           | provide practical training,       |
    |          |           | employment and which involve the     |
    |          |           | sharing of history, culture          |
    |          |           | traditions of the applicant's country|
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    |   R         |                | Certain religious workers          |
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    |   NATO      |                | Representatives and staff of member  |
    |          |           | states to NATO                    |
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Q. Are there any lawyers who can be reached by email?
    [from B.G. Mahesh, [e-mail]]
A:  This is an easy one :-)

    LAW OFFICES OF RAJIV S. KHANNA   Voice: [phone]
    1129 20th Street, NW, Suite 400  Email: [e-mail]
    Washington, DC 20036-3403

Q: Are there any mailing lists?
A:  [from B.G. Mahesh, [e-mail]]
    Yes! send mail to [e-mail] asking him to
    add you to his visa bulletin mailing list.

*Q. Is there a list of "recommended lawyers" ?
A:  [from B.G. Mahesh, [e-mail]]
    Rajiv S. Khanna
    LAW OFFICES OF RAJIV S. KHANNA
    1129 20th Street, NW, Suite 400
    Washington, DC 20036-3403
    Phone : [phone]
    Fax   : [phone]
    Email : [e-mail]

    [from Th. Bullinger, [e-mail]]
    Santosh Pawar
    1000 East Ave.
    Rochester, NY 14607
    Phone : [phone]

    [from Alberto, [e-mail]]
    The Law Offices of Ronald Freeman in NYC,
    specifically Jenny Nieves at that office.
    Their phone number is 800-522-5275.

    [from [e-mail]]
    Peter T. Baumann, Karren A. DeSeve, Jon Landau
    437 Chestnut St.
    Suite 905
    Philadelphia, PA 19106
    Phone : [phone]

    [from Kannan Varadhan, [e-mail]]
    Ms. Deborah Youtsey
    Bartlett and Weigle Co. LPA
    432, Walnut Street, Cuite 1100,
    Cincinnati, OH 45202.
    Phone : [phone]
    Fax   : [phone]

    [From Rob Lingelbach, [e-mail]]
    Steven W. Blalock  (Blalock and Gray)
    11726 San Vicente Blvd  #650
    Los Angeles, CA  90049
    Phone : [phone]

    [from Muralidhar Rangaswamy, [e-mail]]
    Steven A. Clark
    Flynn & Clark P.C.,
    One Main Street, P.O. Box 25, Cambridge, MA 02142.
    Phone : [phone]
    Fax   : [phone]

    [from an Anonymous person]
    Mathew Varghese
    c/o TransNational Legal Services
    2108 Adrienne Drive
    Troy MI - 48498
    Phone : [phone]
    Fax   : [phone]

Q. Are there any lawyers you don't recommend ?
A: Please see disclaimer section before you read any further ;-)

   [From Rob Lingelbach, [e-mail]]
   Neville Asherson  (Asherson & Klein)
   9150 Wilshire Blvd.
   Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Q: What are the numbers for "Ask Immigration" Telephone Information
   Systems operated by INS.
A: [from C. Huda Dodge, [e-mail]]

   INS operates "Ask Immigration" Telephone Information Systems,
   through which you can access recorded messages about various
   immigration topics.  The information below is taken from the INS
   brochure on this system (Form M-243).

One can access the recorded messages from the following telephone numbers:

Albany, NY    [phone]        Newark, NJ    [phone]
Albuquerque, NM    [phone]        New Orleans, LA    [phone]
Anchorage, AK    [phone]        NYC, NY        [phone]
Arlington, VA    [phone]        Norfolk, VA    [phone]
Atlanta, GA    [phone]        Oklahoma City, OK [phone]
Baltimore, MD    [phone]        Omaha, NE    [phone]
Boise, ID    [phone]        Orlando, FL    [phone]
Boston, MA    [phone]        Philadelphia, PA(215) 597-3961
Buffalo, NY    [phone]        Phoenix, AZ    [phone]
Charleston, SC    [phone]        Pittsburgh, PA    [phone]
Charlotte, NC    [phone]        Portland, ME    [phone]
Chicago, IL    [phone]        Portland, OR    [phone]
Cincinnati, OH    [phone]        Providence, RI    [phone]
Cleveland, OH    [phone]        Reno, NV    [phone]
Dallas, TX    [phone]        Sacramento, CA    [phone]
Denver, CO    [phone]        Salt Lake City, UT(801) 524-5771
Detroit, MI    [phone]        St. Albans, VT    [phone]
El Paso, TX    [phone]        St. Louis, MO    [phone]
Fresno, CA    [phone]        St. Paul, MN    [phone]
Harlingen, TX    [phone]        San Antonio, TX    [phone]
Hartford, CT    [phone]        San Diego, CA    [phone]
Helena, MT    [phone]        San Francisco, CA [phone]
Honolulu, HI    [phone]        San Jose, CA    [phone]
Houston, TX    [phone]        San Juan, PR    [phone]
Indianapolis, IN(317) 226-6009        Seattle, WA    [phone]
Jacksonville, FL(904) 791-2624        Spokane, WA    [phone]
Kansas City, MO    [phone]        Tampa, FL    [phone]
Las Vegas, NV    [phone]        Tucson, AZ    [phone]
Los Angeles, CA    [phone]        West Palm Beach, FL(407) 844-4341
Louisville, KY    [phone]
Memphis, TN    [phone]        TDD Users:    [phone]
Miami, FL    [phone]
Milwaukie, WI    [phone]

  People who don't like electronic answering services should stay away from
  this system.  For quick reference, especially if you live in one of the
  cities listed, it is really quite convenient.  One must push the # of the
  recording you wish to hear (and in Portland, OR at least, one *must* listen
  to a message before you can talk to a real person).  If you don't know the
  #, you have  to listen to a menu list of options.  To make things easier,
  this "Message Guide" was printed in the brochure:

101    The INS
102    How to report aliens illegally in the US...
103    PRC nationals
104    The INS Outreach program
105    Where to mail applications
106    Reporting your change of address to INS
107    How to obtain copies of documents
108    Immigrant visa availability list
109    Filing appeals and motions

201    Who is eligible for legalization
202    Employer sanctions
203    Family fairness program for legalized aliens
204    Anti-discrimination protection under immigration law
205    How to apply for PR status if resided continuously since 1972
206    Special agricultural worker program
207    Systematic alien verification for entitlements program

301    Filing petitions to sponsor an immediate relative
302    "      " to sponsor prospective immigrant employees
303    How and alien in the US can request to change status to PR
304    When a US citizen marries a foreign national outside the US
305    How to file a joint petition...to remove conditional status of PR
306    Immigration benefits for adoption before 16th b-day
307    Orphan petitions
308    Application for asylum in the US
309    PR for recipients of approved asylum applications

401    How to obtain an alien residency card
402    Applying for a replacement " " "
403    If you never received you  " " "

501    Nonimmigrant or temporary visas
502    How to request an extension of temporary stay
503    Change of status from one nonimmgrant class to another...for work
504    Applying for a replacement I-94 arrival/departure document
505    Temporary visitor's visa
506    A fiance/fiancee visa
507    Requirements for class. as a nonimm. temp. worker (H1, H2 & H3)
508    Requirements for class. as a J1 or nonimm. exchange alien
509    L-1 visa status for intracompany transfers
510    Requirements for class. as an E1 or E2 ... treaty trader or investor

601    Permission to go to school
602    Student visa extension
603    Permission for foreign student to work
604    Visas for spouse & dependent children of foreign students
605    School transfers for F1 & M1 foreign students
606    How to maintain your student status

701    Departure from the US by permanent residents
702    Student travel outside the US
703    Travel authorization for refugees
704    How to request emergency travel
705    Travel by an alien whose PR application is still pending

801    Citizenship and naturalization requirements
802    " for children born outside the US
803    Naturalization based on military service
804    Derivative citizenship for children of US citizens
805    Residency requirements for naturalization
806    How to file for naturalization on behalf of a child
807    Replacement of certificate of citizenship or naturalization
808    How to renounce or forfeit US citizenship

+Q: Which is the best time to change this maiden name to the
   married name and how to go about it?
A: [From Rajiv S. Khanna, [e-mail]]

   In terms of immigration documents, all papers that are
   filed should list spouse by her married name and  "also
   known as XYZ (Maiden name)."  Most INS forms provide a
   space for "Other Names USED."  Now if it is too late
   and a green card in her maiden name has already been issued,
   INS has a form for it.  I believe you have to apply for reissuance
   of GC, same form as if your GC had been stolen or destroyed.  If
   anyone knows any different, please correct.

Q. Wish List

   Need to add info regarding Citizenship, visitor visa..
   If you have any info regarding these please email your
   questions/answers to me directly.


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