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Archive-name: us-visa-faq/part2
Last-Modified: Febuary 6, 1995

Currently, the USA Immigration FAQ is maintained by
B.G. Mahesh [[e-mail]]

Many FAQs, including this one, are available via FTP on the archive site
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in the body of the message.

Please see part1 of this faq for standard disclaimers.

If you have access to the Web you can also access the FAQ
from http://www.fred.net/mahesh/immigration.html

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
    Host=yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU

    For the more *advanced* users..i.e. Mosaic users :-)

    gopher://yuma.acns.colostate.edu/11/ON/INTERNATIONAL/ln38nafsa

    [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:
   [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

   [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

   "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                              |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   E1        |                | Treaty Trader                        |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |   E2        |                | 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?
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
    Voice: [phone]
    Email: [e-mail]

    Gregory Siskind
    Attorney at Law
    Euclid Court Building
    110 30th Avenue North, Suite 1
    Nashville TN 37203
    Voice: 615/320-9109 Fax: [phone]
    Email: [e-mail]

    Cynthia D. Ryan
    305 Broadway - Suite 301
    New York, NY 10007
    Tel/Fax: [phone]
    Email: [e-mail]

    Sidney J. Wartel, P.E., Jur. Dr.
    Davis, Malm & D'Agostine
    One Boston Place
    Boston, MA. 02108
    Voice : [phone]
    Email: [e-mail]

    Cynthia D. Ryan
    305 Broadway - Suite 301
    New York, NY 10007
    Tel/Fax: [phone]
    E-Mail: [e-mail]


Q: Are there any mailing lists?
A:  [from B.G. Mahesh, [e-mail]]

    o Send mail to [e-mail] asking him to
      add you to his visa bulletin mailing list.

    o An electronic newsletter that includes information on developments
      in immigration law, the State Departments visa bulletin numbers,
      INS Service Center Processing reports and answers to questions
      subscribers may pose.  There is no fee to subscribers and all
      parties interested should email me at [e-mail]

Q: How to select an immigration lawyer?
A: [Muralidhar Rangaswamy, [e-mail]]
   Please treat this as my $0.02 worth on the subject of picking
   an immigration lawyer. While there is no hard and fast rule on
   determining whether an immigration lawyer is good or not, the
   following points would be worthwhile considering in the selection process.

   (1) Check to see if the lawyer is a member of the American
       Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

   (2) Also check if the lawyer holds an important position in the
       local or state bar association's immigration committee.

   (3) Look up the yellow pages of your phone book to obtain the tel#
       of free attorney referral services. Call them and ask for an
       opinion about the attorney you are considering.

   (4) Make sure that there are no restraining orders from the supreme
       judicial court that prohibits the attorney from practising.

   (5) Check prior experiences of the attorney with cases similar to that of
       yours. In particular, find out if the attorney has been successful
       in the past.

   (6) Finally, in your first consultation with the lawyer, feel free to
       bring up all questions and details pertaining to your case (this
       includes legal fees, processing time etc).

   (7) Check with the better business bureau (BBB) in your city about the law
       firm of the lawyer you are considering. The BBB maintains a record of
       all businesses in a given city and reports to you whether the business
       in question has been involved in unfair business practices (over the
       past 3 years).

   (1)-(7) are issues that must necessarily be considered but are
   not sufficient.

   These are merely guidelines for choosing an immigration attorney.
   These are by no means comprehensive. Please feel free to add your
   suggestions or comments to the above 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 Ranganath Dandi, [e-mail]]
    Thomas Williams
    Ste. 1501
    5205, Leesburgh Pike
    Falls Church, VA 22041
    Ph: (703)-845-8800
    Fax:[phone].

    [From Muralidhar Rangaswamy, [e-mail]]
    Steven A. Clark
    Flynn & Clark P.C.,
    One Main Street,
    P.O. Box 25,
    Kendall Square,
    Cambridge MA 02142-0001
    Phone : [phone]
    Fax   : [phone]

    [From Dr. M. V. Ramakrishna, [e-mail]]
    Mr. S. Gayathrinath
    299 Broadway, Suite 603
    New York, NY 10007-1901
    Phone : [phone]
    Fax   : [phone]

    [From Kedar Gidh, [e-mail]]
    Wendy Castor Hess
    Goldblum & Hess
    Jenkintown Plaza, Suite 380
    Jenkintown, PA 19046
    Ph. [phone]
    Fax [phone]

    Law Office of Sheela Murthy
    10451 Mill Run Circle, Suite 400
    Owings Mills, MD 21117-5577
    Tel: [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) 265-8678
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 can an 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: What is form XXX ?
A: [From B.G. Mahesh, [e-mail]]

      N-400  : Application for Naturalization
      N-600  : Application for Certification of Citizenship
      I-90   : Application to Replace Alien Registration Card
      I-130  : Petition of Alien Relative
      I-131  : Application for Travel Document
      I-485  : Application to Register Permanent Residence
               or Adjustment of Status
      I-600  : Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative
      I-765  : Application for Temporary Employment Authorization

Q: What is the fee for XX?
A: [From Rajesh Kumar Singh, [e-mail]]

=================================================================
              IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
                     SUMMARY OF CHANGED FEES
                     effective July 14, 1994

Form No.  Form name/description                             Fee
=================================================================
I-17      Petition for Approval of School for
               Attendance by Nonimmigrant Students          $140
I-90      Application to Replace Alien Registration Card    $75
I-102     Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant
          Arrival Departure Document                        $65
I-129     Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker           See below*
I-129F    Petition for Alien Finance(e)                     $75
I-130     Petition for Alien Relative                       $80
I-131     Application for Travel Document                   $70
I-140     Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker               $75
I-191     Application for Advance Permission to Return
          to Unrelinquished Domicile                        $90
I-193     Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa    $90
I-212     Application for Permission to Reapply for
          Admission into the U.S. After Deportation
          or Removal                                        $95
I-360     Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special
          Immigrant (except for a petition seeking
          classification as Amerasian)                      $80
I-485     Application to Register Permanent Residence or
          Adjust Status
          --if 14 years of age or older                     $130
          --if under 14 years of age                        $100
I-526     Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur          $155
I-539     Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status  $75
                              (plus $10 per coapplicant)
I-600     Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate
          Relative                                          $155
I-600A    Application for Advance Processing of Orphan
          Petition                                          $155
I-601     Application for Waiver of Grounds of
          Excludability                                     $95
I-612     Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence
          Requirement                                       $95
I-751     Petition to Remove the Condition on Residence     $80
I-765     Application for Employment Authorization          $70
I-817     Application for Voluntary Departure Under
          Family Unity Program                              $80
N-300     Application to File Declaration of Intention      $75
N-400     Application for Naturalization                    $95
N-470     Application to Preserve Residence for
          Naturalization Purposes                           $115
N-565     Application for Replacement Naturalization/
          Citizenship Document                              $65
N-600     Application for Certificate of Citizenship        $100
N-643     Application for Certificate of Citizenship in
          Behalf of an Adopted Child                        $80
N-644     Application for Posthumous Citizenship            $80

*I-129 Petition with Unnamed Beneficiaries:
     --Fee of $75 per petition

 I-129 Petition with Named Beneficiaries:
     --Base fee of $75 per petition plus either:
          --$10 per worker is requesting consulate or port-of-
          entry notification for visa issuance or admission;
          --$80 per worker if requesting a change of status; or
          --$50 per worker if requesting an extension of stay, if
          filing an extension of stay or change of status for one
          worker, dependents may be included for a fee of $10 per
          dependent.

Q: What is the phone number of US Consulate in XXX?
A: [From Manish, [e-mail]]

    Quebec:   418-692-2095
    Montreal: 514-398-9695
    Toronto:  416-595-1700
    Ottawa:   613-238-4470 ext 301


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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