We are happy to announce that Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Attorneys at Law, has reopened for in-person office appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In-person office appointment consultation fees are $150. (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
- Appointment with U.S.C.I.S. – make an appointment.
- Check your case on line with U.S.C.I.S.
- 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 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.
- Check your FOIA request status online with U.S.C.I.S.
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
- Arthur Lee, Esq. marries Ann Back (12/6/2022)
- Article: SEACHANGE IN LINE FOR N-648 MEDICAL CERTIFICATION FOR DISABILITY EXCEPTIONS ADJUDICATIONS (11/10/2022)
- Article: “Family-Based Preference Cases to Progress in FY-2023?” (10/13/2022)
- IMMIGRATION NEWS THAT YOU CAN USE – CONFUSION IN THE IMMIGRATION COURTS; NEW PUBLIC CHARGE RULE ON RESPONSIBILITY OF AFFIANTS GIVING I-864 SUPPORT; US – CANADA TAKING SEPARATE COVID PATHS (10/7/2022)
- ALAN LEE, ESQ. SUPER LAWYER FOR 2022 IN NEW YORK METRO AREA (10/5/2022)
- IMMIGRATION NEWS THAT YOU CAN USE – USCIS PRONOUNCES FINALITY TO H-1B SELECTIONS; CONSULAR PRACTICE; HAPPINESS OR SADNESS WHEN IJ’S DISMISS CASES; LITTLE TO DO IN OFFICE WITH SEPTEMBER VISA CHARTS; NRC NEWS; ETA 9089 FILLING WHERE NO SUNDAY NEWSPAPER. (8/23/2022)
Q&A
- Q&A’s published on the World Journal Weekly on December 4, 2022 1. How to return to the USA after abandoning LPR 2. How can my immigrant wife petition her sons to come to USA with us? 4. Should I apply for my green card or my citizenship after legal name change? (12/4/2022)
- Q&A’s published on the World Journal Weekly on October 23, 2022 1. I had worked on H1B visa and I am considering moving back to US, Do I need to again sit in lottery? 2. I am considered an alien relative. Can I file for I-485 and I-765 at the same time once I get my I-130 form approved? 3. Can I expedite my DACA? 4. I hold a j1 visa for one year and work in a hotel as a chef. Can I convert the visa to H1 if the hotel gives me a work contract? 5. Can I re-enter the US with an arrest record on J-1 visa? (10/23/2022)
- Q&A’s published on the World Journal Weekly on October 16, 2022 1. How to expedite an asylum I – 485 Process for health care workers? Asylum based, Pending since 1.5 years. 2. I am in USA now on tourist visa up to July 27th, I got urgent work in India, can I go & come for 15 days? 3. What will I do when I was denied the petition for naturalization because I was not able to produce the document? 4. Can I travel between USA and Canada using AVR (each trip duration less than 30 days) multiple times while my visa appointment is scheduled? 5. Do I include children from a previous marriage who aren’t on my tax returns on my I-134? 6. Would it be a safe idea to stick with the current company? or I should switch to the new employer (10/16/2022)
- Q&A’s published on the World Journal Weekly on September 25, 2022 1. Can H1B in-person first interview at the US embassy in the home country be waived off? 2. Can a misdemeanor charge be withdrawn? (10/1/2022)
- Q&A’s published on the World Journal Weekly on September 4, 2022 1. I get my Green card under the F11 category, one of my accompany (son) is in “follow to join” status, can I get married if I already get my green card? 2. Will a new marriage affect my naturalization application? 3. Can I work more than one job with an H-1B? If so, what is the process to add another employer? (9/4/2022)
- Q&A’s published on the World Journal Weekly on August 28, 2022 1. I filled my I130 form on 11th sept 2019 and on 24 mar 2021 says we are actively reviewing. How long will this take as I have been waiting 2 years 2. Will a new marriage affect my naturalization application? 3. Petition I-140, E11 visa 4. Will the gap between F2 and H4 status affect my I-485 application? 5. Should I send my passport to USCIS when filing for TN visa extension with 1-129? 6. Can H-1B in-person first interview at the US embassy in the home country be waived off? New USCIS news came up in December 2021? 7. Can an illegal immigrant be eligible for H-1B or other immigration or work visa? (8/28/2022)
- Q&A’s published on the World Journal Weekly on August 7, 2022 1. Can my parents leave and reenter the US on their current B2 visa while their I130 (filed while they were in the US) is pending? 2. Citizenship 3. Live in US while IR-1 visa application is in process 4. Caught for shoplifting when I’m on H1b and now I am applying for H1b visa. (8/7/2022)
- Q&A’s published on the World Journal Weekly on June 5, 2022 1. Do my H4 status wife need to file a form I-539? 2. U.S Citizenship 3. EB2-NIW Policy Alert Jan 21, 2022 4. Did not include green paper in new application 5. I-130 for brother 6. Do I need to apply for a visa? 7. How come my mom was denied a reentry visa? (6/5/2022)
- Q&A’s published on the World Journal Weekly on May 22, 2022 1. My H-1B 6-year period is ending on May 31, 2022. My home country is India. My employer is stating my green card process now 2. How long does it take usually for I-130 to get to the NVC stage? 3. I-751 filed jointly then divorce? 4. Will My Divorce Affect my Naturalization Application? 5. Pending I-485 (marriage base), maintaining F1 status, using EAD 6. Can An Illegal alien obtain a professional license such as for cosmetology? (5/22/2022)
- Q&A’s published on the World Journal Weekly on April 17, 2022 1. Can the spouse and beneficiary of a Green Card applicant apply for a J1 visa herself after the I-140 is approved but prior to completing the DS-260? 2. Employment Authorization Document 3. Pending I-130 & F1 4. How can I Change marital status with USCIS 5. My sister is a US citizen. Can she petition for me for adjustment of status? 6. Non-immigrant travel from Mexico back to US 7. How fast can I work with a tourist visa? 8. I am a citizen but my parents entered illegally if I join the army can they get their citizenship? (4/19/2022)