Immigration Law Seminar for Chinese Students, Scholars, Employees and New-comers
(In Chinese Language)

New Immigration Procedures and Immigration Issues that You Must Know
	
Time: 	     October 16, 2004, 2:pm~430pm 
Location:  UCI student Center Crescent Bay AB.
                  Map/direction: http://www.studentcenter.uci.edu/mapsframe.htm
Admission: Free
               
Sponsor Organizations:	University of California, Irvine Chinese Students and Scholars Association
				Peking University Alumni Association of Southern California

University of California, Irvine Chinese Students and Scholars Association and Peking University Alumni Association of Southern California will organize an immigration seminar on the new immigration procedures and immigration issues that you must know for the benefit of the Chinese students, scholars, company employees, and new-comers.  

The seminar will be hosted by Alice H. Sun, an Alumni Support Director of PUAASC.  Alice H. Sun is a licensed attorney with Law Offices of Sun Associated with Shaub & Williams.  She has ten years experience in immigration law practice.  

There will be an hour and a half detailed introduction of the latest immigration law issues and an hour questions and answers section.  The introduction will be in Chinese language.  The Q&A section is at free choice of either English or Chinese language. 

The immigration issues to be addressed include the following:

I.	New CIS Procedure to Speed Up Employment-based Immigrant Visa Applications: 

How Can You Be Benefitted from the New Procedure?

II. 	Immigration Issues You Must Know:  For Chinese Students and Scholars in Universities and Research Institutions.

1. 	When can you apply for U.S. Permanent Residence (Green Card)?  

	*Can F1 students apply for Green Card?

 	*Can J1 scholars apply for Green Card without a waiver of their 2-year residence requirement?

2. 	What are the classifications that you can apply for?  
What is EB1A?  What is EB1B” What is EB2 National Interest Waiver?
A detailed introduction of the CIS legal requirements for each classification. 
A comparison of different classifications in order to help the audience make the best choice.

3. 	How can you maintain F-1 status?

4.  	What is CPT?  What is OPT?  When is the good time for you to apply for OPT?

5. 	J-1 2-year residence requirements and application for a waiver.

6.  	What is O1?  Can O1 be a substitute of H1B?

III.  	Immigration Issues You Must Know: For Chinese Alien Workers Who Will Be Or Is Employed in Private Companies.

1. 	H1B Applications: 
	Who are eligible for H1B?
	Qualification requirements for Employer;
	H1B visa numbers and cap gap;
	Can O1 be a substitute of H1B when H1B visa number cap is reached?

2. 	Labor Certification Application for US Permanent Residence
	What is “PERM”?
Do you know that many major U.S. companies are no longer qualified to file Labor Certification applications for their alien employees?  What can you do? 

IV. 	How can you chose an attorney to help you in your immigration matters?

1. 	What are the dangers to hire a non-licensed attorney such as “immigration services” “immigration specialists” etc., to represent you?

2. 	How do you know whether the person who answers your immigration questions is a licensed attorney or not?  Method to check an attorney’s license status.

3. 	How do you know the specialty and main areas of practice in immigration laws of a lawfirm? 

Parking: University Center Parking Lot (Free), Parking on campus PS4 is $5. 
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Directions
From Los Angeles
405 South 
Exit Jamboree,turn right off 
Left on Campus Drive 
Right on West Peltason 
Left on Pereira 
UCI Student Center is on your right 	
From San Bernardino
55 South 
405 South 
Exit Jamboree,turn right off 
Left on Campus Drive 
Right on West Peltason 
Left on Pereira 
UCI Student Center is on your right 	
From San Diego
405 North 
Exit Culver, turn left 
Right on Campus Drive 
Left on West Peltason 
Left on Pereira 
UCI Student Center is on your right