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    Travel with Valid H-1B. How to get Multiple visa?

    Take a look at the following DOS web-site: http://travel.state.gov/reciprocity/Country%20Folder/C/China.htm 3 months and 2 entries does appear to be the norm for Chinese nationals. Sorry, I think you are out of luck.
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    Use of Credit Card in Immigrant-Run Stores

    Check out the following web pages: http://www.sierratimes.com/02/06/22/arjj062202.htm http://www.nocards.org/protest/albertsonsmountainregion.shtml
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    Use of Credit Card in Immigrant-Run Stores

    They have them now... at least in a few locations in the US! It's called the "Preferred Savings Card."
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    Citizenship in 6 months

    In order to enlist wouldn't one have to be a permanent resident or an illegal alien? Are legal non-immigrants allowed to enlist? Of couse, if the armed forces were to recruit overseas...
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    Citizenship in 6 months

    I think that prime877 may be referring to the following executive order: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/07/20020703-24.html The President has the authority to waive the 3-year requirement under some circumstances. This is part of the existing legal code and is not something...
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    Is it against US law for a GC parent to spank their US citizen child outside US

    How can I find out if it is a law in my state? I am not sure... I would use a search engine. The following 1997 report by the then attorney general of California and his deputy contains references to various verdicts rendered by the courts in California...
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    Is it against US law for a GC parent to spank their US citizen child outside US

    This isn't even illegal in many of the states in the US.
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    Lost US re-entry permit

    That thought did cross my mind but I figured that it was still worth a shot... a sympathetic police officer on hearing jnwong's predicament may be willing to issue a report.
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    Lost US re-entry permit

    The application for a reentry permit requires you to demonstrate that the earlier permit was lost. A police report may meet this requirement. Inform your local police station that your earlier permit was lost and request them to issue an official police report stating this. Send a copy of this...
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    Can I apply After waiting 4 years and 9 months after receivng the green card thru job

    Check out part (b) of http://www.ins.gov/lpBin/lpext.dll/inserts/slb/slb-1/slb-9606/slb-31742/slb-31774?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm#slb-8cfrsec3342
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    Got in late!!

    Good point. In general, while completing part 10 (Rev. 05/31/01) of the N400 form, if you find that you have to provide additional information, I would recommend that you hire an attorney.
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    Got in late!!

    You should be okay since the N400 form appears to care only about where you worked or resided during the five years immediately preceding the date of application.
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    Do you see any problems with this scenario? Please advise - Thank you!

    In order to continue to be a permanent resident of the US, you have to reside in the US on a permanent basis. That having been said, I think you should consult an attorney about whether you are eligible to file form N470 (Application To Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes). Another...
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    Marrying an Indian resident after GC!

    Check out http://www.ins.gov/graphics/howdoi/Appproc.htm#Following for information regarding the following-to-join process. If your friend becomes a permanent resident before his wife enters the US, she can still become a permanent resident fairly quickly by having her immigrant-visa interview...
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    Residency req for a child having GC for US Citizenship

    If your child is a permanent resident of the US when you become a US citizen, he/she will automatically become a citizen at the same time and will be eligible for a US passport. Only one parent has to take up citizenship to achieve this; if you elect to become a citizen, then your wife can...
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    Residency req for a child having GC for US Citizenship

    Check out: http://www.ins.gov/lpBin/lpext.dll/inserts/publaw/publaw-23241/publaw-23261?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm#publaw-pl106395i101a If your minor child is a permanent resident and is in your legal and physical custody, then he/she will automatically become a U.S. citizen when you...
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    Chicago Regional DOL Tracker - Old (Archived on 09/22/2004)

    Re: Concurrent Filing of I-140 and I-485 Applications Check out the "Breaking News" section of http://www.immigration-law.com/
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    Lay-off < 180 days after 485...

    AC-21 The prevailing opinion among quite a few lawyers appears to be that one is fine as long as the INS does not adjudicate his/her case within the 180-day period. I have seen this mentioned somewhere on our host Rajiv S. Khanna's site, on www.murthy.com and also on Carl Shusterman's site. The...
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    To "C R S"

    No Title If I were you, I wouldn\'t start worrying until at least 3 months after the interview date. If you still haven\'t heard from the INS by then, you may wish to call them up and verify that someone is actually adjudicating your case and that this person is not waiting for more documents...
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