Subject: Q&A from Mi Mi, a lads-net committee member

From: [email-masked] (Mi Mi)
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 93 09:29:12 CDT

September 13, 1993

Q&A

Q1) May my lads apply for EB-3 PR in October? 
A1) You may not be able to do so. The priority date for October has been 
retrogressed to July 1. Since CSPA principal's priority date is July 1 at the 
earliest, your lads may not be able to do apply for EB-3 PR in October if your
priority date is later than July 1. 

Q2) If my priority date is after July 1, may my lads apply for EB-3 PR in 
November?
A2) It depends on the visa availability in November. The priority date may
even retrogress further back in November, say, June 1. So if your lads have
not applied, please do so ASAP in this month. Otherwise you may have to wait
for a quite long while to do so until the window is open again for your 
specific priority date.

Q3) It that true the longest waiting period for my lads to get a green card is 
five years since I will get my citizenship in five years and then my lads are 
not subject to China's quota's?
A3) It depends. Once you have had your green cards for five years, you may be 
able to apply for citizenship. However, citizenship is not automatic. Besides 
all the other requirements, you have to pass a test, just as you have to pass 
written and road tests before getting your driver's license. The subjects are 
U.S. history, U.S. constitution, etc. Of course all of these are in English, 
both oral and written. Some people are exempted from this test, e.g., senior 
citizen over 65(?), minor children under 14(?), but most adults have to. While 
Mi Mi does not believe it is harder than TOEFL, GMAT and GRE, as most of CSS 
principals have passed those exams, however, this test consists of a real 
challenge to those principals who are less educated. Mi Mi knows many of the
undocumented Chinese nationals (some of them were even Mi Mi's roommates) do not 
have any knowledge of English. For example, one of them asked Mi Mi, what is the
meaning of "THE", believe me, Mi Mi found this problem was very difficult to 
answer! This guy was a high school graduate, and at least reads 26 letters. The 
rest of undocumented Chinese nationals may not be so capable of reading alphabets!
Mi Mi knows quite a lot undocumented Chinese nationals who do not read Chinese, 
nor speak Mandarin. The only language they speak is Fuzhouness. How could those 
people get their citizenship in five years is a big, big question mark. It is 
very common that many Chinese Americans can only obtain their citizenship 
through seniority (e.g., wait until they are 65). If, you, our dear netters, are
lads yourselves, and your principals are not good at English, please be prepared
to wait more than five years to get your green card. Good Luck!

Mi Mi takes no responsibilities of the accuracy involved in this article. All
the above information is to the best of his knowledge.

Mi Mi