From: [email-masked] (Xijin Liu)
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 94 14:33:55 CST

Mr. Z was an F-1 student since 1/1/93, on 7/1/93, he applied PR under CSPA.
He got green card with "XXX XXX 930901 XXX XXX..." printed on the back of
the card. He didn't leave U.S. for any single day during 1993.

Analysis:
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Mr. Z met the "Green Card Test," no doubt about this. His residency
starting date was then 9/1/93. He doesn't meet the "Substantial
Presence Test," since there were less than 183 days (!!!) between 9/1/
and 12/31/93. (the days as an F, J, M student don't count, see
"exempt individual", Chapter 1, in Pub. 519). This means he CAN file as
dual satuts.

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 	From the paragraph above, do you mean for all people who got PR
under the CSPA can file as dual status? As most of them got PR after Sept. 1,
1993, and are or were J, or F student before that time, they can meet the 
PR test, but do not meet the "substantial present test". Am I right?