Ting I Li & Associates – Practicing Immigration Law in New York
Visa, Green Card, and Citizenship
 Tina Ting I Li is the principal attorney of Ting I Li & Associates, located in the Chinatown of New York City. Her practice has been concentrated on representing clients in a variety of complex immigration matters. As an experienced immigration attorney, she has represented numerous clients before immigration courts and federal immigration agencies across the United States. She received a MLS Degree from SUNY Buffalo in 1993, and a J.D. degree, magna cum laude, in 1997 from SUNY Buffalo Law School. Ms. Li is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey. She is also a licensed Canadian immigration consultant and a fellow of the Canadian Migration Institute. She is a current member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association(AILA). H-1B cap reached for FY 2012 (employment beginning October 1, 2011 thru
September 30, 2012); (Updated: 11/25/2011) On November 22, 2011, USCIS received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the statutory cap for FY 2012. USCIS also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption as of October 19, 2011. USCIS will reject cap-subject petitions for new H-1B specialty occupation workers seeking an employment start date in FY 2012 that are received after November 22, 2011. The results of the 2013 Diversity Lottery should be available after May 2012
The entry registration period for DV-2013 has ended. The results should be available after May 2011 at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov. For more information, visit the U.S. Department of State website. The online registration for annual Green Card Lottery begins in early October and ends in early November.
Becoming a U.S. Citizen: New Natulalization Test
Beginning 10/1/2009, all citizenship applicants must take the new naturalization test, regardless of when they filed their Application for Naturalization. New Test includes an overhauled English reading and writing section, as well as new history and government questions (Updated: 9/30/2009). For details and links to study materials, visit www.uscis.gov |
 Ting I Li is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (Canada) with the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC ID: R414303). As the CIC website states, the only representatives who may charge a fee to represent or advise you on immigration and refugee matters with the Government of Canada are:
US licensed immigration attorneys may not act as authorized representatives in Canadian immigration cases. However, as a licensed Canadian Immigration Consultant, Ting Li is fully authorized to represent you on immigration matters with the Government of Canada. -Federal Skilled Worker Program (All Provinces except Quebec) In case you do not have an offer of arranged employment in Canada, you may still be able to apply for a Canadian Skilled Worker Visa without a job offer or a sponsoring employer under certain circumstances. First, for your application to be eligible for processing, you must include the results of your official language proficiency test (e.g. IELTS). Second, you must have at least one year of full-time work experience within the last ten tears in an occupation appearing on the list of qualifying occupations. The full list of the qualifying occupations is available at the official CIC website. Note: If you are applying under one of the eligible occupations, as of June 26, 2010, a maximum of 20,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications will be considered for processing in the following 12 months. Within the 20,000 cap, a maximum of 1,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications per eligible occupation will be considered for processing each year. These limits do not apply to applications with an offer of arranged employment. Third, under the point system, you need a minimum of 67 points out of a possible 100 points on your assessment. For the self-assessment test, visit the Self-Assessment Test page of the official CIC website. Finally, you must be able to prove that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in Canada. For example, an Architects with a Master’s Degree and three years of work experience, who scores high on an approved English or French test and has enough funds to support herself and her dependents, may apply to be a Canadian permanent resident in this category. The application may include your spouse (husband/wife) and your unmarried children under 22 years old. For more information, please schedule an appointment for a consultation. |