1. Obtain a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
2. Gain extensive experience in immigration law through internships, clerkships, or entry-level positions at law firms, government agencies, or nonprofit organizations specializing in immigration issues.
3. Proficiency in both Chinese and English is mandatory.
4. Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with clients, government officials, and other stakeholders.
5. No history of professional misconduct or disciplinary actions by judicial or administrative authorities.
6. Experience in drafting legal documents such as motions, petitions, case summaries, and affidavits.
The New York Chinese Legal Services Center provides various services to the Chinese community in the United States, including:
1. Efficient handling of marriage green card applications, family sponsorship, and various immigration cases.
2. Application for re-entry permits, citizenship, green cards, work permits, and extensions.
3. Application and renewal of Chinese and American passports, embassy-authorized notarization, and authentication.
4. Assistance for individuals without legal status in obtaining taxpayer identification numbers, personal and corporate tax filings, and handling various tax bureau correspondences.
5. Application for government housing, senior apartments, food stamps, cash assistance, and various welfare benefits.
6. Handling of retirement pensions, red and blue cards, bank cards, medical cards, medical assistance cards, senior citizen half-fare subway cards, etc.
7. Student visa applications, F-1 visas, from application to obtaining the I-20 to scheduling visa interviews.
Address: 3915 Main Street, Suite 418, Flushing, NY 11354 (across from New Long Xing Supermarket, above AT&T).
Phone: 929-789-1391
Working hours: Monday to Friday (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM).
Email: [email protected]
Proficient in various immigrant and non-immigrant visas, including extraordinary talent immigration, work visas, family immigration, investment immigration, as well as representation in asylum cases, appearances, BIA appeals, federal appeals, expedited orders, and obtaining bail for detained immigrants. Specializing in marriage green cards, family-based green cards, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) green cards, U visas, T visas, juvenile immigrants (SIJ), and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Handling contested and uncontested divorce cases, negotiated divorces, child custody and guardianship matters, minimum wage issues, overtime pay disputes, discrimination, and labor disputes.