1,J.D. graduate from an accredited law school; have also successfully passed the bar exam
2,Practiced in a specific field of law through clerkships, internships, etc; Focus on immigration law is preferred
3,Gained exposure drafting legal documents (ex: motions, petitions, briefs, and affidavits)
4,The individual can speak and communicate in both English and Chinese
5,Clean record of misconduct in practice and have not been subjected to penalties by judicial authorities
The New York Chinese Legal Service Center provides various services for Chinese residents in the U.S. including:
1、Efficient handling of marriage green card applications, family sponsorships, and various immigration cases
2、Reentry permits, application for citizenship, green card, work permit applications, and extensions
3、Passport applications and renewals for both China and the U.S., embassy-authorized notarization and authentication
4、Obtaining a Taxpayer identification number for individuals without legal status, personal and corporate tax filings, handling various tax bureau correspondences.
5、Applying for government housing, elderly apartments, food stamps, cash subsidies, and various welfare benefits.
6、Processing retirement pensions, red and blue cards, bank cards, medicare cards, medicaid cards, senior citizen half-price subway cards, etc.
7、Student visa applications, F-1 visas, from application to obtaining an I-20 and then scheduling a visa appointment.