HOW TO SCHEDULE AN IMMIGRATION CONSULTATION
(revised Aug. 21, 2008)

Please contact our office if you would like to schedule a consultation. We can consult with prospective clients in several ways:

• In our offices in Los Angeles, Guangzhou, Beijing, or Shenyang.
• By phone.
• Online by MSN or Skype.

Helpful Documents

Please provide us with documents which may be helpful for understanding the case of each visa applicant. If not all documents are available, it's not a problem:

1. All Current and Prior Passports.

2. All U.S. Immigration Documents: such as I-94 departure records; petition and visa application copies, receipt notices, decisions, and correspondence from/to the government.

3. All Family Documents: such as birth certificate, marriage certificate, evidence of termination of prior marriages (divorce decree, annulment, death certificate of spouse), household register.

4. For Employment-Based Visas: resume, any educational diplomas and transcripts, any certificates showing completion of training, any professional licenses and test scores. Provide any background information you have about the U.S. employer (e.g., brochure, annual report, audited financial statements, certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation) and a job description for your proposed job (proposed job titles, duties, job requirements, salary).

5. For Extraordinary Ability Cases: also provide copies of any awards you have won, copies of publications written by you or about you, evidence of any membership in professional associations, and any evidence that you have judged the work of others in your field.

6. For L-1 Intracompany Transfer Visa Cases: also provide an information about the related Chinese company where you have already worked (e.g., brochure, annual report, audited financial statements, certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation).

7. For Persons Visiting the U.S. for Business Meetings: resume, evidence of your current employment (for example, job description and brochure describing your company), and evidence of the purpose of your trip to the U.S. (for example, letters and contracts showing prior dealings with the U.S. company and reasons for your proposed visit).

8. For EB-5 Immigrant Investors: Evidence that you have a minimum of U.S. $500,000 in your name to make the investment (for example, bank account statements, stock certificates); evidence that the money to be used for the investment was gained lawfully; business license and financial statements for any companies you currently own; your U.S. business plan (if any); resume.

10. For Student Visas: educational diplomas and transcripts, any U.S. school admission letters, copies of your application to the school (including any personal statement or recommendation letter), any test results (for example, TOEFL), the course catalog listing any classes you plan to take, any evidence of what work you will do following completion of your studies, and the Form I-20 issued to you by the school (if any).

11. Evidence of Financial Resources (for Business or Student Visas): any bank certificates of deposit, evidence of real estate ownership, evidence of employment, evidence of investments, annual income certificate for a business, evidence of amount of taxes paid, stock certificates, audited or unaudited financial statements. If as a student you will be relying on your parents?financial resources, bring documents related to them.

12. For Persons Arrested or Convicted of Crimes: provide all police and court documents.

13. Translations: if you already have English translations of any foreign-language documents, provide the translations as well.

For an in-person consultation, bring these documents with you to our office. Otherwise, please provide the documents to our office in advance of the consultation.