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To: Hank Scorpio who wrote (9809)	4/30/2013 7:19:37 PM
From: kumar	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 125035

Re "Path to citizenship" : - A legal migrant comes to the US on a work visa - H1/L1/whatever. - after a stay of approx1 year, the migrant contacts an immigration attorney, and files an app with DOJ/INS for "adjustment of status" - this means he/she can not be deported, because that request for new status is "under review". - Now starts the fun & games : The new status request comes to INS, they say no. The applicant files an appeal, against the INS judgement. This make a few iterations. - Typical timeframe for the the above to complete is 8-10 years. - If successful, the migrant gets the coveted Green Card (Pink in Color) - then starts the 5 year wait time + 1.5 yrs for citizenship to be successful.