The first Chinese exchange meeting of the US Immigration Service concluded successfully (photo)

The first Chinese exchange meeting of the US Immigration Service concluded successfully (photo) The first Chinese exchange meeting of the US Immigration Service concluded successfully at 12:30 pm on February 16. This handover...

The first Chinese exchange meeting of the US Immigration Service ended successfully at 12:30 pm on February 16. The topic of this exchange is the basic conditions and procedures for becoming a U.S. citizen. Only four Chinese people came to the Phoenix Immigration Bureau to participate in the on-site event. However, the Immigration Bureau prepared authentic Chinese dim sum and oolong tea for the guests, hoping to bring a "home" feeling to the Chinese.

The exchange meeting was divided into two parts. In the first part, Yamei Chen, an officer from the US Immigration Service, introduced the naturalization process in Mandarin. The second part consists of on-site questions from on-site guests, conference call participants, and netizens, and on-site answers from Immigration Bureau officials. Through the introduction of basic common sense, the problem mainly focuses on the calculation of naturalization time, especially for those permanent residents who often return to China, how many months will interrupt the calculation of continuous residence time in the United States. Also, can the naturalization fee be reduced or exempted? What circumstances qualify for exemption? And some immigrant children missed their military service, whether it will affect naturalization, how to remedy it, etc. Immigration officials answered the questions one by one in Mandarin and Cantonese.

With the rapid increase in the number of Chinese immigrants, the Phoenix Immigration Bureau has proposed more projects to serve the Chinese, including services to break language barriers. The staff working in the Immigration Bureau include Chinese people who can speak Cantonese. They have a deep understanding of the language communication problems of immigrants. They said that they will continue to hold such consultation meetings on Chinese issues in the future and will strengthen cooperation with Chinese media and websites. Future event notices and immigration policy changes and other information will be published in the "Alberta Times" and "Sunbird" Alberta Chinese Network at the same time.

>Traditional Chinese food prepared by the organizer

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