Immigration Chats

For many years, Mr. Shusterman served as the immigration expert for the Immigration Section of About.com. Between 1999 and 2003, Mr. Shusterman conducted over two dozen free, online chats regarding various immigration topics. Below, we link to the transcripts of these chats:

• How To Apply for the Green Card Lottery Online…Without Paying a Lawyer
• Understanding the 180-Day Portability Rule: The New CIS Memo
• Till Death Do Us Part (Revisited): Marriage and the Green Card
• How to Cope with Special Registration
• A Q&A on the Child Status Protection Act
• Physicians and Nurses: An Immigration Primer II
• Physicians and Nurses: An Immigration Primer I
• INS Cracks Down On Visitors, Students and Absconders
• §245(i) is Back on the Table: Who Qualifies if it Passes?
• New Laws Provide Benefits For E & L Visaholders (And Their Spouses!)
• H-1B Portability Rule: How To Change Employers
• 180-Day Portability Rule: Clearing Up Common Misconceptions
• Understanding The New Section 245i Law
• The New INS K-3/K-4 Regulations
• Labor Certification: Converting From Regular To RIR
• INS’s New Premium Processing Program
• What To Do If You Are An H-1B And The Boss Gives You A Pink Slip
• Last Minute Tips For Claiming §245(i) Benefits
• The Final Countdown For Claiming §245(i) Benefits
• Section 245(i) Benefits Through Employment
• Section 245(i) And Other Immigration Benefits
• The New H-1B Cap And More!
• The New H-1C Nurse Regulations: Attestations and Visas
• The New NIW Regulations For Physicians
• How To Turn A Losing Case Into A Winner — Waivers, Appeals & Litigation
• How To Apply For The Green Card Lottery — Without Paying A Lawyer!
• Changing From Visitor/Student To Working Status
• Deportation Proceedings: Telling It To The Judge
• Naturalization: Helpful Hints on Becoming a U.S. Citizen
• Family Immigration: How to Get a Green Card Through Your Relatives
• Priority Dates: How to Get One, How to Change One, How to Keep One
• H-1B’s: What Happens When The Cap Is Reached?
• A New Amnesty? Congressional Reaction To Labor’s Proposal
• Nurses: H-1C’s, TN’s and Permanent Residence
• Strategies For Persons From Backlogged Countries – India and China
• Physicians: Benefits Available Under the New Law
• Problems and Solutions for Computer Professionals
• Alphabet Soup: Understanding Temporary Visas
• No Foreign Prince or Potentate: Becoming a U.S. Citizen
• Immigration Forms: Filling In the Blanks
• Till Death Do Us Part: Marriage and the Green Card