Curriculum For ""I Like To Be An American!": Current Issues In U.S. Naturalization And Nationality Law"
The curriculum for this
teleconference
series featuring a panel of nationally renowned experts who will
comprehensively address naturalization, citizenship and nationality law
issues in detail is as follows:
FIRST Phone Session on July 30 and SECOND Phone Session on August
14:
Naturalization
- Proving the Basic Requirements:
- Does Your Client Satisfy the Physical Presence Requirements?
- Can You Distinguish Preservation of Residence for Purposes of:
- Retention of Lawful Permanent Resident Status?
- Eligibility for Naturalization?
- Income and Estate Taxation?
- Does Your Client Qualify for Preservation of Residence for
Naturalization Purposes (Form I-470)?
- Do You Know How to Deal with the Special Problems of Permanent
Resident Commuters?
- Is Your Client's Moral Character Good Enough?
- Addressing Issues of Criminal History;
- Resolving a Failure to Register for Selective Service;
- Dealing with a Client's Failure to Acknowledge All Material Facts on
the N-4000 or a Misrepresentation Before or During the Naturalization
Interview.
- Issues, Tips and Tactics:
- Overcoming Obstacles to Naturalization:
- Literacy;
- Civics and History Exam;
- Physical or mental infirmity;
- Language and Health Waivers for Naturalization
- Claiming exemption from military service on the basis of alienage;
- When Naturalization Is A Very Bad Idea:
- Did Client Obtain LPR Status under Questionable Circumstances?
- Has Client Been Misbehavin' while an LPR?
- Hurry up and wait: Tips, Strategies and Best Practices.
- Standard Versus Expedited Processing;
- Resolving delays in Adjudication of Naturalization Applications;
- Informal Administrative Action;
- Tell it to the Judge: Mandamus and INA 336(b) Actions;
- Dealing with a Denial of Naturalization: Evaluating the options.
- Administrative Appeal;
- De Novo Judicial Review under INA 310(c).
SECOND Phone Session on August 14 and THIRD Phone Session on September
10:
Nationality and Citizenship Issues
- How Do I Establish Derivative Citizenship Claims?
- When Is Citizenship Acquired by Birth Abroad ?
- Is My Client Covered under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000?
- What Tax Issues Arise in the Acquisition or Renunciation of
Citizenship?
- Is My Client an "Accidental" Citizen?
- Is BCBP enforcing the Ground of Exclusion for Expatriation to Avoid
U.S. Taxation?
- How Do I Develop Evidence to Support a Claim to Citizenship?
- Should I Apply for a Passport or for Certificate of Citizenship?
Nationality Issues
- What is the U.S. and International Law of Nationality?;
- How Do Recent Cases Define the Term U.S. "National"?
- Are there Exceptions to the Dual Nationality Rules for NSEERS
Purposes?
- When Does a Person Lose U.S. Nationality?
- Voluntary Renunciation
- Committing an Expatriating Act
- How Do I Defend a Claimed Loss of Nationality or Denaturalization
Proceeding?
The deadline to register is Monday, September 8th. For more info, including
detailed
curriculum, speaker bios, and registration information, please see: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/july2003.shtm. For the fax version, please see: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/july2003.pdf
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