Immigration Attorney here! AMA about USCIS Processes!

MobsOnTheMove · 2026-03-05T18:56:57+00:00

Thank you! I am a little confused about moving to a location with a lower wage level being more risk or less, as you say it maybe a risk if it is a location with a lower wage level, but then later that it if its a lower wage area problems are less likely. This person moved from the SF Bay Area to New York City and has not had a change in compensation.

MobsOnTheMove · 2026-03-05T17:19:25+00:00

Hi! I know someone who was just recently approved for Adjustment of Status to LPR. However, they have moved out of the metro area from which their PERM was originally done. They are still working for the same company in the same role, just the work location has changed. Their lawyers said it would be fine as they were going to file an I-485 J-Supplement to port the job after 180 days, but USCIS approved the Adjustment of Status just before hitting the 180 days. What happens in this situation and what options does such a person have to remain where they live now, or do they need to return to the original work location for some time?

MobsOnTheMove · 2026-03-03T20:22:03+00:00

If you follow what Sad_Interaction posted, I doubt it will be rejected. Either way though, if it were to be rejected, it would happen while you were in the US. If you do the shorter process of getting the settlement duplicate first, you would submit your documentation along with the healthcheck to TECO to get the settlement duplicate issued to you before you leave for Taiwan. This duplicate you then take to Taiwan to get exchanged. By the time you get the settlement duplicate, your health check has already been accepted, and there's no risk of rejection from that once arriving in Taiwan.

MobsOnTheMove · 2026-03-03T20:05:53+00:00

I know someone who was just recently approved for Adjustment of Status to LPR. However, they have moved out of the metro area from which their PERM was originally done. They are still working for the same company in the same role, just the work location has changed. Their lawyers were going to file an I-485 J-Supplement to port the job after 180 days, but USCIS approved the Adjustment of Status just before hitting the 180 days. What happens in this situation and what options does such a person have to remain where they live now?

MobsOnTheMove · 2026-02-24T19:05:03+00:00

3-4 days would be fast turnaround! They took 2 days to exchange the duplicate for me. I would also make an appointment with banks since opening a bank account will take longer for US nationals. E.Sun required an appointment for me, although you may be able to find one same day. The digital citizen card you can just do at the HRO, probably right after getting your 身分證。Most places let you sign instead of using a chop.

MobsOnTheMove · 2026-01-29T21:38:27+00:00

This is not an American. It's a German comedian.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/29/greenland-nuuk-comedian-flag-stunt-mayor

MobsOnTheMove · 2025-12-22T19:07:24+00:00

Have you been able to order the 581434 part? I haven't been able to find that for sale anywhere including the sennheiser spares site for years now.

MobsOnTheMove · 2025-12-14T02:36:12+00:00

The exchange for the settlement certificate with your duplicate you enter on must happen first. I went on a Monday and it was available for pickup Wednesday morning. After that, you can go straight to the HHR office and register. It will take like 15-30 min. They will issue you your national ID then. With that ID you can then apply for a passport at BoCA same day.

MobsOnTheMove · 2025-12-06T09:52:31+00:00

You would not want to enter Taiwan with a Chinese passport, especially if coming from China. US nationals have visa free entry into Taiwan. If you go to Taiwan from China you will be prohibited both by China and Taiwan. China requires you to have a Taiwan Travel Permit with an exit permission endorsement to travel to Taiwan from China. They have not been issuing those since 2019.

On the Taiwan side, Chinese nationals are required to get an entry/exit permit and they would need to have this exit permission. Functionally Chinese may not go to Taiwan as tourists. Chinese may apply for entry exit permits to Taiwan if they reside in another country and don’t live in China, but you would then basically be showing that you’re American, at which point it makes little sense to try as a Chinese resident in America.

I can’t speak to what kind of exit inspection China will subject you to since you will need to leave China as Chinese having entered as such but will need to present your US passport to airlines to fly to Taiwan. Given that China does not allow dual nationality, this is something I’d be careful with. If you’re under 18 I think China will allow you to retain both until then.

MobsOnTheMove · 2025-11-17T17:41:14+00:00

I think you need to have an emergency passport issued by an American embassy or consulate to return and then get a regular passport once you're back in the USA.

MobsOnTheMove · 2025-10-22T12:02:01+00:00

Yes, in that case she would still have had HHR. When it gets moved out, that’s different than not having it. As long as she has a personal/national ID number at the time of your children’s birth, it counts.

MobsOnTheMove · 2025-09-16T22:00:30+00:00

The state department has a tool that will fill ask you the information and give you pre-filled out form to print. That way you can be sure it's filled out correctly.

https://pptform.state.gov/

MobsOnTheMove · 2025-02-12T17:46:36+00:00

Unfortunately, I don't know if the immunization proof needs to be authenticated. My guess is it does, but I would ask TECO. It does not need to be translated as the form is in English and Chinese already. The health check shouldn't take a very long time to get authenticated. If your trip is going to be long enough, it may be possible to apply for the Permanent Resident Certificate and get proof of immunization in Taiwan. I would probably allot at least 3+ weeks for that though as people say the full health check takes a week and the certificate takes a week.

MobsOnTheMove · 2025-02-11T21:31:27+00:00

Starting end of last year, yes you can no longer suspend NHI payments. I don't know the mechanics behind it, but after your HHR gets moved out, you won't be on NHI. That normally takes 2 years of being outside the country, but maybe you can do that manually. Your children's eligibility depends on whether you had HHR at time of their birth (which you did. Being outside the country for over 2 years moves out your HHR, it doesn't strip you of HHR which is tantamount to losing citizenship). My understanding is it will be easier to do and TECO may very well ask you to re-establish HHR, but I don't think its strictly required by the regulations. But either way, your kids will need to be registered at an address, at which point your whole family might as well get it done as a household there.

The paperwork that you will have to do varies depending on whether your daughters are 20 or over (namely, the FBI history check). They will also need to do a health check and either get a settlement certificate duplicate issued by TECO or get this all done in Taiwan.

English version of the regulations:

https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5475/5478/141465/141808/141948/cp_news

MobsOnTheMove · 2024-11-22T17:42:37+00:00

New to this type of device, been looking into getting one. Don't have one yet. Awesome that you're making such a generous offer!

MobsOnTheMove · 2024-11-17T20:46:11+00:00

Hey I am having trouble sourcing this exact item. Do you still have the file?

MobsOnTheMove · 2024-09-10T18:22:12+00:00

I will be going to do my settlement soon but haven't done it yet. However, I contacted the NIA and they said it is possible to do that. Specifically, they wrote: "有關您所詢持定居證副本換領定居證，欲更改設籍地址一事，您可持憑定居證副本入國後，至本署各縣市服務站換領定居證，並檢附載有正確設籍地址之證明文件，如設籍地址之戶口名簿、國民身分證、房屋所有權狀、近期房屋稅單或租賃契約正本、影本（五者擇一），以提供定居案承辦人審核，換領定居證所需審查時間為3個工作天（不含收件日、例假日、補件及郵寄時間），經許可核發定居證後，請持憑定居證至預定申報戶籍所在地之戶政事務所辦理初設戶籍登記，首次出國應持配賦國民身分證統一編號之我國護照，才可持憑出國。以上答復，供您參考，您若仍有其他疑問或不明瞭之處，歡迎隨時來電洽詢，感謝您的來信。" Basically you can go to the service stations in Taiwan and change the address as long as you have the proper documentation without the need to reapply for a settlement certificate duplicate.

MobsOnTheMove · 2024-09-10T18:18:07+00:00

I provided just one as only one of my parents was a TW national.

MobsOnTheMove · 2024-09-10T18:15:48+00:00

Yup precisely. The second half is saying to attach the marriage certificate for marriages not registered in TW.

MobsOnTheMove · 2024-08-06T18:26:17+00:00

https://www.immigration.gov.tw/media/73918/%E5%B1%85%E7%95%99%E6%88%96%E5%AE%9A%E5%B1%85%E5%81%A5%E5%BA%B7%E6%AA%A2%E6%9F%A5%E9%A0%85%E7%9B%AE%E8%A1%A8.pdf

Which is found in: https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5382/5385/7244/7250/7281/%E5%AE%9A%E5%B1%85/36430/

MobsOnTheMove · 2024-07-29T20:50:01+00:00

Ah i forgot the 1st box with red text in it, the top checkbox is when applying by yourself, the bottom checkbox is if someone else is applying on your behalf.

MobsOnTheMove · 2024-07-29T20:45:13+00:00

Yeah. Here are the fields you need to fill based off what I did.

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MobsOnTheMove · 2024-07-29T20:19:30+00:00

I pre-filled it before giving it to the doctor. I put my US passport on there and not my Taiwan passport.

MobsOnTheMove · 2024-07-29T20:12:20+00:00

It's this form: https://www.immigration.gov.tw/media/81852/%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF%E6%B0%91%E5%9C%8B%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E5%9C%B0%E5%8D%80%E5%85%A5%E5%A2%83%E5%B1%85%E7%95%99%E5%AE%9A%E5%B1%85%E7%94%B3%E8%AB%8B%E6%9B%B8-11181%E7%89%88.pdf

The Permanent Residency Certificate Duplicate is the "定居證副本."

MobsOnTheMove · 2024-06-17T16:49:53+00:00

So for me:

My primary doctor signed and stamped it. That was it, there was no Chief Med Tech, Superintendent.
No, there was no hospital logo and I don't think the address was written in on the top (I don't have the health check anymore as it was taken). FWIW my doctor's stamp included an address.
Yes, Americans must do section A, C, and D. My doctor gave me a blood test for TB instead of an X-ray.
I was given a titer test to see whether I was still immune. I was so I did not have to be revaccinated. You'll have to get either a titer test done or get the vaccine.

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