U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Your Complete Guide, Revised Edition
~ Updates and Errata ~
June 1999
Page 158 Visa Waiver Pilot Program
Note that if you enter under the VWPP and overstay or otherwise violate your status, you cannot reenter under the program. To visit the United States after having violated your status, the USCIS says that you'd need a B-2 or B-1 visa.
Page 108 Continuous Residence RequirementPage 21
You may file your USCIS form N-400, Application for Naturalization, 90 day before you meet the continuous residence requirement. If you file too early, the USCIS can deny your application.
This rule DOES NOTE apply to the age requirement discussed on page 118. To apply for naturalization you must be 18 on the day the USCIS receives your application. You may not apply 90 days before you turn 18.
H-1B's, L-1's and Advance Parole
If you are in the United States in lawful H-1B or L-1 status and you may travel abroad while your application for adjustment of status is pending without first getting advanced parole. You may return using your H-1B or L-1 visa and unlike others who depart, the USCIS will not consider you to have abandoned your permanent residence. Of course, when you return you can only work for your H-1B or L-1 employer. If you want to work for a different employer, you must get USCIS work permission and get advance parole before traveling abroad.