18: Chapter 18 Every Choice Has a Price 18: Chapter 18 Every Choice Has a Price Alright, Anhui, or rather Bengbu.
I should have used Nanjing dialect.
Such small talk can’t change the fact that I am just a vagrant, but if done well, it can be sowhat useful.
There’s a saying in the overseas Chinese community.
Be wary of fellow townspeople wherever you go; when townspeople et each other, they might stab you in the back.
It’s true, a lot of people in the Chinese community specialize in exploiting their own.
Their main work is to swindle fellow townspeople with information asymtry.
These people lack the ability to assimilate into a foreign environnt overseas and can only leech off the immigrant community.
But there are also good townspeople, and the number is quite large.
After all, when there’s a large number of people, a vast variety is inevitable.
Cheng Daqi didn’t know exactly what Li Haiping was about.
But his store was nad after himself, and the reception was a part-ti job for his own daughter.
The probability of him swindling others was relatively low.
Without much hesitation, Cheng Daqi directly started talking about his own predicant.
“Mr.
Li, I ca from Ludao, but since I couldn’t get a visa, I’m considered an illegal immigrant.”
Upon hearing Cheng Daqi’s words, Li Haiping’s expression remained unchanged, simply refilling Cheng Daqi’s teacup with tea.
“Before coming to Arica, all the information I saw was positive, and I always thought that arriving in Arica would an living a good life.
Now I realize that’s not the case at all, and you probably understand what I an.
My biggest trouble right now is not having legal status.
I’m not expecting a green card.
But I’m interested in applying for a work permit, a driver’s license, and stuff like that.
In short, I want to know through what ans I can get legal status in California as soon as possible.”
After stating his situation and the problems he encountered in one breath, Cheng Daqi didn’t add more.
This kind of obvious freeloading consultation—if Li Haiping couldn’t help, he needed to find another option quickly.
He looked at Li Haiping, waiting for the mid-aged owner’s response.
The bald owner smiled, seed like he wanted to say sothing but then went silent for a mont.
“You’re just like I was back then.
Ah, what’s so great about Arica.”
Li Haiping gave a bitter smile and began to educate Cheng Daqi about his own experience settling in Arica.
“Back then, I spent two thousand dollars to get a California driver’s license, and afterwards, my life gradually got back on track.
But in recent years Arica tightened control over illegal immigration, splitting the driver’s license into two categories.
The one that illegal immigrants can obtain can’t be used for identification purposes, only as a driver’s license.
That path has been blocked.
The dostic news that says a driver’s license in Arica takes you everywhere speaks of the license issued to those with legal status; you don’t have a visa, no legal entry paperwork, so this path is not for you.”
Having said all this, Li Haiping picked up his teacup and carefully savored the tea.
Of course, Cheng Daqi understood what Lao Deng ant.
He took out a hundred US dollars from his pocket and quietly placed it on the tea tray.
“Mr.
Li, you have been working hard in Arica for so many years; you are considered my senior.
But I’ve just arrived and really am strapped for cash, so please don’t take offense at the small amount.”
The driver’s license route had been blocked, but Li Haiping, who specialized in immigrant services, must have ways to help him get legal status.
“Haha, too kind, too kind.
It’s not easy for anyone when we are away from ho.”
Li Haiping chuckled as he pocketed the Dollars and satisfyingly continued.
“After all, Arica is a nation of immigrants, and its immigration laws are generally welcoming.
As long as you have a legal entry visa, there are many ways to stay in Arica, but given your current situation, the choices are fewer.
For you, there are two simplest paths: apply for asylum or obtain a cancellation of removal status, both of which are services I can help you with.
Applying for asylum is straightforward, but not many people stay using that option, as it ans you have no way back.
Cancellation of removal is the main service we provide, which can get you a work permit.
This kind of work permit isn’t a green card, but we like to call it a ‘ten-year green card’.”
Once you get this type of work card, in theory, you could stay in Arica for ten years, and a green card could also be secured within that ti.
Besides these two thods, there are a few more processes that are quite complicated such as the victim visa, changing status after marriage, and the special talent work card.
I can help you with these too, but the risks, ti, and investnt are all relatively high.”
Clasping the tea cup tightly, Cheng Daqi silently pondered Li Haiping’s words.
NN asylum was out of the question, his body was in Arica, but his heart was still ‘red’.
To choose asylum, he would have to stand in opposition to his motherland.
The victim visa sounded shady from the start, and even if he got it, it would pose risks for the future.
The special talent work card was worth considering, but the expense was bound to be substantial.
Getting a green card through marriage was a good choice, the only downside being it took too long, requiring three years.
After considering all options, it really was just as Li Haiping said, without a visa, one could hardly move an inch.
The original body didn’t even have a tourist visa to Arica, which was really weak.
“Does the process to cancel a deportation order take a long ti?”
After much thought, Cheng Daqi decided to focus on canceling the deportation order.
“If it’s fast, about a hundred and sixty days, slow could be two hundred days, the duration is a bit long but the success rate is very high.”
Pushing up his glasses, Li Haiping explained.
A very high success rate?
So, this ans it could still fail?
Why is it so troubleso for an illegal immigrant to get an identity.
Cheng Daqi’s current predicant was that he was trapped in the identity of the original body’s vagrant.
Unlike other Arican vagrants, he had no record of default, but getting an identity was very difficult.
“Actually, there is another approach, do you want to hear it?”
Noticing Cheng Daqi’s dilemma, Li Haiping offered another new thod.
“Please, go on.”
“Here’s the thing, you could go to Canada or xico, then return to your ho country, and try to get any kind of visa, any visa would do, with a visa things will be much easier.”
Li Haiping has indeed offered a great strategy.
But…
Cheng Daqi glanced at the system task and shook his head with a wry smile.
For others, this thod would be completely viable, but Cheng Daqi still had a newbie package to claim.
More importantly, there was the chance to choose an identity recognition from the system task rewards.
This reward was priceless.
For example, being recognized as a native of Saint Rodu, with a birthplace still in Arica.
It could bring Cheng Daqi entirely new possibilities.
“Let’s put this new idea aside for now, Mr.
Li, isn’t there a faster shortcut to getting an identity?”
I’m tired of trying hard.
Is there a shortcut I could try?
The words of Cheng Daqi amused Li Haiping, the middle-aged bald man teased him in an unkind manner.
“The immigration office isn’t a pushover; tackling it isn’t sothing us immigrants could consider.
I advise you to be more realistic, Xiao Cheng, you can file for cancellation of deportation many tis, the Arican legal system is very slow, dragging out the ti long enough, the chances of success are quite high.”
Leaving Li Haiping’s immigration consultancy, Cheng Daqi calmly looked up at the sky of Saint Rodu.
Without legal identity, he had a hard ti moving here, but with the system in place, the future was full of endless possibilities.
The journey is long, first return to Red Street.
Stay grounded and continue to beg.
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