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| A Note about We Bin's Immigration
Status Questions are coming up repeatedly with regard to Wei Bin’s stay in the United States. Many people are under the misconception that Wei Bin is in the United States on a visa. Wei Bin does not have a visa, nor is she eligible to receive one. She cannot get a visitor’s visa, a student visa, nor a work visa as she does not meet the requirements for any of these. Wei Bin is in the United States on a Humanitarian Medical Parole, which is given only in circumstances where there is a significant medical need that cannot be met in the individual’s country of origin and when the person is not eligible to get a visa. These humanitarian medical paroles are for a maximum of 1 year, cannot be renewed, and cannot be extended. Both the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service as well as the United States State Department have emphasized this to us. The Humanitarian Medical Parole that Wei Bin has expires on June 15, 2006. By that time, she must return to China. Orphan Allies cannot and will not be involved in keeping an individual in the United States illegally. In as far as we know, there is no option for Wei Bin to remain in the United States past June 15, 2006. The organization will not be involved in any investigation to determine any options for this. We cannot jeopardize the opportunity to obtain visas for other children who are waiting for medical care in the United States. Orphan Allies brings children, and in this case, a young adult, to the United States for medical care, with the solemn commitment to our government and the government entity of the country of origin, that the person will not remain in the United States and will return to their country of origin. Even for children who find adoptive families while in the US for medical care, the adoptive family has to take the child back to the country of origin to process the adoption. Our government does not allow for international adoption of a person over the age of 16. At this point, we do not know if Wei Bin will require any further facial reconstructive surgery. In the event that she might, we have made arrangements for her to see Dr. Mu, a reconstructive surgeon in Shanghai, PRC, who trained in the United States, to perform this surgery. We have set aside funding for this possibility in the future. If you or anyone that you know requires facial surgery, we would highly recommend Dr. David Genecov of Dallas, Texas. Dr. Genecov is a world class reconstructive surgeon, who has a kind and gentle nature, and who truly cares about his patients. Orphan Allies is extremely grateful to Dr. Genecov for his committment to Wei Bin. Thank you for your concern for Wei Bin. Brenda Eckel Executive Director, Orphan Allies
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