Writer Yiyun Li's Petition for Residency Denied on Appeal

02/03/2006
Via the Washington Post

Chinese-born fiction writer Yiyun Li's petition for permanent residency in the United States on the grounds of "extraordinary ability in the arts" has been denied on appeal, most likely because a substantial portion of her literary achievements occurred after she filed the petition for permanent residency.  She intends to re-file her case.

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