Hello good morning friends,   Well , i have a small question,   I just wanted to know if USA immigraation can access the data of immigration from another country? Problem is My Dad holds a permanent residence of Japan and as his dependent I have a long term residence  permit, right now, which can be changed to permenant residence if  i live there for continously for a year.  But I cant do it on May of 2011, when my re-entry for japan gonna end coz  I shall loose my f1 visa and the degree i am working hard for. I am in dellima what to choose. JAPAN OR USA. I am thinking to file for the asylum in USA.  What I am eager to know is , Can US immigration find my record ( fingerprints too)  of japan. sorry  for  long description of small question,  thanks in advance for the replies. yakuja...