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visas
US immigration attorney: Author: US Visa Attorney Alena Shautsova
214(b) denial of the US visa application is one of the most common reasons why a person cannot enter the US. This denial may be caused because a consul determined that a person has an immigrant in ...
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visas
US immigration attorney: Author: US Immigrant Visa Attorney Alena Shautsova
National Visa Center is a “middle man” between the applicant/petitioner and the consulate when one is applying for immigrant and certain non-immigrant visas. You will need to deal with t ...
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citizenship
US immigration attorney: Author: US Citizenship Attorney Alena Shautsova
One of the requirements for naturalization is for the person to be able to read, write and speak English. In some cases, however, the US government may waive this retirement if a person can ...
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immigration
US immigration attorney: Author: NY Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova
Form I 131 can be used for a variety of applications connected with travel: A refugee travel document, parole in place, a reentry permit, etc. Often, persons who have a pending adjustment of ...
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immigration
US immigration attorney: Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova
In June of 2018, the US Supreme court allowed Trump’s Travel Ban 3.0 to be implemented. According to this Ban, nationals of certain countries cannot receive a visa or enter the US witho ...
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immigration
US immigration attorney: Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova
President Trump ordered Immigration authorities to make changes to the employment Immigration law, and the changes are coming. The administration posted a copy of the proposed H1B rul ...
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immigration
US immigration attorney: Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova
2018 midterm elections are over: Republicans won the Senate, and Democrats the House. It means that now, more than ever, the Congress will be divided, and any law will be even harder to pas ...
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immigration
US immigration attorney: Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova
False statements during the immigration process generally make a person inadmissible and deportable but eligible for a waiver. However, some particular statements come with even worse con ...
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deportation
US immigration attorney: Author: New York Deportation Attorney Alena Shautsova
Adjustment of status application I 485 is usually filed with USCIS. In fact, it has to be filed with USCIS unless the person in removal proceedings. In removal proceedings, only the I ...
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asylum
US immigration attorney: Author: US Asylum Attorney Alena Shautsova
In early 2018, DHS changed drastically its practices related to the scheduling of asylum interviews. If previously an applicant for asylum could stay in line for the interview for years, nowadays ...
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