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immigration
US immigration attorney: Author: Alena Shautsova
President Trump recently announced that starting November 3, 2019, all Immigrant visas for those who are not exempt from the public charge rule should be denied unless a person can demonstrate that he/she will hav ...
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asylum
US immigration attorney: Author: USA Asylum Lawyer Alena Shautsova
A person applying for asylum in the US has to present his/her claim based on one of the enumerated grounds. Political opinion is one of them. Many actually refer to asylum benefit in the US as “p ...
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citizenship
US immigration attorney: Author: US Citizenship Attorney Alena Shautsova
I read an article recently that a former political prisoner of Cuba, who advocated against Fidel Castro, was actually detained in Cuba, and later released on the request of the US governmen ...
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immigration
US immigration attorney: Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova
Will you or our family member be regarded as a public charge under the new rules that come into effect on October 15, 2019? The answer is crucial: if it is a YES, it means you or your ...
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deportation
US immigration attorney: Author: Tomas Greenberg, Alena Shautsova
It’s no secret that the current U.S. administration has been cracking down on immigration, and a new policy released by President Trump has only further strengthened these efforts. The poli ...
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asylum
US immigration attorney: Tomas Greenberg, Alena Shautsova
The U.S. government launched the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interests Program (MAVNI) in 2009 to recruit immigrants with language or medical capabilities to the U.S. armed services. Altho ...
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immigration
US immigration attorney: Author: Alena Shautsova
One of the ways to obtain a US permanent residency without leaving the US is through marriage to a US citizen. However, not everyone will be eligible for this route. Here are the most common issues that arise when ...
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immigration
US immigration attorney: Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status is a good option for children (under 18 or 21 depending on the state law) who were abandoned, neglected or abused by one or both parents and who now are seeki ...
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deportation
US immigration attorney: Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova
Voluntary departure is a form of relief from removal. Once the Immigration court proceedings began, one cannot simply leave the US without risking having an order of removal in absentia ...
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visas
US immigration attorney: Author: US Visa Attorney Alena Shautsova
Recently, the US government added a new question to the non-immigrant and immigrant visa application forms: the question invites you to share the email addresses and social media accounts you used ...
