Author: New York Green Card Lawyer Alena Shautsova I bet that almost every long-term US immigrant has heard of the 245i law. But I have noticed that many have misconceptions about the statute that how it actually can be used for a person’s benefit. 245(i) allows to adjust status without leaving the US for those who: entered the US without insp ...
Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova An I 751 petition is a petition that has to file by a conditional resident who received his/her status based on marriage. Without the grant of the I 751 petition, a person’s application for citizenship (naturalization) would not be granted. It is a necessary step towards “legalization” in the US. I ...
Author: New York Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova 2017 was a year of unimaginable change within the field of Immigration Law. Orders of supervision were not renewed, TPS for certain countries was not extended. An entrepreneurship program was passed to help small entrepreneurs start a business in the US, however, minutes after its passing it ...
Author: Green Card Lawyer Alena Shautsova A green card holder or a lawful permanent resident, is presumed to have settled in the United States after the receipt of the status. As such, the law states, that if an LPR spends too much time abroad, he/she can lose the green card. Often, the issue arises in the airport upon the LPR’s arrival after a s ...
Author: Green Card lawyer Alena Shautsova USCIS has recently changed its I 765 work authorization application. Now, certain applicants who have never had a social security number in the US, will be able to obtain it simultaneously with the work authorization. An EAD or employment authorization card allows certain applicants to start legally worki ...
Author: Green Card lawyer Alena Shautsova Many are aware that in order to get a green card or permanent resident status in the US, one has to have a family member or a job to sponsor him/her. But there are situations when a person can actually sponsor him/herself, without the need of an “outside” sponsorship. Here, I will list the most common situ ...
Author: Green Card attorney Alena Shautsova MAVNI or Military Accessions in the National Interest program allows non-immigrants to join US Military forces and obtain citizenship via expedited way. It was first authorized by President Obama in 2009. On July 3, 2017 National Public Radio reported that Pentagon has plans to eliminate MAVNI progra ...
Author: US Green Card lawyer Alena Shautsova Many are aware that to immigrate to the USA or to stay in the USA, one needs to be sponsored by a US citizen spouse or a 21 years- old US citizen child, or an employer. There is also an investment option that requires substantial capital to be put into the US economy. However, it is possible to sponsor ...
Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova Many consider a green card to be just a document that proves one’s status. People treat it as a passport, keep it away from those who can put a wrong spell on it… But little do they know that they must have that green card with them at all times. The law states the following: Every alien, eighteen year ...
Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova An advance parole is a permission to enter the United States after a brief travel abroad while holding certain status or applying for an adjustment of status. If a person files an adjustment of status application and then travels outside the US without advance parole, the person’s application is consider ...