Author: NYC Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova On April 22, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order restricting immigration into the United States for 60 days starting April 23, 2020, at 12 pm. The following classes of immigrants will be affected: Persons who are not in possession of a valid immigrant visa; Persons who are outside ...
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova COVID-19 definitely altered our lives and plans. Now, here I give you help and practical tips that will save you time, money and potentially our Immigration US status. 1. What to Do if You Need to File I 751 or Other Petition to Remove Conditions On A Green Card and Stuck Overseas Due to Coronav ...
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova The Coronavirus disrupted our lives on every possible level. It is a time of uncertainty for everyone in the world, but those who have pending legal matters may have additional stress factors to take into consideration: deadlines, inability to see an attorney or a notary, inability to submit th ...
Author: VAWA Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova Recently, USCIS adopted a practice to issue C(31) EAD for VAWA cases. The EAD is being mailed to you without any explanation. There are no other notices, until some months later a person receives a notice of deferred action approval. The employment authorization category under the c(31) is reserve ...
Author: Alena Shautsova USCIS continues to update its policy manual to reflect the latest changes in how it is processing various requests for US Immigration benefits. When a person submits his or her package to USCIS, at times it gets rejected. Why would USCIS reject a submission? What would be a filing date when a person corrects the mistakes ...
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova On January 31, 2020, President Trump expanded travel ban by adding six new countries to the list of countries nationals of which cannot come to the U.S. without waivers. This new ban, unlike the previous ones, concerns Immigrant visas only. Which countries are included in the new travel ban 2020 ...
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova President Trump is hard on Immigration issues: under his administration, we have all heard news of family separation, travel ban, and expansion of expedited removal. Yet, on December 20, 2019, he signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, a military spending bill, that contained one ...
Author: New York Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova When a person receives the status of a permanent resident before his or her marriage is more than 2 years old, or if a person is an investor, he or she usually will become a conditional resident, with the residency given for 2 years. That condition from the residency will have to be removed b ...
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 have approved health insurance coverage in the US within 30 days of entry or can cover the medical expenses. To a ...
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 loved one may not be able to receive a green card (permanent residency) in the United States or even come to ...