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 someone is marrying a US citizen: 1. BONA FIDE MARRIAGE The first requirement for adjustment would be to pr ...
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 seeking legal status in the US. The first step in obtaining the status would be to go through Family court proceedi ...
Author: Alena Shautsova Immigration law is one of the fastest changing areas of practice. It is so because unlike in other law areas, the changes may come from the President, USCIS, Board of Immigration Appeals and courts in addition to ... law itself. Here are the key points of what happened within the past month: President Trump announces ...
Author: Alena Shautsova If removal or deportation proceedings were lost, a person will have an order of deportation/removal against them. At times, a person would fail to appear in Immigration courts proceedings completely and will have an order of removal/deportation entered against them in absentia. But an order of removal does not mean that a ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova VAWA is relief available to certain batted spouses, parent and children, of USC or LPR. 212(h) waiver helps those applying for adjustment of status or an Immigrant visa to waive inadmissibility related to certain convictions, including, at times, aggravated felony convictions. 212(h) waiver i ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova With the new year comes new hopes: the House Democrats introduced a new Immigration Bill that potentially can help millions ...those who have TPS and Dreamers. The Bill, if passed, would allow TPS holders to file for a green card directly. Then, once a person spends five years in a green card ...
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 status in the US, for example, would apply for permission to travel abroad while the application is pending. F ...
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 without a waiver. The country affected by the Ban are Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. Accordin ...
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 rules that would change the landscape of the H1B immigration. Specifically, the new rules would require all emp ...
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 pass. The Senate has some important powers that would limit all House’s initiatives to challenge the current pow ...