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 consequences: permanent bar from the US and disqualifier for any immigration benefits. For example, claims to US ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova NTA or Notice to Appear is a charging document with the filing of which starts a removal (deportation) proceeding against a person in the US. Ordinary, it would be ICE (or immigration “police”) that would issue an NTA after it determined there are grounds for a person’s removal from the US. P ...
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova DHS has published an advance copy of the Public Charge Rogations. A “public charge” inadmissibility ground has been in the US laws for a long time, but the way the government officials were have been considering cases now is going to change. Ordinarily, when a person is being sponsored for a ...
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Just a few months ago, the entire Immigration community became very excited after the US Supreme Court held that the Notice to Appear that does not list specific date and time for the hearing cannot be used for the “stop-time” rule purposes, opening the door for thousands of immigrants to reope ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova A continuance in Immigration court can be a necessity: you might need to ask the Immigration judge to postpone your hearing for a later date because you submitted a petition/application for USCIS and its outcome will determine your case; or because you need more time to find an attorney; or bec ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova DACA is a temporary protection from deportation for childhood arrivals was implemented by President Obama. President Trump’s administration decided to scrap the program, and the people pushed back. Recently, a Federal judge in Washington DC ordered the entire program be restored by the govern ...
Author: Sheila Barabino Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) is an avenue for undocumented children to obtain legal and permanent residency status in the US if they cannot be reunified with one or both parents due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment, and it is not in their best interests to be returned to their home country. Before a child can ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova An Individual hearing in Immigration court is basically a trial, a day when one’s application will be heard on merits. First, you will need to get familiar with the Immigration Court Practice Manual and read when and what you can submit. If the judge did not specify when you need to submit t ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova You had your conviction vacated, and now you believe you have a “clean record.” It is time for your Immigration application, and you are wondering if you even need to mention that you were convicted, after all, that conviction is no longer valid... Well, it might be true that you are “not conv ...
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova U.S. military provides much more immigration benefits to its members and their families than the public is generally discussing. For example, many know that U.S. military provides an expected path to the US citizenship, but few are aware that in some cases, it is also possible to obtain a law ...