New York Lawyer's Legal Updates
No Matter How Important the Boss, Sexual Harassment Is Actionable
09 April 2013Author: Sexual Harassment Attorney Alena Shautsova When sexual harassment occurs and involves individuals in notable government positions, it generally creates quite a scandal and can become high profile in the news. Such is the case with Assemblyman Vito Lopez who was accused of sexual harassment by two female staff members. Both claimed that he ...
Green Card Through Asylum
05 April 2013Author: Asylum Attorney Alena Shautsova One of the ways to obtain U.S. permanent resident status known as US green card and citizenship is through asylum status. Asylum status can be afforded to an applicant who is unwilling or unable to return to his/her home country due to the fear of persecution or because he/she has been persecuted there befo ...
How Is Deportation Processing Similar and Different from Criminal Proceedings?
03 April 2013Author: Deportation Lawyer Alena Shautsova When facing deportation, it helps to know what the legal process involves and also to have a competent immigration lawyer to help defend your rights. Despite the fact that deportation is a civil or administrative procedure it bears similarities to the criminal justice process for arrest and booking. When ...
How To Bring Your Fiance To The United States: Green Card Through Marriage
30 March 2013Author: Green Card Lawyer Alena Shautsova Often, US Citizens would like to get married to a person from overseas, and then they face a question of how to bring the non-U.S. citizen to the United States. Generally speaking, it can be accomplished via these options: Fiance K-1 Visa This visa is suitable for those couples that are not sure if they ...
Updates On USCIS Forms I-94 And G-28
30 March 2013Author: Visa Attorney Alena Shautsova USCIS published new rules regarding I-94 departure/arrival form. This form is primary evidence of one’s inspection and admission into the country. If the person has lost it and is unable to restore it, the person loses ability to prove that when entering the country he/she went through the point of entry and ...
Gang of Eight Agrees on Provisions for Immigration Reform Path to Legal Status
29 March 2013Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova The eight Senators, called the Gang of Eight, who are in charge of writing a bi-partisan bill for immigration reform reached an agreement about the most contested aspect of the bill. After weeks of deliberating over a draft, the senators came to a private agreement behind closed doors about a proposal f ...
Immigrant Driver's License Debate Continues
27 March 2013Author: Deportation Attorney Alena Shautsova The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DOH) has stated that state officials in individual states can make their own determinations about issuing immigrants driver's licenses. Traditionally, states have had authority over making their own laws and regulations regarding driver's licenses. The Deferred ...
What Does the Renewal of VAWA Mean for Immigrants?
25 March 2013Author: Discrimination Lawyer Alena Shautsova The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) initially passed by Congress in 1994, was re-authorized in 2000 and 2005. However, reauthorization expired in 2011. In February 2013 Congress reauthorized and passed a revised VAWA. Under the revised VAWA, provisions also extend to women on Indian reservations and ...
What Role Will E-Verify Play in 2013 Immigration Reform?
20 March 2013Author: Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova While Congress is polarized on many issues regarding immigration, one point they agree on is that E-Verify is crucial for immigration reform. The "gang of eight," which refers to the eight bipartisan senators planning immigration reform, included use of E-verify in their proposal as did the President in t ...
Family Immigration and Immigration Reform
18 March 2013Author: Family Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Law Office of Alena Shautsova, a New York Immigration law firm located in Brooklyn, is assisting immigrants with family immigration and immigration reform. While millions of people are awaiting for Immigration reform, the Senators prepare for the Easter break, and indicated (according to the Washi ...