US Green Card Publications

VAWA Benefits: From Self-Petition To Special Motion To Reopen

15 October 2020

Author: USA Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova VAWA stands for Violence Against Women Act. It is a law that helps certain abused, beaten relatives of Lawful permanent residents and citizens to self-petition or obtain benefits in the US without the need of a relative, family-based I 130. Here, I will share some benefits and leniencies that the VAWA ...

Criminal Activity (CIMT) And Adjustment Of Status

03 October 2020

Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova helps her clients to analyze their immigration status, and apply for permanent residency in the US. In doing so, we collect information about various aspects of a person’s life both in the US and abroad. It is important to collect accurate and up-to-date data a ...

Return Of The Public Charge: What You Need To Know

29 September 2020

Author: USA Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova The infamous public charge rule is back, it is back for all of the states of the USA, including NY, CT, and VT. The rollercoaster with the public charge started after 2d Circuit Federal Court of Appeals ruled that the public charge rule should be stopped again; then the Court explained its decision st ...

USCIS Fees Increases 2020

11 August 2020

Author New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Law office of Alena Shautsova, NYC Immigration lawyers, help immigrants to prepare and submit applications for various immigration benefits, including Asylum, Adjustment of status, U visa, Naturalization, and more. This article discusses recent USCIS fee changes and the impact of these changes. T ...

USCIS And Discretion: What Factors Will Have Your Waiver Approved?

17 July 2020

Author: NYC Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova New York Immigration lawyers at the law office of Alena Shautsova P.C. help clients to convince the US government to exercise positive discretion and grant applications for relief. Discretion... discretion is the core of the government’s ability to control one’s application for relief, be it a waiver ...

US Immigration Options For Children Under 21

08 July 2020

Author: NYC Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova helps children to find and pursue Immigration solutions in the USA. The Immigration laws in the United States are complicated and typically unforgiving when it comes to prior status violations, criminal history, or illegal entries. For adults, the exceptio ...

VAWA: Divorce, New Marriage And Children: Tips For Successful Cases

23 June 2020

Author: NYC Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova Alena Shautsova, NYC Immigration lawyer helps clients who were abused by their US citizen or lawful permanent resident family members to obtain status in the US using VAWA and other provisions of the US immigration laws. VAWA stands for Violence Against Women Act, but the law can be used not only by f ...

U Visa Status: I Am The Victim Of A Crime, But I Do Not Have A Legal Status In The US. Is There Anything I Can Do?

04 June 2020

Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova In the Law Office of Alena Shautsova, NYC Immigration attorney based in Brooklyn, New York, we help to qualify victims of crimes to obtain “legal” status in the United States. I am here to tell you that you do not have to be afraid if you are a victim of a crime, contact an attorney to make sure ...

Public Charge Immigration, Declaration Of Self Sufficiency Form I 944 Adjustment Of Status

07 March 2020

Author: NYC Immigration Lawyer, Green card attorney Alena Shautsova On February 24, 2020, following a decision by the US Supreme Court not to hold the new administration’s public charge rule, the USCIS started to follow the new rule for almost all adjustment of status cases. To wit: from February 24, 2020, on, almost every applicant for adjustment ...

Rescission Of Adjustment Of Status

20 February 2020

Author: US green card lawyer Alena Shautsova Mr. X applied for his US citizenship after being a green card holder in the US for much longer than 5 years. His naturalization application was pending for a long time and finally, he was called for the interview. The interview went well, but the officer said she needed more time to issue a decision. At ...

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