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Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova If you are considering representing yourself in Immigration court, you need to educate yourself on some important points. You should know that in a hearing that will take place, you will be the only non-legally trained person, apart from your interpreter (if you will need one). It means that you ha ...
US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova In 2016, the US government issued new regulations concerning relief that victims of human trafficking may qualify for. The new regulations illuminated many barriers and hard-to-meet rules that were on the ways of the victims and their ability to qualify for Immigration benefits. To qualify for the T stat ...
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova A conviction of domestic violence makes a person removable, but not inadmissible. In other words, if one is a lawful permanent resident and is convicted of domestic violence, he/she can be removed (deported). However, if one is a visa holder, or a person out-of-status, without status and is apply ...
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova With DACA being abrogated, and uncertain Immigration future, many are looking for a way out of the “illegal Immigration” trap. One solution that is suitable for young children (under 21 years old) is Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Of course, a person has to meet certain requirements before he ...
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova The US government is tightening the way they handle various Immigration issues, and one big change came this September, 2017: the FAM regulation was changed to eliminate the famous 30/60/90 rule. FAM stands for “foreign affairs manual.” It is a code that all consular officers have to follow when ...
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova On September 5, 2017, President Trump announced the elimination of the DACA program that was established via an executive action by President Obama. The DACA program conveyed a semi-legal status to hundreds of thousands of children who were brought into the US illegally. The program was designed ...
Author: New York immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova On September 5, 2017, President Trump announced that DACA program will be ended unless Congress passes a permanent solution. DACA program allowed thousands of undocumented children who were brought into the United States without their consent to be protected from deportation. It also provided an ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova The Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act was introduced on or about August 2, 2017 and is supported by the President Trump. The essence of this legislation is to limit the number of new immigrants by changing the way the prospects are screened. The Act imposes new r ...
Author: US Immigration attorney ALENA SHAUTSOVA On June 29, 2017 US Supreme Court partially allowed Trump’s Travel Ban to go into effect. The Court stated that the travel ban should not be implemented against those who can establish existing bona fide relationship with a US company or person. The ban affected nationals of six, predominantly Muslim ...
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Imagine, one’s immigration application was denied. What should he/she do: file a motion to reopen, an appeal or simply re-file the case? What if one came into the country illegally, but now has adult U.S. citizen children: shall she file for a visa overseas with a waiver, or can she still file ...