Law Publications And Articles
Religious Work Visas: Tips And Criteria For R-1 Temporary Religious Visas
22 April 2020Author: US Religious Work Visa Lawyer Alena Shautsova The United States is a country that prides itself on protecting certain inalienable rights regardless of a person’s demographics. One of the human rights the US protects fiercely and refers to sometimes as liberty, is the freedom of religion. Many religious people call my office inquiring about ...
Tips On How To Not To Lose Your Immigration Status At The Time Of Covid-19
10 April 2020Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova COVID-19 definitely altered our lives and plans. Now, here I give you help and practical tips that will save you time, money and potentially our Immigration US status. 1. What to Do if You Need to File I 751 or Other Petition to Remove Conditions On A Green Card and Stuck Overseas Due to Coronav ...
How To Win US Asylum Case Using Pattern Or Practice Of Persecution
07 April 2020Author: Asylum lawyer USA Alena Shautsova One of the criteria for determining whether an asylum case will be granted in the US or denied is a fear of future persecution. An applicant for asylum must establish that he or she is likely to be persecuted in the future if returned to home country, any part of their country. Moreover, a pattern or pr ...
Handling Your Immigration Case At The Time Of The Coronavirus Or Any Other National Emergency
24 March 2020Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova The Coronavirus disrupted our lives on every possible level. It is a time of uncertainty for everyone in the world, but those who have pending legal matters may have additional stress factors to take into consideration: deadlines, inability to see an attorney or a notary, inability to submit th ...
N400: Timeline And New Pitfalls
20 March 2020Author: U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Attorney Alena Shautsova Being granted US Citizenship is a dream come true for many lawful permanent residents who went through significant hurdles to adjust their status. With all the recent changes in immigration, especially the new public charge rules many who would like to apply for US Citizenship a ...
USCIS Sends Hidden Messages To VAWA Applicants Who Know Where To Look!
17 March 2020Author: VAWA Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova Recently, USCIS adopted a practice to issue C(31) EAD for VAWA cases. The EAD is being mailed to you without any explanation. There are no other notices, until some months later a person receives a notice of deferred action approval. The employment authorization category under the c(31) is reserve ...
How To Avoid Rejections Of Submission By USCIS
13 March 2020Author: Alena Shautsova USCIS continues to update its policy manual to reflect the latest changes in how it is processing various requests for US Immigration benefits. When a person submits his or her package to USCIS, at times it gets rejected. Why would USCIS reject a submission? What would be a filing date when a person corrects the mistakes ...
Public Charge Immigration, Declaration Of Self Sufficiency Form I 944 Adjustment Of Status
07 March 2020Author: 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 2020Author: 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 ...
US Citizenship: Automatic Citizenship For Children
18 February 2020Author: NYC Immigration Citizenship Lawyer Alena Shautsova A person who was brought to the USA as a child may not know that he or she is already a citizen. Often, children do not worry about their immigration status and continue to renew their green cards up until the time they need to travel overseas or there is some sort of legal issue. At tim ...