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Common Challenges During Adjustment Of Status Based On Marriage Process
Common Challenges During Adjustment Of Status Based On Marriage Process
By Alena Shautsova, New York Immigration Lawyer Adjustment of Status (AOS) based on marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident is one of the most common ways immigrants …
Adjustment Of Status For K-1 Visa Entrants
Adjustment Of Status For K-1 Visa Entrants
Author: Alena Shautsova K-1 visa is a tool allowing a US citizen to invite his perspective spouse to the United States for up to three months in order to determine whether or not …
How To File For Marriage Based Green Card
How To File For Marriage Based Green Card
Author: Marriage Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova helps immigrants to apply for the marriage-based immigration benefits in the United States. One of the most common …
Recapturing Priority Date For An Aged Out Children Of LPR
Recapturing Priority Date For An Aged Out Children Of LPR
Author: New York Family Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Priority dates in immigration play vital role: when priority date is current, a person who had a petition filed for them can …
How To Help Your Spouse To Get A US Green Card
How To Help Your Spouse To Get A US Green Card
Author: US Marriage Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova You are a US citizen; you have met a love of your life, you guys got married and started sharing your lives. …
Common RFEs In Adjustment Of Status Based On Marriage Cases
Common RFEs In Adjustment Of Status Based On Marriage Cases
Author: Marriage Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova An RFE or request for more evidence is a document issued on a yellow or pink paper that many applicants for adjustment of status meet with …
Choices For Abused Spouses
Choices For Abused Spouses
Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova When somebody enters into a marriage, they usually hope that the union would last forever and spouses would respect each another, and they would …
Filing I-130 Abroad By Military Petitioner
Filing I-130 Abroad By Military Petitioner
Author: Green Card Lawyer Alena Shautsova An I-130 form is a U.S. Immigration document that needs to be filed in order for a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident to …
Adjustment Options For K-1 Visa Entrants
Adjustment Options For K-1 Visa Entrants
Author: VAWA attorney Alena Shautsova A K-1 visa is issued to a fiance of the U.S. citizen who is willing and able to get married to the U.S. citizen within 90 days of arrival. …
K1 for Same Sex Couples (LGBT Fiancé Petition)
K1 for Same Sex Couples (LGBT Fiancé Petition)
Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova With the US Supreme court decision in United States v. Windsor, the US recognized federal benefits in connection with same sex couples. To wit, …
