New York Lawyer's Legal Updates

Domestic Violence And Immigration Legal Status In The US

12 December 2020

Author: NYC Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova based in Brooklyn, New York City, helps clients to obtain US Immigration benefits. With the rise of domestic violence cases during the COVID-19 era many individuals that have previously been experiencing domestic violence are now facing an even greater cha ...

USCIS Special Motions To Reopen And Reconsider: Second Chance For Denied Cases

20 November 2020

Author: NYC Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova A motion to reopen/reconsider is a tool that is used to correct an adverse or erroneous decision that was made by USCIS with regard to petitions and applications. Motions to reopen are available for almost all types of forms, even where appeals are not available: for example, a denied I 485 form for ...

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 ...

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