Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova Adoption of foreign children can be accomplished via different ways. It can be in the form of local adoption, under the laws of the foreign country without the use of US immigration forms or it can be done through the channels of international adoption. International Adoption International adop ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova I have changed my address online and have moved to a different state. Can I move my case to the Immigration court in my state? Yes you may, if your new address is outside of the state your Immigration case is in, you may move your case to the court within your state. This is referred to as a “ ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova US citizens and permanent residents, as well as asylees who hold valid Travel Documents have to be aware that different countries have different rules regarding entry and exit documents during international travel. For example, when a person leaves the US, the person does not have to go throug ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova A person who came to the US legally but overstayed his/her authorized time, may, nevertheless, receive a permanent resident status (or adjust his/her status to permanent resident). It does not matter if the entry happened a year ago or twenty years ago. As long as the person was inspected and ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova On June 30, 2014 President Obama stated that now it is his time to act on Immigration Reform. Why has he not done so? It is because to "reform" immigration laws, the Congress has to adopt amendments to the existing laws or adopt new laws. In a recent Press Release, I had stated that: With the ...
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova I-94 form Arrival/Departure record is the main form that has been used for decades to track admission and departure of the non-US residents. Recently, however, Department of Homeland Security substituted the paper version with the electronic record. The I-94 form is crucial to prove inspection ...
Author: Employment Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Unfortunately, even a very thoroughly prepared PERM application may result in a denial. The concerns about whether it is worth it to appeal it, boils down to the eligibility of the appeal. At this point, the legal fees will be heavier, the application will take more time to appeal then it did ...
Author: Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova A recent decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals clarified 212(c) waiver eligibility for lawful permanent residents in the Matter of Abdelghany, 26 I N Dec. 254 (2014). (1) A lawful permanent resident who has accrued 7 consecutive years of lawful unrelinquished domicile in the United States and who ...
Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova It is probably fair to say that majority of immigrants have lost hope that Immigration reform will happen any time soon. What seemed to be so possible in summer 2013, became a mere reminiscence in 2014. The Congress, however, is trying to revive the Immigration reform idea, and this past week released ...
Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Benefits, Results and Solutions to authenticating documents for use in a foreign country. If you have family, friends or business in foreign countries, at some point you may be required to authenticate documents for use in that country. The most common issue arises when the documents need to become ...
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