Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova Parole in place is a discretionary action by the U.S. government that allows an individual who is in the United States without being properly inspected and admitted to be “admitted” into the country without leaving it. Parole in place can be applied for by members of the military families, as we ...
Author: New York Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova Change of status occurs one an individual who already is in the United States in a lawful status wishes to change it to a different non-immigrant status. A person is admitted into the U.S. according to the intentions he/she has and depending on activities he/she will be engaging in the U.S. Fo ...
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova A worker in religious vocation may apply for an R-1 visa after a corresponding petition was filed and granted on his/her behalf. In addition, such a worker may adjust his/her status to one of a permanent resident using Special Immigrant Status Petition, I -360. Religious vocation as per USCIS is ...
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova This past month was very fruitful in terms of positive decisions by USCIS on our cases and we would like to share the good news. We had an I 601 waiver approved for one of our clients, along with Parole in Place for another one, and a PERM certification for a client who was waiting for it for a d ...
Author: New York Immigration attorney Halloween is coming, and with it the infamous question of children dressed as heroes or monsters at the door: Trick or Treat? I thought about this as an analogy of the legal field for a while and it really fits quite nicely. The point of Halloween for most children (especially when they get a bit older and kn ...
Author: Employment Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova On May 26, 2015 USCIS started to accept employment authorization applications, form I 765, by certain spouses of H1B visa holders. Traditionally, spouses of H1B visa holders, H4 dependents, were not eligible for an employment authorization. As one of the measures by the President aimed to imp ...
Author: New York Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is yet to rule on the issue of new DACA and DAPA. The parties presented their oral arguments on April 17, 2015. So far, the court is still considering the issue. On April 7, 2015 the Court ruled on old DACA lawsuit and found that the plaintiffs did not have sta ...
Author: Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova Law office of Alena Shautsova has launched online free Immigration law seminars. Every Wednesday at 9:00pm EST we hold discussions on various Immigration topics. The recordings of the previous seminars can be found online at: The past topics include: Immigration waivers, I601A waiver; US removal proc ...
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova On the first date of supposed implementation, a federal Judge in Texas has blocked Obama’s immigration reform regarding parents of the U.S. citizens and permanent residents (DAPA) and new improvements to deferred action for childhood arrivals. As a result, the old DACA applications are not affe ...
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova Have you wondered what happens to the papers you send to USCIS? How do they need to be arranged? Do you need to call USCIS to make sure they received your filing? How to write a check for the Immigration filing fees? First, the case or filing has to be assembled in a certain way so that USCIS so ...