New York Lawyer's Legal Updates
Possible New Law To Help Dreamers
12 February 2018Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova The United and Securing America act has been introduced by both Republicans and Democrats early this February. The U.S.A Act might have a chance of actually passing because it has been supported by both sides of the Congress. How would it work? 1. The Bill would provide cancellation of remo ...
Asylum One Year Filing Deadline Exception: Changed Circumstances
20 January 2018Author: Asylum Attorney Alena Shautsova Ordinally, a person who would like to ask for asylum in the United States has to do so within one year of his/her entry. However, if one missed the deadline, the law provides him/her with a second chance in certain situations, but only if the person acts within a reasonable time. One such a situation is whe ...
El Salvador Loses TPS Protection
12 January 2018Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova On January 8, 2018, the Trump Administration announced revocation of TPS for El Salvador. In a statement, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced that: To allow for an orderly transition, the effective date of the termination of TPS for El Salvador will be delayed 18 month ...
USCIS V. EOIR: Jurisdiction In Asylum Cases
05 January 2018Author: US Asylum lawyer Alena Shautsova An asylum process in the US will depend on whether a person is filing for asylum when he/she is in Immigration court proceedings (defensively), or if he/she files for asylum proactively without being placed in Immigration court proceeding (affirmatively). Whether an application has to be submitted to t ...
TPS For Honduras Holders: Automatic Extension
05 January 2018Author: Alena Shautsova The US government may determine that nationals of certain countries may require special protection and provide a temporary protection status (TPS) for them. A TPS may be granted for those who entered the US legally or illegally, those who were in deportation or removal proceedings; and those who cannot adjust their stat ...
2017 Immigration Rollercoaster
05 January 2018Author: New York Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova 2017 was a year of unimaginable change within the field of Immigration Law. Orders of supervision were not renewed, TPS for certain countries was not extended. An entrepreneurship program was passed to help small entrepreneurs start a business in the US, however, minutes after its passing it ...
Cuban Or Not: How A Piece Of Paper May Determine Someone’s Fate In The US
02 January 2018Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova An interesting statement was published by USCIS recently: USCIS is no longer considering a consular certificate documenting an individual’s birth outside of Cuba to a Cuban parent as sufficient evidence of Cuban citizenship.. For a person who is not involved with Immigration issues, such a n ...
3 Most Common Pitfalls During Citizenship Application
13 December 2017Author: US Citizenship Lawyer Alena Shautsova For any immigrant to receive a US citizenship signifies a great achievement: everything he/she worked for, everything he/she hoped for in the US is presented by a sheet of paper called a Certificate of Naturalization. Usually, a person has to be in green card status for 3 or 5 years before he/she can s ...
5 Things You Need To Know If You Will Be Representing Yourself In Immigration Court
03 December 2017Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova If you are considering representing yourself in Immigration court, you need to educate yourself on some important points. You should know that in a hearing that will take place, you will be the only non-legally trained person, apart from your interpreter (if you will need one). It means that you ha ...
Relief For Victims Of Labor And Sex Trafficking: T Status
27 November 2017US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova In 2016, the US government issued new regulations concerning relief that victims of human trafficking may qualify for. The new regulations illuminated many barriers and hard-to-meet rules that were on the ways of the victims and their ability to qualify for Immigration benefits. To qualify for the T stat ...