New York Lawyer's Legal Updates
Effects Of Guilty Plea’s Without Immigration Advice
30 June 2016Author: Criminal Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova Getting into trouble whether it was your fault or not is always a daunting process once an individual has been arrested and scheduled for an arraignment. It is increasingly overwhelming when an individual is an immigrant with a permanent resident status. Most individuals will do the right thing a ...
Immigration Options For Fashion Models
27 June 2016Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova The Immigration laws of the United States do not provide for special work visas for fashion models. It means that workers in this category have to compete for limited employment visa slots with all others seeking employment in the US. With visa categories named from A to Z, and no clear legal ...
Differences And Similarities Between L-1 Visa And H-1B Visa
21 June 2016Author: New York Employment Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova There are limited employment visa options for those who would like to work in the US. Among the most popular ones are H1B, L1, O and P visas, as well as E and TN. Like an H-1B Visa holder, the L-1 visa holder may seek to procure lawful permanent resident status without fear of jeopa ...
Waiver Of Passport And/or Visa (I-193 Waiver)
16 June 2016Author: Immigration Waiver Attorney Alena Shautsova Admission laws and regulations state that one who is coming to the United States must be in possession of valid entry documents, such as a passport or a travel document, a visa or lawful permanent resident card, parole, etc. An airline would not board a passenger whose documents are expired…most ...
Notice To Appear Issued: Do I Need To Go To Court?
13 June 2016Author: New York Deportation Attorney Alena Shautsova You received a Notice to Appear issued by immigration authorities, do you need to do anything? The short answer is …Yes! Even if the allegations seem to be ridiculous, you still have to respond and appear in front of the judge. The consequences of not attendance of an Immigration court hearin ...
When To Apply For Re-Entry Permit As A Permanent Resident
09 June 2016Author: Green Card attorney Alena Shautsova Under normal circumstances, most Lawful Permanent residents are able to travel outside of the US and return without any problems. There are very few circumstances when a Re-entry permit will be required for a LPR (lawful Permanent Resident). First, one should apply for Re-entry permit if his trip abroad ...
TN Work Visa’s For Canadian And Mexican Citizens
06 June 2016Author: New York Employment Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova A TN visa is a work visa available for citizens of Canada and/or Mexico. The visa is much easier to receive than other work visas and in fact, may be applied for at the border. The traditional, in-conuslate application can be submitted as well, and sometimes is preferred. The proces ...
Immigration Benefits For Military Personnel
31 May 2016Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Generally speaking, it is not easy to qualify for immigration benefits in the United States. To promote family unity and, perhaps, to thank those who put their lives in danger for the safety of all of us, the government provides certain exceptions and benefits to current and former military membe ...
Dangers Of Domestic Violence Convictions For Immigration Purposes
31 May 2016Author: New York Deportation attorney Alena Shautsova Domestic violence chargers are probably the most common ones. They can originate from both Family or Criminal courts. For example, in New York, a person may obtain an order of protection from a Family or from a Criminal court. If a family member is found in violation of an order of protection f ...
Non-Immigrant (212(d)(3)(A)) Waiver
31 May 2016Author: New York Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova Immigrant waivers such as I 601 or I 601A waive grounds of inadmissibility for those who seek adjustment of status or an Immigrant visa. They are difficult to obtain, as usually, an applicant must demonstrate extreme hardship to a qualifying relative. There is however a waiver for those who do ...