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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 ...

Adjustment Options For K-1 Visa Entrants

Author: VAWA attorney Alena Shautsova A K-1 visa is issued to a fiance of the U.S. citizen who is willing and able to get married to the U.S. citizen within 90 days of arrival. If everything goes well, the couple gets married and later, they apply for adjustment of status for the non-citizen. The marriages by K-1 visa holder and a U.S. citizen are ...

Emergency Travel While Adjustment Of Status Is Pending

Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova It has always been the case that one who applied for a permanent resident status while in the U.S. cannot travel outside the U.S. without a special permission if he/she does not wish to forego his/her application. For a while it was also the case that one who gets this special permission, could not retur ...

Halloween Is Coming - Trick Or Treat, How To Choose An Attorney

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 ...

How To Sponsor Yourself For US Permanent Residency – National Interest Waiver

Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Usually, for one to be able to immigrate to the US, the person needs to have some connection to the US in a form of a close family member or an employer. However, there are some exceptions. One of such exceptions, is an ability of worker to sponsor him/herself by filing a self-petition and requesting ...

Failure To Register For Selective Service And Citizenship

Author: Citizenship Attorney Alena Shautsova Usually, when one tries to research information regarding naturalization requirements, he finds discussions regarding good moral character, physical presence requirements, criminal bars to citizenship, time in permanent residence status issue. However, there are other, less "popular" but nevertheless i ...

US Parole Program For Filipino

Author: Alena Shautsova A new exciting announcement came from the Department of Homeland Security last week. The DHS is creating a new parole program for Filipino and Filipino-American World War II. While the parameters of the programs are still under development, it is nevertheless very good news. Generally, a person who is paroled into the U. ...

DV Lottery Is Back

Author: Alena Shautsova It is that time of the year again: pumpkins, corn and fall mums mean that it is fall, and the Department of State again reopens its internet portal for the DV lottery players: www.dvlottery.state.gov. A few reminders for those who are considering trying their luck: 1. Read the Instructions Yourself, do not rely on anybody ...

Informing Immigration About Change Of Address

Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova From time to time people move from one address to another. While it is not a big deal for a U.S. citizen, for somebody who is not a citizen, and maybe not even a permanent resident, the move may have drastic consequences in connection to their Immigration status. Being in a rush, having a lot o ...

Adjustment Of Status After A Or G Diplomatic Visa

Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova Usually, a person holding a diplomatic visa is ineligible to adjust their status to that of a lawful permanent resident. (A visas and status are for employees and representatives of diplomatic missions, G visa and status are for the employees and representatives of foreign and international organizations ...