New York Lawyer's Legal Updates
How to Bring Adopted Children to The US
05 November 2014Author: 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 ...
Can I get a Green Card after Divorce or Separation from a US citizen?
05 November 2014Author: New York Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova When a non-US citizen marries a US citizen, he/she can obtain legal status in the US though the sponsorship filed by the US citizen. If a foreign spouse is overseas, the US citizen has to file a family petition and then the foreign spouse will apply for an immigrant visa; if the foreign spouse i ...
K1 for Same Sex Couples (LGBT Fiancé Petition)
16 October 2014Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova With the US Supreme court decision in United States v. Windsor, the US recognized federal benefits in connection with same sex couples. To wit, the US government allowed family sponsored immigration for same sex unions. Gay spouses are allowed to sponsor their loved ones for adjustment of status, i ...
Citizenship Through Military Service for Beneficiaries of DACA
04 October 2014Author: Citizenship Attorney Alena Shautsova The law allows permanent residents to receive citizenship after a person has been in “green card holder” status for 3 or 5 years depending on how the person acquired the residency: through marriage with the USC or some other way. Usually, a person has to become a permanent resident first, otherwise he/ ...
Green Card Lottery Rules And Pitfalls: Time To Play!
04 October 2014Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova US Diversity Visa Lottery or green card lottery as some call it, is a program that allows to choose candidates for the permanent residency in the US from a pool of certain countries. The lucky persons will be able to apply for an immigrant visa and move the US with the whole family ( spouses and children ...
Move Immigration Case To The Court In My New State
10 September 2014Author: 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 “ ...
Discovery in Employment Discrimination Cases
06 September 2014Author: New York Employment Discrimination Attorney Alena Shautsova Majority of employment discrimination cases are filed in Federal courts, and hence the disclosure of the information by the both sides would be governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Sometimes, a question of whether to file a case a state or federal court is a strateg ...
Asylum For Victims of Domestic Violence
06 September 2014Author: New York Asylum Attorney Alena Shautsova A person may successfully seek asylum in the US if he/she can demonstrate that the asserted claims are based on political opinion, religious beliefs, race, nationality or membership in a particular social group. This last category is the most open one for interpretation. In the past, it has been re ...
International Travel Rules
06 September 2014Author: 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 ...
Denial of I 751 Petition to Remove Conditions from Green Card
18 August 2014Author: Marriage Visa Attorney Alena Shautsova Form I 751 petition to remove conditions on permanent residency, must be filed by those couples whose marriage (if one of the spouses is a non-US citizen) is younger than two years at the time of the adjudication of the immigrant visa application or application for adjustment of status. The form must ...