New York Lawyer's Legal Updates
Did You Know: The US Government Is Offering An Expedited Path For Citizenship
02 January 2014Author: Citizenship Lawyer Alena Shautsova For those who possess required language or critical skills and are willing to enlist with the US military. Those holding critical skills – physicians, nurses, and certain experts in language with associated cultural backgrounds – would be eligible. To determine its value in enhancing military readiness, ...
What to do when you are stuck in "Administrative Processing"?
02 January 2014Author: US Visa Attorney Alena Shautsova If one applies for a visa with a US consulate, he or she may encounter something called "administrative processing." In a regular course of events, a visa applicant receives response to the visa application the date of his or her visa interview. However, sometimes the date of the decision happens much later ...
Get ICE Free: How To Get Released From Immigration Detention
02 January 2014Author: Deportation Attorney Alena Shautsova ICE or Immigration and Custom Enforcement agency is the "police" of the Department of Homeland Security. ICE officers are in charge of investigation and apprehension of those who violate the U.S. Immigration laws. Most commonly, a person gets into the ICE’s custody after he/she has been detained by regu ...
How to Win a Deportation case: The truth about your case
12 December 2013Author: New York Deportation Lawyer Alena Shautsova When you or a loved one has been placed into deportation proceedings it is important to understand that remorse and responsibility for your actions coupled with rehabilitation alone is not enough to win your deportation case. That being said, there needs to be a legal basis for your stay in the U ...
Tips on how to get a successful I-485 adjustment of status
04 December 2013Author: Green Card Lawyer Alena Shautsova NYC Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova helps immigrants to determine their eligibility for adjustment of status in the United States, as well as to fight for their cases if their filings were rejected or denied. If a person is “adjustable” is a legal and factual issue. The law and regulations are changing ...
Tips For A Successful I-130
26 May 2020Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova NYC Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova has successfully represented hundreds of individuals in connection with the family immigration process. Here, she would like to share some helpful tips on how to submit a successful I-130 petition. I 130 form is one of the most common and essentially the main pet ...
Green Card Process
04 December 2013Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova How to Get a Green Card for Parents Parents of those US citizens who are over the age of 21 qualify to be what the USCIS considers an "immediate relative". Immediate relatives do not have to wait in line for visas because there is no cap for this particular category of an immigrant visa. Sponsoring pare ...
Parole In Place For Military Families
24 November 2013Author: Parole in Place Attorney Alena Shautsova On November 15, 2013, USCIS issued an official Memorandum clarifying the procedures for parole in place: a relief available for EWI (entrant without inspection) immediate relatives of the Military personnel. This relief is not a new law. In fact, it has been used by Immigration practitioners for a ...
Immigration Law: Asylum In The USA
14 November 2013Author: US Asylum Lawyer Alena Shautsova Asylum is a special status granted to those who can demonstrate fear of returning to their home country due to the past persecution or future persecution. A successful asylum application leads to a green card and subsequently to the US citizenship. Please visit our web page about Political Asylum In The USA ...
How to Change H1B Employer: H1B Transfer
02 November 2013Author: Employment Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Life happens: your offered a new job with a higher pay or better benefits, you want to take this new job, or in some cases have to, but you’re unsure of how to go about doing this. Statistics is clear: those attempting to handle their immigration cases themselves much more often find themsel ...