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Asylum Applicant’s Due Process Rights

Author:Asylum Attorney Alena Shautsova In the recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Bondarenko v. Holder, the court held that an applicant for asylum possess due process rights that must be observed even if the government or an Immigration Judge believes that the applicant is not credible. The case is of a Russian national who w ...

How to become a US Citizen

Author: Citizenship Attorney Alena Shautsova The first step towards the US citizenship, usually, is Permanent Residency. (See How to get a green card) After you become a permanent resident or more commonly known as "Green Card holder" the next step in the long sought out process of immigrating to the US is to become a citizen. There are several ...

Green Card Based on DV Lottery

Author: Green Card Lawyer Alena Shautsova US green card based on DV or Diversity Lottery is a program established by the US government that helps to maintain diversity of the immigrants in the United States and gives applicants a chance to “win” status of a permanent resident without having to be sponsored by a family member or an employer. First ...

How to Return Immigration Bond Money

Author: New York Deportation Attorney Alena Shautsova Immigration bond is often posted by friends or family of a non-citizen who was detained by ICE in connection with immigration proceedings. The bond money sum may vary from $1500 and up. Sometimes it reaches $25,000. There is no maximum amount that can be established for the Immigration bond. V ...

Benefits, Results and Solutions to Authenticating Documents

Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Benefits, Results and Solutions to authenticating documents for use in a foreign country. If you have family, friends or business in foreign countries, at some point you may be required to authenticate documents for use in that country. The most common issue arises when the documents need to become ...

How Important Is The Right To Representation In Immigration Court?

Author: US Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova The right to representation in immigration court: a person in Immigration proceedings has a right to retain and be represented by a private counsel. However, there is no obligation on behalf of the government to provide a free immigration lawyer to somebody who is getting removed from the country. The ...

Green Card Based on Employment

Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova Employment based green card implies different options: first, the employment based visas maybe immigrant (EB) and non-immigrant (visas category H, L, O, P, etc. please see Non-Immigrant US visas here). Non Immigrant visas are given for temporary stay in the US, and the implication is if the person would ...

Asylum Confidentiality: The Right and Its Breach

Author: Asylum Lawyer Alena Shautsova Very often a decision to file an asylum claim is a difficult one. It is not because the person has not suffered persecution or lacks proof of his/her claim, but because the person is afraid that the information he / she shares with the government will be conveyed to his/her persecutors and the person will be h ...

Political Asylum in The USA For Belarusian Citizens

Author: Asylum Attorney Alena Shautsova Asylum applicants are often confused as to what exactly they need to show in court or during the interview to be able to sustain a successful claim. The fact that a person happens to be from a particular country, even if it is well known for violations of human rights, does not by itself guarantee that a per ...

Green Card Based On Investment

Author: US Green Card Lawyer Alena Shautsova A substantial investment is one of the ways of receiving residency in the United States. This type of immigration can also be referred to as EB-5 visa. What is an EB-5 visa? The Immigrant Investor Program, also known as “EB-5,” was created by Congress in 1990 to stimulate the U.S. economy through job ...