Alena Shautsova Immigration Lawyer NYC
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Syosset, NY, 11791
The J-1 waiver foreign residence requirement (also known as the two-year home residency requirement) applies to certain J-1 exchange visitors under U.S. immigration law. If the requirement applies, J-1 holders must return to their home country for two years before they are eligible to apply for certain immigration benefits, such as an H-1B visa, ...
Applying for the I-601A Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver can be a crucial step for individuals seeking to adjust their status in the United States. This waiver is specifically designed for individuals who are inadmissible due to unlawful presence and wish to apply for a green card. Here, we will explore the key aspects of the I-601A waiv ...
Author: Immigration Waiver Attorney Alena Shautsova One may need a waiver if they are planning on receiving a US visa or a green card, or they were accused of fraud and now are looking to fix their Immigration status. Navigating the complexities of U.S. immigration law can be particularly challenging when issues of fraud or willful misrepresenta ...
Some people believe that the easiest way to get a green card in the United States is through marriage to a US citizen. In reality, this is not the case. Why? It is so because if one does not have enough evidence, or made some mistakes during the process, if the marriage falls apart in the process, a person may be accused of marriage fraud with v ...
Author: NYC Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova In the field of US Immigration law, very often the laws are not overwritten when a new law comes into effect. Therefore, if the law is written in a way to allow relief for individuals with eligibility requirements met before a specific date when a new law changes the eligibility requirements, the old ...
Author: NYC Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova NYC Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova helps immigrants to overcome grounds of inadmissibility and deportability. The US Immigration laws provide for a number of waivers or forgiveness for certain immigration violations. Which waiver to use and when maybe not so easy to determine: each waiver has it ...
Author: I 601A Waiver Attorney Alena Shautsova I 601A waiver allows an individual to return to the US when otherwise inadmissible due to unlawful presence. The good thing about this waiver that a person can stay in the US while waiting for the decision to be made on the waiver, and the person does not have to leave the US if the waiver is not appr ...
Author: Immigration waivers attorney Alena Shautsova A provisional waiver is a tool that helps those who entered the country illegally or without inspection but now can be sponsored by their US citizen or permanent resident spouse, parent, child, DV lottery or job. This person must also demonstrate extreme hardship to a US citizen or green card ho ...
Author: Alena Shautsova On July 29, 2016 USCIS Announced changes to go into effect on August 29th 2016 regarding much needed changes to the I-601A Provisional Waiver. For a quick synopsis the waiver initially was meant to overcome issues of inadmissibility one might face if they did not enter the country legally. Simply put, when a person is eligi ...
Author: Immigration Hardship Waiver Attorney Alena Shautsova An I-601A provisional waiver is a "tool" that allows its beneficiary to ask for the waiver of unlawful presence and wait for the result of the application without leaving the United States. It was implemented in 2013 and until recently was available to only immediate relatives of the Uni ...