US Citizenship Publications
02 January 2014
Author: 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, ...
02 November 2013
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 ...
14 January 2013
Author: US Citizenship Lawyer Alena Shautsova
Marriage petitions are often a faster route to citizenship, especially when compared with other paths immigrants can take. Unlike immigration options where quotas restrict aliens from obtaining visas and green cards, the United States has no limit on marriage petitions.
Unfortunately, abuse of this le ...
21 November 2012
Author: New York Attorney Alena Shautsova
www.usembassy.gov/israel/
The US Embassy in Tel Aviv operated in an emergency mode on November 16, 2012. The same warning was issued for November 19, 2012. The Embassy temporarily relocated its personnel to a safer area, and it hopes that its advance security measures will be sufficient to avoid loss.
T ...
Author: Law firm of Alena Shautsova
The Obama Administration recently made a bold move by taking allowing thousands of young undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States.
The implemented policy change takes away fear of deportation or procuring a driver's license and allows immigrants to work legally in the country ...
Author: Law Office of Alena Shautsova
In 2010 the House of Representatives passed a bill called the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) which allowed minor children of undocumented immigrants to obtain conditional permanent residency if they had lived for five continuous years here, were of good moral character, and gra ...
How One Can Bring Their Children to the US to Live With Them
Author: lawyer Alena Shautsova
Generally speaking, a "child" for Immigration purposes is an unmarried child under 21 years old. When the Immigration law refers to a "son" or "daughter", the law means a son or daughter who is married and/or over 21 years old. It is important to know this ...
Author: US Citizenship lawyer Alena Shautsova
Marriage to a U.S. citizen is one of the ways for a non-U.S. citizen to gain the right to live and work permanently in the U.S.
Adjustment Of Status Video
Quite often, however, a person who decides to marry a U.S. citizen has already been in the country "illegally" for a prolonged period of t ...