US Green Card Publications
21 April 2016
Author: Green Card attorney Alena Shautsova
USCIS reached its EB-4 Visa limit for Special Immigrants from the countries of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Essentially the cap has been backdated for applicants who have filed on or after January 1, 2010. Those who have filed after this date must wait for new visas to become available. The Fisca ...
05 March 2016
Author: Green Card Lawyer Alena Shautsova
A government’s allegation that a person committed marriage fraud for the purposes of avoiding Immigration laws in the United States, permanently bars the non-citizen from any and all Immigration benefits in the United States. Consider a case, where a non-citizen first tries to obtain a green card through f ...
27 February 2016
Just like any other location in the United States, immigration physicals in New York City are conducted by Civil Surgeons designated by the USCIS. These trained physicians must follow the guidelines set by the US government to confirm if a would-be immigrant is medically fit to reside in the country. A lot of applicants are curious as to what to ex ...
06 January 2016
Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova
We all know that life happens, and sometimes it happens unpredictably. It may occur that one who started the immigration process for his/her family members passes away and the beneficiary is left in the middle of a crisis unsure about his/her immigration status.
For situations like that, USCIS created s ...
05 November 2015
Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova
It has always been the case that one who applied for a permanent resident status while in the U.S. cannot travel outside the U.S. without a special permission if he/she does not wish to forego his/her application. For a while it was also the case that one who gets this special permission, could not retur ...
06 October 2015
Author: Alena Shautsova
It is that time of the year again: pumpkins, corn and fall mums mean that it is fall, and the Department of State again reopens its internet portal for the DV lottery players: www.dvlottery.state.gov.
A few reminders for those who are considering trying their luck:
1. Read the Instructions Yourself, do not rely on anybody ...
16 September 2015
Author: Green Card Attorney Alena Shautsova
Usually, a person holding a diplomatic visa is ineligible to adjust their status to that of a lawful permanent resident. (A visas and status are for employees and representatives of diplomatic missions, G visa and status are for the employees and representatives of foreign and international organizations ...
19 August 2015
Author: green card lawyer Alena Shautsova
Recently an interesting case came into my office where the individual said that he had applied for his mother to come to the US through immediate relative I-130 petition. His I 130 petition was approved and his mother’s Immigrant Visa was approved. The issue at question was trying to save 6 months’ worth o ...
07 August 2015
Author: green card lawyer Alena Shautsova
A Recent Success
We were able recently to persuade the US government that the couple who was sufficiently accused of a fraudulent marriage, in fact had a bona fide marriage. As a result, the non- citizen was finally granted adjustment of status and was cleared of all accusations. The key in solving this ...
21 March 2015
Author: Green Card Lawyer Alena Shautsova
The Executive branch of government may undertake the following actions in connection with a Private Bill:
Presidential Veto.
Recommendations of which public laws can be utilized.
Stays of removal and preparation of reports upon the request of Congress.
Rarely the executive branch shows any interest ...