US Immigration Publications
09 December 2014
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova
The long waited administrative immigration reform has been announced (please see Obama Immigration Reform). However, there are a lot of rumors as to who can qualify and what the immigration reform actually is…
First of all, the announced administrative action is not an amnesty that will help al ...
24 November 2014
Author: Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova
On November 20, 2014, the President announced a series of executive actions to crack
down on illegal immigration at the border, prioritize deporting felons not families, and
require certain undocumented immigrants to pass a criminal background check and pay
taxes in order to temporarily stay in the U.S ...
05 November 2014
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova
Adoption of foreign children can be accomplished via different ways. It can be in the form of local adoption, under the laws of the foreign country without the use of US immigration forms or it can be done through the channels of international adoption.
International Adoption
International adop ...
10 September 2014
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova
I have changed my address online and have moved to a different state. Can I move my case to the Immigration court in my state?
Yes you may, if your new address is outside of the state your Immigration case is in, you may move your case to the court within your state. This is referred to as a “ ...
06 September 2014
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova
US citizens and permanent residents, as well as asylees who hold valid Travel Documents have to be aware that different countries have different rules regarding entry and exit documents during international travel.
For example, when a person leaves the US, the person does not have to go throug ...
05 August 2014
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova
A person who came to the US legally but overstayed his/her authorized time, may, nevertheless, receive a permanent resident status (or adjust his/her status to permanent resident). It does not matter if the entry happened a year ago or twenty years ago. As long as the person was inspected and ...
04 July 2014
Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova
On June 30, 2014 President Obama stated that now it is his time to act on Immigration Reform. Why has he not done so? It is because to "reform" immigration laws, the Congress has to adopt amendments to the existing laws or adopt new laws.
In a recent Press Release, I had stated that: With the ...
05 May 2014
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova
I-94 form Arrival/Departure record is the main form that has been used for decades to track admission and departure of the non-US residents. Recently, however, Department of Homeland Security substituted the paper version with the electronic record.
The I-94 form is crucial to prove inspection ...
07 April 2014
Author: Employment Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova
Unfortunately, even a very thoroughly prepared PERM application may result in a denial. The concerns about whether it is worth it to appeal it, boils down to the eligibility of the appeal. At this point, the legal fees will be heavier, the application will take more time to appeal then it did ...
07 March 2014
Author: Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova
A recent decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals clarified 212(c) waiver eligibility for lawful permanent residents in the Matter of Abdelghany, 26 I N Dec. 254 (2014).
(1) A lawful permanent resident who has accrued 7 consecutive years of lawful unrelinquished domicile in the United States and who ...