US Immigration Publications
10 June 2020
Author: NYC immigration lawyer ALENA SHAUTSOVA
NYC immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova helps non-citizens to obtain a waiver of inadmissibility in connection with criminal convictions that are affecting one’s application for adjustment of status or United States visa.
Almost all criminal convictions, and at times, even arrests will complicate a pe ...
23 April 2020
Author: NYC Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova
On April 22, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order restricting immigration into the United States for 60 days starting April 23, 2020, at 12 pm. The following classes of immigrants will be affected:
Persons who are not in possession of a valid immigrant visa;
Persons who are outside ...
10 April 2020
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova
COVID-19 definitely altered our lives and plans. Now, here I give you help and practical tips that will save you time, money and potentially our Immigration US status.
1. What to Do if You Need to File I 751 or Other Petition to Remove Conditions On A Green Card and Stuck Overseas Due to Coronav ...
24 March 2020
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova
The Coronavirus disrupted our lives on every possible level. It is a time of uncertainty for everyone in the world, but those who have pending legal matters may have additional stress factors to take into consideration: deadlines, inability to see an attorney or a notary, inability to submit th ...
17 March 2020
Author: VAWA Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova
Recently, USCIS adopted a practice to issue C(31) EAD for VAWA cases. The EAD is being mailed to you without any explanation. There are no other notices, until some months later a person receives a notice of deferred action approval. The employment authorization category under the c(31) is reserve ...
13 March 2020
Author: Alena Shautsova
USCIS continues to update its policy manual to reflect the latest changes in how it is processing various requests for US Immigration benefits. When a person submits his or her package to USCIS, at times it gets rejected. Why would USCIS reject a submission? What would be a filing date when a person corrects the mistakes ...
03 February 2020
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova
On January 31, 2020, President Trump expanded travel ban by adding six new countries to the list of countries nationals of which cannot come to the U.S. without waivers. This new ban, unlike the previous ones, concerns Immigrant visas only.
Which countries are included in the new travel ban 2020 ...
22 December 2019
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova
President Trump is hard on Immigration issues: under his administration, we have all heard news of family separation, travel ban, and expansion of expedited removal. Yet, on December 20, 2019, he signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, a military spending bill, that contained one ...
22 November 2019
Author: New York Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova
When a person receives the status of a permanent resident before his or her marriage is more than 2 years old, or if a person is an investor, he or she usually will become a conditional resident, with the residency given for 2 years. That condition from the residency will have to be removed b ...
07 October 2019
Author: Alena Shautsova
President Trump recently announced that starting November 3, 2019, all Immigrant visas for those who are not exempt from the public charge rule should be denied unless a person can demonstrate that he/she will have approved health insurance coverage in the US within 30 days of entry or can cover the medical expenses. To a ...