Law Publications And Articles
Particular Serious Crime And Withholding Of Removal
09 December 2015Author: New York Deportation Lawyer Alena Shautsova Withholding of removal often is the only form of relief for those who either missed their one year deadline to file an application for asylum, or those with previous immigration problems and in particular, previous removal. See 8 C.F.R. § 208.31(e) (describing “withholding-only” proceedings). T ...
USCIS Reminder: Deadline To Register For Nepal TPS Is December 21
09 December 2015Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova It is extremely important to remember that the deadline to register for Nepal TPS is approaching. All persons who qualify, regardless of their status (or absence of status) are encouraged to apply for the TPS. The TPS provides an opportunity to be protected from the removal and also allows its be ...
Sharing Good News
09 December 2015Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova This past month was very fruitful in terms of positive decisions by USCIS on our cases and we would like to share the good news. We had an I 601 waiver approved for one of our clients, along with Parole in Place for another one, and a PERM certification for a client who was waiting for it for a d ...
Adjustment Options For K-1 Visa Entrants
05 November 2015Author: VAWA attorney Alena Shautsova A K-1 visa is issued to a fiance of the U.S. citizen who is willing and able to get married to the U.S. citizen within 90 days of arrival. If everything goes well, the couple gets married and later, they apply for adjustment of status for the non-citizen. The marriages by K-1 visa holder and a U.S. citizen are ...
Emergency Travel While Adjustment Of Status Is Pending
05 November 2015Author: 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 ...
Halloween Is Coming - Trick Or Treat, How To Choose An Attorney
29 October 2015Author: New York Immigration attorney Halloween is coming, and with it the infamous question of children dressed as heroes or monsters at the door: Trick or Treat? I thought about this as an analogy of the legal field for a while and it really fits quite nicely. The point of Halloween for most children (especially when they get a bit older and kn ...
How To Sponsor Yourself For US Permanent Residency – National Interest Waiver
14 October 2015Author: US Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Usually, for one to be able to immigrate to the US, the person needs to have some connection to the US in a form of a close family member or an employer. However, there are some exceptions. One of such exceptions, is an ability of worker to sponsor him/herself by filing a self-petition and requesting ...
Failure To Register For Selective Service And Citizenship
06 October 2015Author: Citizenship Attorney Alena Shautsova Usually, when one tries to research information regarding naturalization requirements, he finds discussions regarding good moral character, physical presence requirements, criminal bars to citizenship, time in permanent residence status issue. However, there are other, less "popular" but nevertheless i ...
US Parole Program For Filipino
06 October 2015Author: Alena Shautsova A new exciting announcement came from the Department of Homeland Security last week. The DHS is creating a new parole program for Filipino and Filipino-American World War II. While the parameters of the programs are still under development, it is nevertheless very good news. Generally, a person who is paroled into the U. ...
DV Lottery Is Back
06 October 2015Author: 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 ...