Trump’s Employment Immigration Plans Author: Employment Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Today President-elect Trump announced that during his first day of presidency, he is going to implement an executive action affecting Employment Immigration. To wit: Trump announced that his team would […]
Category: Employment Immigration
Immigration Rainbow: Good to Know!
Immigration Rainbow: Good to Know! Author: New York Employment Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova It seems that New York managed to avoid the powerful hurricane Hermine. Quoting a famous singer “after a hurricane comes a rainbow”… AILA or American Immigration Lawyers […]
New Immigration Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
New Immigration Opportunities for Entrepreneurs Author: New York Business Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Good news: new regulations are being implemented for entrepreneurs and owners of successful start-ups. USCIS announced plans to allow business owners to be paroled into the United […]
HOW TO EXPEDITE EAD APPLICATION
HOW TO EXPEDITE EAD APPLICATION Author: New York Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova Generally, an employment authorization should be issued within 90 days of submission of the complete application package. An applicant with pending asylum application, should receive an EAD card […]
NEW VISA BULLETIN PROVIDES FASTER VISAS AND AOS PROCEDURES
NEW VISA BULLETIN PROVIDES FASTER VISAS AND AOS PROCEDURES Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova There are new changes to the most complicated and slowest immigration process in employment and family preferences categories : the Department of State and […]
CLAIMING US CITIZENSHIP ON I9 FORM WILL CAUSE PERMANENT INADMISSIBILITY
CLAIMING US CITIZENSHIP ON I9 FORM WILL CAUSE PERMANENT INADMISSIBILITY Author: New York Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova According to the laws of the US, when an employer is hiring an employee, the employee must fill out I-9 form: this form […]
What to do if employer hides your passport?
Author: New York Immigration attorney ALENA SHAUTSOVA What to do if employer hides your passport? Many undocumented workers have to be very careful and live in the constant fear of being ”picked up” by the ICE. That is why they […]
House Passes STEM Jobs Act
By a vote of 245 to 139 the House passed the STEM Jobs Act, which now will be moved to Senate for consideration. The Act is disfavored by the Obama administration as it does not provide long term solutions for the […]
May The Migrant Workers Apply For DACA Relief?
Author: Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova While the USCIS accepting applications from hundreds of undocumented young people, many still will not qualify as they cannot produce proof of school attendance or being currently in school. This is particularly true for migrant […]
Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals
Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova As the USCIS published instructions to the new deferred action program for young people (Form I-821D), many applicants should be aware of possible pitfalls. First, the instructions specify […]

