The US Supreme court declined to review the ruling that barred police from arresting people who harbor those living in the United States illegally. The provision was struck by the 9th Circuit last year as an unnecessary one because there […]
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Driver’s License for Undocumented Immigrants One of the problems that undocumented immigrants face in this country is that they cannot legally drive in the US: they do not possess necessary documents to receive […]
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova H1B Premium Processing Time Many H1B applicants are nervous: the fees for premium processing were paid but they have not heard anything back form the USCIS. Should they think of other options? Should […]
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova I- 9 compliance I-9 is the form that should be filled by everyone who accepts employment in the United States. It is used by US government to determine if employers comply with prohibition […]
Author: New York Immigration attorney Adjustment of status for family members Family based immigration is one of the most common ways of getting legal immigration status in the US. Parents can sponsor their children, siblings can sponsor siblings and children […]
They Give it: They Can Take it Back: How DHS Can Take Your Passport Away Author: Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova There are two main ways a person may obtain US citizenship: by being born in the US or its territory […]
Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova The deadline to reopen cases based on DOMA is approaching. In June, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court held that same sex marriages should be recognized for the purposes of Federal laws, and this caused expansion […]
Author: Criminal Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova Crime of Moral Turpitude in Immigration Court and Record of Conviction Conviction of crime of moral turpitude may cause a permanent resident to be deportable if committed within 5 years from the date of admission. […]
Visa Bulletin provides schedule for Immigrant visas for family and employment based immigration. The US government establishes a number of categories for immigrant visas and a certain number of immigrant visas available for each category. As a result, there is […]
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 […]
