As an experienced New York immigration lawyer serving clients from Russia and Ukraine and around the world, I understand the stress you face when your employment authorization is nearing expiration. For high-income professionals, families supporting children, or asylum-seeking individuals, losing […]
Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova About a month ago USCIS announced that it would stop the Deferred action program for non-military members. The public reacted by convincing USCIS that the deferred action program should be restored. Several weeks […]
FOIA: The Importance of Having Your Full Immigration Record Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova FOIA stands for Freedom Of Information Act and is essential for one’s Immigration case. By filing FOIA request, one may not only receive a […]
Unlawful Presence For F, M and J Students Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Major changes are coming to the Immigration filed and how the laws are implemented. For almost two decades, students admitted on F, J, and M programs were […]
USCIS Will Destroy Undelivered Documents Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Sad news came today from USCIS: the agency announced that it will start physically destroying documents green card, employment authorizations and travel documents that were marked as “undeliverable” if within […]
I 601A Provisional Waiver: Step by Step Guide Author: Provisional Waiver Attorney Alena Shautsova A provisional I 601A waiver waives the unlawful presence bar for those who have certain LPR or USC relatives in the US. An unlawful presence bar […]
TPS Re-Registration Period for HAITI and EL SALVADOR Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Recently, DHS announced that El Salvador and Haiti will lose TPS protection. It means that hundreds of Haitians and Salvadorians will have to find a […]
EXTENSIONS OF NON-IMMIGRANT PETITIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AS NEW SUBMISSIONS Author: Work Visa Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova USCIS has recently announced that it will no longer rely on previous approvals when deciding petitions for extensions of certain non-immigrant work visas. […]
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Third Travel Ban Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Today, on October 17, 2017, A Federal Judge in Hawaii blocked President’s Trump Third Travel Ban. The third version of an Executive Order that was supposed […]
VAWA and ILLEGAL ENTRY Author: VAWA Attorney Alena Shautsova VAWA stands for “Violence Against Women Act” and essentially allows certain non-citizens to obtain a green card by sponsoring themselves if they were in a qualifying relationship with a US citizen […]
