US Asylum Procedure Changes Author: Asylum USA Lawyer Alena Shautsova Asylum is the area of Immigration law that is undergoing rapid and vast changes. Just recently the Trump Administration announced that it will tighten the rules of qualifying for asylum […]
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Important Changes in Green Card Medical Exam Acceptance Policy
Important Changes in Green Card Medical Exam Acceptance Policy Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova An application for adjustment of status will not be approved if an applicant does not present a valid I693 form, medical exam. The medical exam […]
New Policy Regarding Unlawful Presence for F, M and J Visa Holders
New Policy Regarding Unlawful Presence for F, M and J Visa Holders Author: US Visa Attorney Alena Shautsova Recently, Trump administration started implementing new Immigration policies which construe Immigration laws stricter and with greater negative consequences for the non-residents. For […]
Updates on Trump Executive Order Regarding Family Separation
Updates on Trump Executive Order Regarding Family Separation Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova Trump, as promised, signed an Executive Order stopping Family separation on the Southern Border. The Order, however, protects families from separation for 20 days only. In […]
Unlawful Presence For F, M and J Students
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
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
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 […]
New Rule on Notices From USCIS
New Rule on Notices From USCIS effective 01/27/2015 Author: New York Immigration attorney Alena Shautsova United States Citizenship and Immigration Services published its new rule on notices USCIS issues to applicants and petitions. Notices are extremely important: they confirm the […]
Glitches in USCIS System
Glitches in USCIS System Author: New York Immigration Lawyer USCIS stands for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and is a government body that accepts and processes all petitions and applications related to any and all immigration benefits. The […]
DMV Denial of License
DMV Denial of License New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova Have you recently moved from another state and had difficulties getting NY driver’s license? Were you totally confused? Were you blamed you are not a US citizen? It happened to […]

