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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Unlawful Presence For Canadian Citizens Unlawful presence is usually starts to run when a person, who is not a US citizen or US permanent resident overstays their visa or authorized stay. It does not start to run for holders of […]
In March, 2013, USCIS started accepting applications for Provisional Waiver of Unlawful Presence, I-601A. The waiver can help those who are related to the U.S. citizens, and who came to the country illegally or overstayed their visas. In particular, the […]
