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What happens if an asylee uses passport?
What happens if an asylee uses passport? Asylees can travel outside the United States with refugee travel documents. It is essential that the asylee not return to her home country until she has become a U.S. citizen and can travel with a U.S. passport. If the asylee does return to her home country, DHS… Read More »
Applying for a Green Card Through Your Employer
Applying for a Green Card Through Your Employer: employment-based permanent residence The employment-based permanent residence process is generally comprised of three phases: PERM Labor Certification: Recruitment and Prevailing Wage Determination I-140 Application for Immigrant Visa and Proof of Ability to Pay I-485 Adjustment of Status The PERM labor certification: The PERM labor certification includes… Read More »
Victims of Human Trafficking: T Nonimmigrant Status
Victims of Human Trafficking: T Nonimmigrant Status. What are the Benefits of T Visa? Green Card for a Victim of Trafficking (T Nonimmigrant) | USCIS T Visa T visa, also known as T nonimmigrant status, is a type of visa that allows victims of human trafficking and immediate family members to remain and work… Read More »
What are the Most Common Reasons for U-Visa Denials?
What are the Most Common Reasons for U-Visa Denials? Most Common Reasons for U-Visa Denials According to the latest USCIS study several reasons were found why a petition was denied, however, only a few occurred with such frequency that USCIS could develop an estimate of the occurrence relative to the population of denied petitions…. Read More »
After Your I-360 (VAWA) Is Approved, what is next?
After Your I-360 (VAWA) Is Approved, what is next? After USCIS approves your I-360, you can begin to prepare your application to adjust your status (receive a green card). If the abuser is a U.S. citizen, you are eligible to apply to adjust status as soon as your I-360 has been approved. If the… Read More »
The Difference Between T Visa and U Visa
Victims of Human Trafficking: The Difference Between T Visa and U Visa Congress created both the “T” visa and the “U” visa to encourage victims of serious crimes to work with law enforcement officers without fear of facing deportation. Both visas are intended to root out and prevent human trafficking, although they cover other… Read More »
What are my other immigration options when Temporary Protected Status (TPS) ends?
Those who may be about to lose Temporary Protected Status (TPS) have many other immigration options: If you were admitted or paroled into the United States before you received TPS, or while you had TPS, you may be eligible to adjust your status through a U.S. citizen spouse, adult son or daughter or parent… Read More »
T Non-immigrant Visa (T-Visa) New York Immigration Attorney
T nonimmigrant status is a temporary immigration benefit that enables certain victims of a severe form of human trafficking to remain in the United States for up to 4 years if they have assisted law enforcement in an investigation or prosecution of human trafficking. T nonimmigrant status is also available for certain qualifying family… Read More »
Pending Asylum Applications and Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
Pending Asylum Applications and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) On June 26, 2020, DHS issued regulations that will take effect on August 25, 2020, that will make it much more difficult for those with pending asylum applications to obtain an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). The new rules will: Increase the waiting time from 150 days… Read More »
COVID-19 and the Public Charge Rule Questions and Answers New York Immigration Attorney
COVID-19 and the Public Charge Rule Questions and Answers Q: Will getting tested, treatment or preventative care for COVID-19 impact my immigration application under the public charge rule? A: On March 13, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency will not consider “testing, treatment, nor preventative care (including vaccines, if… Read More »