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US citizens and lawful permanent residents of the USA may petition for Green Cards for their close relatives.

US citizens and lawful permanent residents of the USA may petition for Green Cards for their close relatives.

A US citizen may petition for Green Card for her parents, spouses (regardless of gender), children (regardless of age and civil status), and siblings. Additionally, a US citizen may petition for K-1 visa for her fiancé, which – after their marriage in the United States – allows the fiancé to apply for Green Card. A lawful permanent resident may petition for Green Card for her spouse (regardless of gender) and unmarried children (regardless of age).

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The law provides a yearly minimum of 140,000 employment-based Green Cards which are divided into five preference categories.

The law provides a yearly minimum of 140,000 employment-based Green Cards which are divided into five preference categories.

The most popular are Green Cards for professionals Baccalaureate, Master or higher Degrees as well as for skilled workers. In short, a prospective employer must be able to pay the proffered salary and show that there are no willing and qualified US residents to fill the vacancy. The procedure for physical therapists, professional nurses, and sheepherders is easier because it has been already determined that there is shortage of workers in those occupations.

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Each year people from around the world may register to participate in Diversity Visa program which makes 50 000 visas available to them.

Each year people from around the world may register to participate in Diversity Visa program which makes 50 000 visas available to them.

Each year people from around the world may register to participate in Diversity Visa program which makes 50 000 visas available to them. The registration period usually starts in October and ends in November. The results of the lottery are announced in early May next year. A registrant must have a high school education or its equivalent. To register for the program, a person needs to have a valid passport unless she is stateless or exempted from the requirement, and submit digital pictures of herself, her spouse and children in the process of registration. When the registration is complete, a person receives a unique confirmation number which is used to check whether she is among winners.

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While all nationalities are eligible for processing of their refugee applications under priority one.

While all nationalities are eligible for processing of their refugee applications under priority one.

Some groups of special humanitarian concern identified by Department of State are also eligible for processing under priority two. Lautenberg program for certain members of religious minority groups in Eurasia and the Baltics provides that Jews, Evangelical Christians, and Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox religious adherents with clse family in the United States may establish refugee status in the U.S. by asserting a fear of persecution and asserting a credible basis of concern about the possibility of such persecution. They are eligible for in-country processing. Resettlement Support Centers prescreen the applicants and prepare them for their interviews with DHS officers. Their applications are considered under a reduced evidentiary standard.

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The law defines a refugee as a person who is unwilling or unable to return to her own country.

The law defines a refugee as a person who is unwilling or unable to return to her own country.

Because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of political opinion, race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group. Some examples of persecution are detention, prosecution, imprisonment, illegal searches, confiscation of property, surveillance, torture. An application for asylum must be submitted within one year of the last arrival to the United States, absent extraordinary or changed circumstances.

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Representation in Immigration Court

Representation in Immigration Court

  • Voluntary departure allows a person to depart voluntarily without deportation order
  • Cancellation of removal – different standards for lawful and non-lawful permanent residents
  • Adjustment of status – a person must be admissible to the US or have approved waiver of inadmissibility; waivers for refugees and asylees are considered under other, more generous, section of law
  • Withdrawal of removal – a person cannot be removed to a country where her life or freedom would be threatened on account of political opinion, race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group
  • Relief under article 3 of the Convention against Torture – a person cannot be removed to a country where most likely than not she would be tortured
  • Renewal of Petition to remove conditions
  • Temporary Protected Status

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We communicate with our clients primarily via email, but also via Whatsapp, Viber, and Zoom. You do not need to waste your time on driving to our office for your appointment. We timely address your concerns and promptly answer your questions.

Translations

No translation fee. We accept documents in most European languages and do not charge additional fee for their translation which spares both your money and time. It is our responsibility to prepare translations acceptable by Immigration Service.

Flat fee

We understand how frustrating the situation of having no idea of the total legal fee – in case of hourly charge – must be. That is why we thoroughly calculate the fee at the very beginning of representation and do not ask a client for any additional payments. No unpleasant surprises!

Focus on immigration law

Mariya decided to concentrate her attention on practicing immigration law, leaving criminal and civil law to appropriate specialists. As a result, she manages to master her knowledge of immigration law every day and find the right way in its intricacies for each client.

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Some Helpful

Frequently Asked Questions

EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRATION

If your friend wants to submit an application for employment-based Green Card for you as skilled worker, he should start the process with Department of Labor to show that there are no willing and qualified residents to fill the position.
No, we do not provide such a service.
Was is National Interest Waiver (NIW)? This is a document which waives the job offer requirement for applicants with advances degree or who have exceptional abilities in the sciences, arts, professions, or business.
This is a document which waives the job offer requirement for applicants with advances degree or who have exceptional abilities in the sciences, arts, professions, or business.
You must have a permanent license to practice in the state of intended employment and passed either Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) exams or National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX- RN).

Family Immigration

Yes, if the process of adoption was finalized before the child reached 16.
Your stepfather may petition for your Green Card if his marriage to your mother happened before you reached 18.
The law provides that the child’s age freezes at the moment when visa petition is filed. If your petition was processed for 14 years, then your sister’s daughter is still a child for immigration purposes.
Yes, you may apply for citizenship if you have been lawful permanent resident for 2 years and 9 months and are married to the same US citizen, regardless of the fact that your petition to remove conditions is still pending.
Immigration service should terminate your petition and place you in removal proceedings. Even so, the immigration judge will grant you a reasonable opportunity to file an application for waiver with immigration service.
If you are going to apply for K-1 fiance visa, then your unmarried children under 21 are eligible for K-2 visas.

DIVERSITY PROGRAM

Could you help me? On August 17, 2021, the court ordered the Department to process the reserved 9,095 diversity visas applications. If your appointment has been cancelled, please contact the nearest consulate to reschedule it.
The reserved 6,914 visas will be allocated among the Goodluck v. Biden plaintiffs. If they win, of course.
If the child is unmarried and under 21, is not US citizen or legal permanent resident, then submission of the picture is mandatory.

LAUTENBERG PROGRAM

Unfortunately, applications of aunts/uncles on behalf of their nieces/nephews are not eligible for processing under Lautenberg program.
Yes, any of your grandparents may submit their application to a Resettlement Support Center which ensures you fall within the U.S. designated nationalities and processing priorities.
Actually, two interviews are scheduled. The first one is with an officer of International Organization for Migration who ensures that you are in possession of all necessary documents. The second one is with USCIS officer who assesses your credibility and your assertions of a fear of persecution.

The most common defenses against removal (deportation) are:

Yes, you may unilaterally withdraw your voluntary departure request and file your motion to reopen before your departure period expires. However, since the processing of the motion takes time, you may be removed from the US while it is still pending. In such circumstances filing of motion for a stay of removal is advisable.
To establish their eligibility for cancellation of removal, non-lawful permanent residents must be physically present in the US for a period of not less than ten years.
To apply for cancellation of removal, you must show your good moral character and also demonstrate that your removal would result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship for US citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse, parent, or child.

ASYLUM

Yes, a person may file a defensive asylum application in removal procedings.
Yes, if it is so severe that it constitutes a threat to life or freedom.
Yes, the law recognizes that the harm resulting from protesting against government corruption may constitute persecution on account of political opinion.