Best Lawyers in America Best Lawyers in America One more consecutive year, we are very happy to share that Karen Weinstock, our managing attorney has been again listed by Best Lawyers®. This is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, and a partner of U.S. News & World Report. This is a great recognition […]
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American Dream- Living proof American Dream- Living proof Do you want to know a little more about our Managing Attorney, Karen Weinstock and how she came about moving to the United States and practicing immigration law?Authority Magazine is featuring her in a story about helping foreigners, her passion, and how she ended up moving to
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Frequent Question One of the Most Frequent Questions We Get Accurate processing time estimates can significantly affect the lives of applicants, employers, and the local communities they support. USCIS should prioritize transparency in its methods while improving the accuracy of processing times. Doing so not only supports the agency’s mission but would support economic and
This Superhero This Superhero Erwin is a neonatologist, which is a doctor who care for newborn, sick and premature babies. He was born and raised in the Philippines and moved to the States to complete his medical residency. Dr. Bassig was initially hired by a hospital network who needed doctors to relocate to a rural
Keep Hurting Families The zero-tolerance policy implemented by Donald Trump´s Administration keeps hurting families. U.S. government deported at least 463 parents who were separated from their children at the border between the months of May and June. This number is not final, more people could be affected. Most of these parents have been sent back
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Extend TPS Somalia The Secretary of Homeland Security finished her review of all pending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations last week. She announced that Somalia’s designation will be extended two more years. That brings the total number of remaining TPS designations to just four countries. At the start of the Trump administration there were 10.
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Easily deny visas In less than two months, the Trump administration will be able to easily deny visas. Since last Friday, anyone who reviews visa applications or petitions has the discretion to deny requests without seeking additional evidence that might be needed to complete an application, or issuing a notice stating the intent to deny
USCIS Policy Change USCIS Policy Change In their new guidance, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will now start deportation proceedings for thousands of applicants who are denied an immigration benefit. This policy change is a clear sign of a change in the way that USCIS operates. Just as a refresher, USCIS is to administer
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Winners 2018 Corporate Immigration & Relocation Awards Winners of the 2018 Corporate Immigration & Relocation Awards We are very happy to share that the British publication Acquisition International, awarded us with their Corporate Immigration & Relocation Award. This international recognition makes us feel humbled and more eager to continue working hard and offering the best quality
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USCIS Policy Change Interview with Dr. James Triana Dr. James Triana contacted us to have an interview with attorney Karen Weinstock about immigration issues and the current situation. He provides national immigration psychological assessments in immigration issues like asylum, domestic violence, and family-based situations. Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Facebook Twitter Reddit Linkedin Whatsapp
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Volunteering Volunteering Back by popular demand! This year we went back to the Atlanta Community Food Bank for our volunteering day. This was our third time helping them fight hunger in our community. It was our pleasure to support them and the wonderful work that they do. Our team enjoyed a day of giving back to the community.
Trump separating families Trump separating families Donald Trump and his Administration are been heavily criticized worldwide due to their policy that separates immigrant parents and children when they cross the border from Mexico to the United States. These are some keys to understand more about it: There is no law that forces Government to separate
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2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup starts today and will be on for the next month. This competition brings together 32 countries to play in Russia. 32 different cultures, mingling, rooting for their teams and having a good time. While the whole world is watching, 352 players will be on the field
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Immigrant Heritage Month June is Immigrant Heritage Month In these dark times where immigrants are blamed for a lot of things that don´t work in our country, it is more important than ever to appreciate our immigration heritage and to treat newcomers with dignity, respect and love. Though our country’s roots can be largely traced
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The Language You Speak The language you speak shapes the way you think The language you speak defines your thoughts. Never asked yourself about this, have you? Have you ever wondered if speaking one language or a different one conditions the way you think? We found this interesting piece about it and became intrigued. Here
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Corporate immigration and relocation awards Happy Monday! We want to share that we have been nominated by Acquisition International Magazine for the 2018 Corporate Immigration & Relocation Awards! Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Facebook Twitter Reddit Linkedin Whatsapp Tumblr Pinterest Wordpress Related posts
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Genius at Work Genius at Work IK is originally from Nigeria. She came to the United States as an international student on an F-1 visa to complete her master’s degree in public health and emerging infectious diseases. IK is one of very few people in the world with this type of specialized knowledge, as only
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Nepal- Temporary Protected Status Terminated Sharing USCIS designation of TPS for Nepal: TPS To Terminate On: June 24, 2019 Registration Period for People Who Already Have TPS: May 22, 2018 through July 23, 2018 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Auto-Extended Through: Dec. 21, 2018 Continuous Residence Date in U.S. Since: June 24, 2015 Continuous Physical Presence in
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All Cap-Subject petitions All cap subject petitions have been selected for Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B. USCIS will return the ones that were not selected. One more year, the number of applications received exceeded significantly the number of visas granted. This creates issues for companies trying to increase their business and grow in the American market,
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Happy Mother’s Day Happy Mother’s Day to all you Super Women out there! Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Facebook Twitter Reddit Linkedin Whatsapp Tumblr Pinterest Wordpress Related posts
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Trump already building a wall (even though it is invisible) Trump already building a wall (even though it is invisible) We already talked about this earlier in the year. Even though the Trump administration is having a hard time finding funds and support for the wall that he claimed during the campaign he was going
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Spanish Nationality On June 25 of 2015 the Law 12 of the 24 June 2015 was published in the Spanish Official Gazette, regarding the concession of Spanish nationality to the Sephardic Jews originally from Spain. Before this law, Sephardi Jews were in the same situation as the citizens of the Ibero- American republics, Brazilians, Portuguese
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Daca must stay BREAKING NEWS: Per Judge order, DACA must stay and the government must accept new applications. Trump’s administration has 90 days to justify the end or the program or they will have to accept new applications by then. We are hopeful that in 90 days we can share the news of new DACA
H-1B petitions filed H-1B petitions filed One week ago, on April 11, USCIS announced that they used a computer-generated random selection process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated cap and the U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2019. This year, USCIS received 190,098 H-1B petitions.
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United Nations released information about migrants United Nations released information about migrants and their situation globally. A good immigration lawyer can help in most situations. See below info graphics showing specifics. For more information go to their page: http://refugeesmigrants.un.org/infographics Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Facebook Twitter Reddit Linkedin Whatsapp Tumblr Pinterest Wordpress Related posts
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Government notify asylum seekers Last Thursday, a federal court judge in Seattle ordered the government to notify asylum seekers that they are required by law to file their asylum applications within one year of their entry. They also need to implement a procedure that will ensure that applicants are able to file their asylum applications
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Daughter’s Quest To Reunite with her Mother Daughter’s quest Ana came initially to the U.S. when she was just a child. After facing many challenges and obstacles while growing up, she was approved for DACA when it first became available. Ana has Type 1 diabetes and a few years back, her health was suffering. Her
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If immigrants could not come Have you ever wondered what would we lose if immigrants could no longer come to America? Surprisingly or not, we would lose the contributions made by their children. A new study from the National Foundation for American Policy found a 83% (this is 33 of 40) of the finalists of
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Clinica diagnostico migratorio Clinica diagnostico migratorio. ¡Queridos hermanos mexicanos! El próximo día 6 de abril estaremos en el Consulado General de México en Atlanta ofreciendo diagnósticos para sus casos de inmigración. Llame al consulado mexicano para reservar su cita al 404-266-2233 EXT. 233, 234, 313. Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Facebook Twitter Reddit Linkedin Whatsapp
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Skilled immigration We thought that President Trump had moved on from the immigration issue based on the battle over tariffs. He is busy with that now. But that doesn’t mean that Trump has no effect on immigration. Through a combination of executive actions and rhetoric, the president is deterring the kind of immigrants that the
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Trump California today Trump is in California today. He is the first president since Eisenhower to not visit the state during his first year in office. He did not go to meet with any political leaders. There won’t be any public appearances. He is there to check on his wall and meet a small donor
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International Womens Day This year, International Women’s Day comes on the heels of unprecedented global movement for women’s rights, equality and justice. This has taken the form of global marches and campaigns, including #MeToo and #TimesUp in the United States of America and their counterparts in other countries, on issues ranging from sexual harassment and
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American 21st century job market America’s 21st century job market requires high-tech skills. However, nearly half the new jobs will need only a high school diploma. These share one more thing in common: many of them will likely be taken by low-skilled immigrants willing to do work that many Americans won’t. The vital economic role
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Immigration News Immigration News The Supreme Court held today that under immigration law, a certain class of non-citizens facing deportation are not required to have a bond hearing if they’ve been held in detention over six months. The 5-3 ruling, however, avoided a judgment on whether the Constitution requires such hearings. The ruling is a
Fiance Visa Asylum: Think Twice Before Applying From now on, the USCIS asylum division will give priority to the most recently filed applications when scheduling asylum interviews. This is against the first-in-first-out policy. The goal is for USCIS to interview all asylum applicants within 21 days of filing. Their hope is that this will reduce
Donald Trump’s Immigration Project Failed Donald Trump’s immigration Project failed last Thursday in Senate. His proposal included a path for citizenship for DACA holders, along with an increase of border control, new limits to immigration and other restrictive measures. The vote ended 39-60 against it. The President’s plan was rejected by both republicans and democrats.
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Emigration from Venezuela to the United States Emigration from Venezuela to the United States is up to unprecedented numbers. USA received 29.250 applications in 2017. These doubled from 2016. For the first time, Venezuela was the country with the most applications. United States has adopted a restrictive approach on immigration. Earlier this month they announced
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White House Immigration Framework The White House released an immigration framework that contains their priorities. These are the 4 pillars: BORDER SECURITY: They are planning on collecting a $25 billion trust fund for the border wall system, ports of entry/exit, and northern border improvements and enhancements.Also, appropriating additional funds to hire new DHS personnel, ICE
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DACA Renewal Brianda came to the United States when she was four years old. She was eligible to benefit from DACA when it came available. She was able to pursue her dreams, to work and start a family with her husband David. However, two of her family members back in her home country got very
Trump Immigration policy Hurting America Trump Immigration policy hurting America. The U.S. immigration system has allowed generations of people to immigrate to the U.S. and continues to make America great. However, it is under assault by the Trump administration. The immigration policies of this administration leave the U.S. in danger of becoming weaker and poorer.
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DACA Update DACA Update. USCIS is now accepting applications for DACA renewals A federal court order from January 10th ordering USCIS to accept extensions filed under the DACA program, has made USCIS to resume accepting requests to renew deferred action status under DACA. Individuals who were previously granted deferred action under DACA may request renewal