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How does criminal history affect Immigration? Moral Turpitude, Shoplifting, Retail Theft, and Immigration

Apr 15, 2014

As promised in my previous blog post, I wanted to offer a solution for some people accused of shopli...

How Shoplifting affects Immigration Law. What Immigrants Need to Know.

Dec 01, 2013

The Holidays are coming. We can feel it everywhere. All the stores are stocking up, sales are buzzi...

Dear Clients, I’m Sorry! Final day of Paryushan

Sep 09, 2013

Today, Monday September 9, 2013, is the final day of “Paryushan,” a Jain holy week, when we ask...

Filing Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status (I-485)

Sep 02, 2013

When an immigrant is married to a US Citizen, the person is sometimes eligible for a marriage-based ...

Effect of Crimes on Immigration Applications

Aug 14, 2013

The area of crimes in immigration is a HUGE topic. So huge, in fact, that Harvard University has rec...

H-1B (H1B) Applications (What you may not know)

May 05, 2013

As we are slowly winding down with the H-1b season of FY2014, I thought it would be a good idea to ...

Comprehensive Immigration Reform – What it means for the Undocumented

Apr 17, 2013

More information will be forthcoming. Keep in mind, this is early information, and not to be relied ...

F1 Students: Have you received an RFE on an OPT application?

Feb 08, 2013

As an immigration attorney, I often get calls from students who have received an RFE, and sometimes ...

Provisional Waiver Rule I-601 (I-601a) Waivers goes into effect March 4, 2013!

Jan 03, 2013

For many months now, we have been awaiting a change in the waiver process. It is finally final! Th...