A marriage certificate and even joint children born in the marriage are not enough to prove to US Immigration that your marriage to a US Citizen is a bona fide or real marriage, and that you married for the purpose of creating a family together. You need to show USCIS serious joint documents to prove […]
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What are the types of violence in intimate relationships?
Violence is found everywhere in the world and can show up in different ways in different relationships. Intimate relationships are where violence rears its ugly head the most because people are mostly likely to take out their frustration, stress, low self-esteem problems and self-doubts on those closest to them – family and partners. Generally, there […]

Trump’s Public Charge “Wealth Test” has been canceled!
Big immigration news today is that former president Trump’s crazy Wealth Test and Public Charge Rule (called I-944 Declaration of Self-sufficiency) has been canceled! The Affidavit of Support requires the petitioner/sponsor for family immigration to prove that they can support the immigrant they are bringing into US and requirements for medical insurance for that immigrant […]

WHY YOU SHOULD WAIT TO MARRY AFTER ENTERING US – PRACTICAL ADVICE BY IMMIGRATION PRO
People often ask us – my girlfriend came from Russia last week, can we get married this week and I want to file for her green card right now. I can’t wait to get married! HOLD YOUR HORSES! YOU SHOULD WAIT! I have to stop the nuptials and say, hey – you guys should wait […]

HOW DOES USCIS SPOT FRAUD IN ASYLUM APPLICATIONS?
WHAT ARE THE RED FLAGS USCIS SEES AND LEADS TO FRAUD ALERTS? Common Fraud Indicators in Written Asylum Applications USCIS’s first opportunity to find fraud in your Asylum Application I-589 (called Application for Asylum, Withholding of Removal and Request for Relief under Convention Against Torture) usually happens when USCIS is reviewing the Asylum Application Form […]

Divorce
American celebrities Kim Kardashian and Kanye West filed for divorce. Both are big stars, share 4 kids and their divorce will require a lot of work from teams of their attorneys to settle even in the most collaborative way because the issues involved are custody and visitation of the 4 kids, where these parents live […]

TYPES OF DIVORCE
BREAKDOWN OF THE KINDS OF DIFFERENT DIVORCES ContestedUncontestedNo FaultAt FaultLimitedDefault ANNULMENT To start the conversation about the different kinds of divorce, we must first understand the legal definition of MARRIAGE. Marriage is a legal contract. It is a contract obligating the parties to marry each other and financially support one another. Sometimes, one or both of the […]

WHY DO PEOPLE GET DENIED FOR VAWA ABUSE PETITIONS
The I-360 VAWA Petition helps to legalize, get a work permit and a green card for men and women who are still undocumented and suffering in a bad marriage to a U.S. citizen or even a Green Card Holder. But we have people calling us who already were denied daily. We sometimes take on these […]

Lawyers are not meant to be legal problem-solving robots
I worked on my consultation procedure with a coach (yes, I get business coaching) and realized a HUGE thing that everyone I talk to needs and I don’t always do. What is it, you ask? Simple – telling them you are sorry and empathize with what they are struggling with. Lawyers are not meant to […]

Biden’s First Day in White House
Biden’s Plan for First Day as President: 1. Already returned US to the Paris Climate Agreement. 2. Executive order undoing Trump’s bans on travel to the U.S. from several mostly Muslim and African countries. 3. Executive Order pausing the construction of a wall along the US/Mexico border. 4. Launch proposal for new Immigration Amnesty to be […]
