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Hi guys, this is New York-based immigration attorney Marina Shepelsky. Today I answer the questions everyone has been asking me:  ❓When will my immigration case be called? ❓When is my court date? ❓Why are immigration cases taking longer? ❓How long will it take for USCIS to give me an update? Here’s what’s going on with […]

📄Immigrants who file I-751 Petitions (Remove Conditions on Residence) after Sept. 4 to remove conditions on their two-year green cards and get 10-year green cards based on marriage to a US Citizen will now have a 24-month extension of their status given automatically when filing the I-751 petition. In the past, USCIS extended conditional green card […]

✅The US Department of State Announces a new Four-Tiered Approach for Immigrant Visa Prioritization at Consulates and Embassies Worldwide to begin fixing the growing backlog of US Immigrant Visa cases across the world. One of the problems that immigrants faced due to the Covid epidemic is that many of their immigrant visa cases in different […]

Cheating. Hot topic because I often get clients coming to me for a consultation, crying and asking if the evidence of their cheating spouse is worth collecting. Should you be spending thousands on that private detective to ensure they get nothing in the divorce? Does adultery affect alimony/ Will cheating affect a divorce settlement and […]

The senate recently passed a big pathway to citizenship resolution as part of the tax budget plan that they’re planning for government spending in the years to come. The Democrats stood President Biden and passed a plan for the pathway to US citizenship for the 11 million (that we know of) illegal immigrants in the […]

 Starting October 1, 2021, green card applicants will be required to obtain full COVID-19 vaccination in order to clear their immigration medical exam and obtain permanent residence, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order. The requirement will apply to both adjustment of status applicants in the United States (applying for […]

📑The Biden administration has proposed a federal regulation to be published August 20, 2021 that would overhaul the asylum system in an attempt to settle asylum claims faster and help improve the immigration court backlog. DHS and Dept of Justice announced that they will be publishing the new federal regulation and invite public comment by the […]

🎤Kelly Clarkson is the original American Idol winner and a successful entertainer. She is a winner of 3 Grammies and 3 Daytime Emmy awards. Her Net Worth is $45 Million. She is a smart accomplished woman and loved across America. She is truly the American sweetheart. Kelly has been busy making music, touring, having a […]

💵Senate Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution includes $105 billion allocated specifically to creating a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants, many of whom have lived in the United States for decades. Basically, the government got $105 Billion dollars to set up a new AMNESTY for the following categories of undocumented immigrants: 1️⃣DACA kids, 2️⃣farmworkers, and […]

🔶1. Travel with open criminal case. Until your criminal case is resolved, you should not leave US and even if you do, you must bring your court dispositions with you and ICE officers will check these upon return. 🔶2. Arrests that become serious convictions. Some convictions are deportable even if they are misdemeanors. 🔶3. Fraud, […]