MAINTAINING LPR STATUS (GREEN-CARD) AND QUALIFYING FOR CITIZENSHIP Overview A Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) is a person who is not a citizen of the United States, but who resides the in the United [...]
LGBTI from Azerbaijan are Increasingly Seeking Asylum By: Ismail Shahtakhtinski and Aynur Jafar Azerbaijan has proven to be an inhospitable place for LGBTI. Individuals are targeted based on their sexual orientation and gender identity [...]
How to Prepare for Asylum Interview It’s important that you thoroughly prepare for an asylum interview. There are various traps which could lead to your asylum application being rejected. Learn some tips about asylum [...]
Remarks by Attorney Ismail Shahtakhtinski at the conference on Abuse of Interpol Red Notices by Authoritarian States Immigration lawyer Ismail Shahtakhtinski warns that countries like Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are abusing Interpol’s [...]
USCIS Posts New Asylum Interview Scheduling Bulletin 2018 Updates to Asylum Interview Processes As of February 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began to prioritize scheduling interviews with asylum [...]
How Can I Sponsor My Parents to Move to the United States Permanently? Many immigrants who live in the United States want to “sponsor” their parents to come to the US. This would be [...]
10 Things to Know When Applying for Citizenship Schedule a Consultation Now Applying for citizenship (also known as naturalization) in the United States is not a straightforward process. Millions of immigrants have [...]
What If I Marry a US Citizen While My Asylum Case is Pending? If you have successfully filed your asylum application with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) or [...]
Punitive Damages When someone gets injured in an accident or suffers damages due to someone’s either negligent, or intentional acts, a legal action can be the first step to get the fair compensation [...]
Uninsured (UM) and Underinsured (UIM) Coverage Our clients often ask us about the meaning and importance of various types of insurance coverage. One of the insurance types that frequently come into play in a [...]
