Child Status Protection Act – CSPA Victory!
What does this mean? Will my aged-out beneficiaries be able to keep their priority date?
Carl Shusterman Immigration Lawyer Blog
Using Facebook to Support Your DACA Application
For Deferred Action for Childhold Arrivals (DACA), postings on Facebook are good way of demonstrating continuous residence and physical presence in the U.S.
October Visa Bulletin is a Disaster!
On September 10, the State Department released the October 2012 Visa Bulletin. Considering that October marks the start of the 2013 fiscal year for the federal government, the new visa bulletin spells disaster for would-be immigrants playing by the rules. The preference categories should move forward at least 4 weeks each month just so the […]
Newsletter US Immigration Update September 2012
There will be no October newsletter this year. I will be on vacation. Volume Seventeen, Number Nine SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding U.S. immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over […]
Green Cards for Family Members Video
In this how-to immigration video, Attorney Shusterman discusses how to sponsor your relatives for permanent residence in the US whether you are a US citizen or have a green card.
Newsletter US Immigration August 2012
Volume Seventeen, Number Eight SHUSTERMAN’S Newsletter US Immigration August 2012 is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding U.S. immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 30 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the […]
Newsletter US Immigration Update July 2012
Volume Seventeen, Number Seven SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail immigration newsletter regarding U.S. immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 30 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices of […]
Newsletter US Immigration Update May 2012
Volume Seventeen, Number Five SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding US immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 30 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices of Carl […]
Applying for Deferred Action? Proceed with Caution
Are you getting ready to apply for a work permit under the President’s new deferred action policy which will take effect in August? After practicing immigration law for over 35 years, including a few years inside the INS, I advise you to proceed with extreme caution. Why? Consider the following: 1) Applying for deferred action […]
CSPA LAWSUIT: WHAT’S AT STAKE FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES?
On June 19, Attorney Nancy Miller and I argued in favor of the rights of a class of immigrant families before an 11-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. The Court’s decision is a few weeks or months away. Many immigrant families are asking what this lawsuit means to them. Let […]