Welcome back to Immigration Lawyer Blog, where we discuss all things immigration. In this video, we cover a very important topic: can people who overstayed their visa or entered illegally, get a work visa or employee sponsorship? Recently our office met with a client who was in this very predicament.…
What’s the difference between someone who is undocumented in the United States and someone who is here illegally? What does it mean to be “undocumented”? When someone is in the United States “undocumented,” that means that the person entered the United States without inspection (without the proper documentation), and as…
In this video we cover a new USCIS policy that can have devastating consequences on students who overstay their duration of stay in the United States, or otherwise violate their status. This new policy will change the way F-1, J-1, and M students, accrue unlawful presence in the United States,…
You’ve made it to the airport, but Customs and Border Protection has denied you entry into the United States, before even boarding the plane. What steps can you take to resolve the situation? There may be various reasons why a CBP officer may prevent you from gaining entry to the…
In this video, attorney Jacob Sapochnick explains the potential problems that may arise when an immigrant who has overstayed the Visa Waiver Program later applies for adjustment of status based on their marriage to a US citizen. In this case study, we discuss a real situation involving a client who…
In this video attorney Jacob J. Sapochnick answers your immigration questions live on Facebook. In this session, Jacob discusses what is new in immigration, and answers your immigration questions relating to applications for permanent residence (I-485 adjustment of status), H-1B visas, citizenship, traveling outside of the United States as a…
In this video, attorney Jacob J. Sapochnick Esq. answers one of your frequently asked questions: I overstayed my visa and I am now married to a U.S. Citizen. Am I eligible for a green card? Overview: I am married to a US Citizen but I came to the United States…