In this video, we discuss the difference between adjustment of status and consular processing. What is adjustment of status? Adjustment of Status is the process by which a foreign national applies for permanent residence, essentially their green card, within the United States. In order to apply for adjustment of status…
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NEW 90 Day Rule: Presumption of Fraud for Non-Immigrants Seeking Adjustment of Status within 90 Days of Entry
Learn more about the new 90-day presumption of fraud rule in this video and how it affects the adjustment of status of foreign nationals living in the United States. 0:24 – New Rule Changes 0:52 – What is 90-day Rule Do? 1:37 – Our advice or suggestions for this new…
Victims of Domestic Violence: How To Self-Petition for a Green Card for Battered or Abused Spouse
In this video, we explain the process of obtaining a green card if you have been a victim of domestic violence. As a battered spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen, you may self-petition for an immigrant visa petition under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended by…
5 Ways to Get a Green Card with Jacob Sapochnick
In this video, attorney Jacob Sapochnick discusses the 5 main ways to obtain permanent residence in the United States. Permanent residency allows a foreign national to live and work in the United States. 0:22 – 1. Family Based Immigration 0:56 -2. Employment Based Immigration 1:48 – 3. Investment Based Immigration…
Jacob asks INSEAD business students a burning question: Are foreign workers still interested in living and working in the United States?
In this video, attorney Jacob J. Sapochnick sits down with international business students studying at INSEAD, a graduate business school in France. Jacob asks them a burning question: Despite all of the obstacles foreign workers face in immigrating to the United States, and the President’s hard-line stance on immigration, are…
Our Clients Speak
In this video, our clients speak about their unique experience with the Law Offices of Jacob J. Sapochnick. Our law office specializes exclusively in immigration and nationality law. We work with a broad range of clientele including entrepreneurs, investors, business visitors, foreign workers, U.S. employers, asylees, students, athletes, performers, families…
Can you leave the USA while your application is pending with USCIS?
In this episode, attorney Jacob J. Sapochnick Esq. answers one of our most frequently asked questions: can you leave the country while your application is pending with CIS? Keep watching to learn more. This is one of the most common and most important questions asked by our clients. Once you…
The Consequences of Overstaying the Visa Waiver Program: A Case Study
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…
Answering Your Immigration Questions Live on Facebook
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…
Attorney Jacob Sapochnick Speaks at Immigration Seminar in Istanbul, Turkey
In this video attorney Jacob Sapochnick speaks at an informational immigration seminar in Istanbul, Turkey. In the seminar, he discusses his book My American Job, which teaches foreign born immigrants how to navigate the complicated process of immigrating to the United States and how they too can make the American dream…