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—-Successfully represented Pakistani national in obtaining an immigrant visa from the U.S. consulate in Italy. A waiver of the Client’s deportation order and prior unlawful presence were approved in just over 2 months from the date of filing.

—-Client finally received green card after long-delayed application for permanent residence based on an approved skilled worker petition. The client was previously arrested in California and issued a deportation order in 1994. We were hired to reopen the old deportation order, got his deportation proceedings terminated, and ultimately obtained approval of his application for permanent residence case based on the original petition.

—–Obtained approval of application for permanent residence and hardship waiver for client whose case had previously been denied due to a criminal matter. The case was originally filed by another attorney who failed to advise the client to submit the proper documentation. We re-filed both applications and the case was approved directly after the interview.

—–VAWA case approved after previous unsuccessful application filed by client’s prior attorney. We re-filed the I-360 and adjustment applications and the case was ultimately approved despite limited evidence of abuse.

Eligible Syrian nationals in the United States may begin the application process

Released Mar. 29, 2012

WASHINGTON— Due to the violent upheaval and deteriorating situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (Syria), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that eligible Syrian nationals (and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Syria) in the United States may apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Details and procedures for applying for TPS are provided in the Federal Register notice published today and are available at www.uscis.gov/tps.

On March 23, 2012, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced her intent to designate Syria for TPS for eighteen months. The TPS designation for Syria is effective today and will remain in effect through September 30, 2013. The designation means that eligible Syrian nationals will not be removed from the United States, and may request employment authorization. The 180-day TPS registration period begins today and ends on September 25, 2012. Although the Federal Register notice erroneously states that TPS applications must be filed March 29, 2012 through September 30, 2013, USCIS will only accept applications filed through September 25, 2012. USCIS is working to correct the public information on the registration deadlilne date.

To be eligible for TPS, Syrians must meet all individual requirements for TPS, including demonstrating that they have continually resided and been continually physically present in the United States since March 29, 2012. All individuals who apply for TPS will undergo a thorough security check. Individuals with criminal records or who pose a threat to national security are not eligible for TPS and their applications will be denied. The eligibility requirements are fully described in the Federal Register notice and on the TPS webpage at www.uscis.gov.

Syria joins El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan as countries currently designated for TPS.

To read the full article, please visit the following link to USCIS website.
Eligible Syrian nationals in the United States may begin the application process

Attorney Christina Corbaci represented a Guatemalan national in removal proceedings. He had been in the U.S. in the 1990s and filed an asylum application, but left the United States while it was pending due to a family emergency. In his absence, he was placed in removal proceedings and received a removal order. He was not aware of this removal order, and years later, after having reentered the U.S., was arrested by ICE and scheduled for deportation. We were successful in reopening his removal proceedings by showing he never received notice of his hearing, secured his release, and ultimately persuaded the Immigration Court to terminate his proceedings due to the fact that he was physically absent from the United States at the time the case started. He will be pursuing several forms of relief now that his removal proceedings are closed.

o Attorney Christina Corbaci represented a young Brazilian woman who is married to a U.S. citizen. Both she and her husband are hearing impaired and communicate only through American sign language. Our client was in removal proceedings in the U.S. but we were able to have her case continued long enough for her I-130 Alien Relative Petition to be approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and for her to be assigned an immigrant visa interview in Rio de Janeiro at the U.S. consulate. She departed the United States under a grant of voluntary departure, attended her consular interview, and filed an I-601 Waiver application to excuse her previous unlawful presence in the United States. Due to her special circumstances and significant hardship she and her husband would face if separated for a prolonged period of time, we submitted a request for expedited processing of the waiver application. The waiver was granted 18 days later (a month and a half after the waiver was initially received in Lima). She will shortly be returning to the U.S.

o Attorney Julie Endy represented a Brazilian man who is married to a U.S. citizen. He had been subject to a removal order, but we successful reopened his case before he was required to depart the United States. He was permitted to depart the U.S. under voluntary departure and upon his return to Brazil began the application process to return to the U.S. based on his marriage. He also attended an immigrant visa interview at Rio de Janeiro and submitted and I-601 waiver application to waive his prior unlawful presence. From the time the I-601 waiver application was received by the USCIS office in Lima, Peru, his application was approved in a record 3 months!

o Attorney Anthony Marino also represented a Brazilian man who is married to a U.S. citizen. Our client had entered the United States without inspection and was required to depart the U.S. and apply for his immigrant visa abroad. He also required an I-601 waiver due to his prior unlawful presence. His full waiver application was received by USCIS in Lima in December. We were just about to make a request for expedited processing due to the fact that his wife was struggling alone in the U.S. when we received an approval. The waiver was pending for a total of 3 ½ months.