Erin Lee Nominated as 2015 AIOPIA’S 10 Best Attorneys in California!
PRESS RELEASE Erin Lee Has Been Nominated and Accepted as a 2015 AIOPIA’S 10 Best in California For Client Satisfaction The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of California’s Personal Injury Attorney Erin Lee as 2015 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys for Client […]
Humanitarian Reinstatement of an I-130
An I-130, Petition For Alien Relative is filed on the behalf of an employee or family member of a U.S. Citizen (USC) or Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), who wants to immigrate to the U.S. Depending on the category of visas the I-130 falls, the wait for s visa can be short or very long. In […]
USCIS Updates Visa Bulletin Instruction
http://www.uscis.gov/news/updated-instruction-using-dos-visa-bulletin
DACA Results
President Obama implemented the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in 2012, and the results are positive. People are claiming that they obtained better jobs with better pay after they received a work permit under the program. Check it out! https://cdn.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/DACA-Wong_NILC_CAP-Codebook-PDF.pdf
New California Legislation
Recently, Governor Brown signed a key piece of legislation that may benefit non U.S. citizens. Read the great article written by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center: http://www.ilrc.org/news-events/gov-brown-signs-key-drug-reform-bill-into-law-but-vetoes-another
New Visa Bulletin
My last article was about the importance of the new visa bulletin. Continue to check if your visa is available every month! http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2016/visa-bulletin-for-november-2015.html
What do I do if I’ve been in a car accident?
Getting in a car accident is shocking, frightening, and often-time, confusing. Here are some basic tips to guide you through an accident: Check on all the people involved in the accident. Call the police if there has been significant property damage or physical injury. Exchange license and registration with the drivers involved. If there are […]
A New Visa Bulletin Unveiled
On September 9, 2015, the government unveiled a new version of the monthly Visa Bulletin. Essentially, the change allows people to apply for their immigrant visa or lawful permanent residence sooner than when the visa is actually due to become available. Those that are eligible to adjust their status in the U.S. benefit because they […]
Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers
One of the immigration policies that the Obama Administration has implemented, is what is called the provisional unlawful presence waiver. Since March 4, 2013, certain immigrant visa applicants could apply for this waiver in the U.S. before leaving the U.S. for their interviews at the U.S. Consulate in their native countries. This policy significantly lessened […]
Child Status Protection Act
The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) is a law that was implemented to provide immigration benefits to principal and derivative beneficiaries of certain petitions, even when they turn 21 years old, or “age out.” Generally, if a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident petitions an individual under 21 years of age, and that beneficiary turns […]
