The Little Things That Often Become Big Immigration Problems
One of the reasons I enjoy practicing immigration law is that no two cases are exactly alike. Even when two clients appear to have very similar situations, the details are almost always different. After working in this field for over 30 years, having had the benefit of working with thousands of immigrants, and after reading…
Remote Attorney Representation at your Nunc Pro Tunc Asylum Interview
Under applicable law, an asylum applicant has the right to have an attorney or representative present at their affirmative asylum interview. Due to social distancing guidelines, USCIS is temporarily allowing attorneys or representatives to participate in asylum interviews remotely, either by phone or video. In order to elect this option, the applicant’s attorney will have…
USCIS Update to the Nunc Pro Tunc Asylum Filing Procedure
In a previous blog post, I wrote about the nunc pro tunc asylum procedure which provides certain asylees with a way to adjust status and get their permanent residence even after they have lost their derivative relationship with the principal asylee (ie. due to Naturalization of the principal, death of the principal, or marriage of…
Nunc Pro Tunc Asylum = applying for asylum in your own right
As I explained in a previous blog post on Nunc Pro Tunc Asylum procedures, sometimes Derivative asylees are cut off from their ability to adjust status and obtain permanent residence through their Principal asylee because of something that happened after they were granted asylum. For instance, if a Principal asylee dies or naturalizes, the Derivative…
