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Join us to discuss how to deal with U visa-eligible clients with past or current removal issues.
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This webinar provides a comprehensive overview of the benefits of VAWA self-petitioning as well as the requirements and process for submitting a VAWA self-petition.
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This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the requirements and process for applying for adjustment of status on behalf of a VAWA self-petitioner.
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This webinar will focus on the different types of motions typically filed before the immigration courts and the BIA and will describe when and under what circumstances each type of motion should be filed, as well as the strategies, advantages and disadvantages of different types of motions.
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Using a hypothetical child's case, this webinar will cover immigration relief specific to children, as well as how to pursue more general forms of immigration relief in a child-centered way.
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This webinar will explore the “particular social group” (PSG) ground for asylum by providing an overview of case law and an indepth discussion on how to identify and articulate a social group that will pass legal muster.
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This webinar is for immigration practitioners who face the challenge of trying to interpret their clients’ criminal records.
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This webinar will focus on developments in family-based immigration during the last couple of years.
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This webinar will discuss how to use key defense strategies that are based on the “categorical approach,” an area of law that includes use of the record of conviction, divisible statutes, the “missing element” rule, and other topics.
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Register for both the VAWA Self-Petitioning and VAWA Adjustment webinars at a discounted price!
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In this webinar, we will explore how the different standards of hardship in immigration law have been applied by the DHS, the BIA, and the courts, with particular emphasis on looking at the differences and similarities between "extreme hardship" and "exceptional and extremely unusual hardship."
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This webinar will cover suggestions for immigration attorneys to protect clients' information from unnecessary disclosure, regardless of whether or not a subpoena is issued, strategies for counseling the client; and communicating with the district attorney. We will also discuss how immigration attorneys can respond if a subpoena is issued including filing motions to quash and other strategies.
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This webinar will focus on cutting-edge issues related to U visa cases, including updates on age out issues, adjustment adjudication, processing of cases with approved I-929, and updates and best practices emerging from the field.
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During this webinar, we will go step-by-step through the consular processing practice of helping U nonimmigrants travel into the United States with a U visa.
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This webinar will focus specifically on enhancing your understanding of how to prepare a winning waiver application in the context of consular processing, especially at Ciudad Juárez.
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In the first webinar, we cover the family visa petition, including: what relatives qualify for family immigration, including LGBT couples; the Child Status Protection Act; options upon the death of a qualifying relative; how preference categories and priority dates work and filing procedures.
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This webinar will discuss preparing and submitting Requests for Prosecutorial Discretion, including administrative closure, as well as requests for Deferred Action. It will focus on DHS policy guidelines and practice in screening cases and adjudicating requests since the announcement of the new DHS policy announced in August, 2011. The webinar will also provide tips on how to base requests for prosecutorial discretion and how to utilize the two memos of June 17, 2011 by ICE Director John Morton on the same subject.
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This webinar will cover the latest developments for representing clients in VAWA self-petitioning, VAWA adjustment of status, or VAWA cancellation cases as well as motions to reopen based on VAWA-eligibility.
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Marriage: A lawful path to permanent residence or a fraudulent arrangement meant only to skirt the law? Does the couple have a good faith intent to create a lasting relationship as marital partners? Or, will they go their separate ways once the immigrant spouse gets a green card?
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During this webinar, we will cover the complex issues involving citizenship for children. We will review acquisition and derivation of citizenship, as well as INA§322 citizenship for children.
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This webinar will cover various topics of good moral character. We will discuss discretionary and statutory bars to proving good moral character and the balance test that CIS must employ when deciding if an applicant who is not statutorily ineligible has good moral character.
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How long may a lawful permanent resident remain outside of the United States without jeopardizing his or her right to return? Stated another way, under what circumstances will an absence amount to abandonment of permanent resident status? If you have not been asked that question yet, be prepared, because the answer will surely try your talent to put a complex issue into an answer most reasonably intelligent people can understand.
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In the second webinar, we will cover the foreign relative’s immigration application, including: adjustment of status under sections 245(a) and 245(i) of the INA; consular processing; the affidavit of support and the grounds of inadmissibility. There is approximately 30 minutes allocated to answer questions throughout the presentation.
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This option allows you to register for all three U Visa webinars for a discounted price.
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This option allows you to register for both Family-Based Immigration webinars for a discounted price.
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This option allows you to register for both Naturalization webinars for a discounted price.
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This webinar will focus specifically on the process for U nonimmigrants to adjust status and petition for qualifying family members. Incorporating the latest and most accurate information, we will cover the requirements, policies and procedures for adjusting status and dealing with discretionary issues, fee waivers, adjustment processing and family petitioning, possible pitfalls, and practice pointers on what to expect and how to best strategize for winning U adjustment cases.
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In Part 1 of this series, we will cover inadmissibility grounds based on health; misrepresentation and false claims to U.S. citizenship and unlawful voting; and alien smuggling. We will also review the waivers corresponding to those grounds of inadmissibility, including who is covered by each waiver and how to meet the requirements. Special attention will be given to the hardship element of various waivers. This webinar is intended for practitioners new to the field who want to gain an understanding of the inadmissibility grounds and how they can be overcome. It will also be a good review for more seasoned practitioners.
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In Part 2 of this series, we will cover unlawful presence and criminal grounds of inadmissibility and the corresponding waivers. This will include an overview of the 3-year, the 10-year and the permanent bars, as well as the exceptions and waivers applicable to the same. We will discuss how to identify which crimes fall under the criminal grounds of inadmissibility and which of those can be waived, including a discussion on how to meet the requirements for the waiver. This webinar is intended for practitioners new to the field who want to gain an understanding of the inadmissibility grounds and how they can be overcome. It will also be a good review for more seasoned practitioners.