To apply for employment authorization, you must file a Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization: Based on a Pending Asylum Application. To apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) based on your pending asylum application, you may file [...]
Assume you are in expedited removal proceedings and are found to have a credible fear of persecution or torture. In that case, you may seek asylum before an asylum officer with USCIS or an Immigration Judge with the [...]
Every year people come to the US seeking protection because they have suffered persecution or fear that they will suffer persecution due to: Race Religion Nationality Membership in a particular social group Political opinion You may file an [...]
In this interview the founder of I.S. Law Firm Ismail Shahtakhtinski talks on immigration court and asylum. Please watch this video to learn how to find an immigration judge, what is the percentage of asylum denials and [...]
List of President Biden's immigration actions so far (as of February 3, 2021): Submitted a comprehensive immigration reform bill to Congress on Day 1. The contents are not formally disclosed yet, but it contains a wide amnesty with [...]
Effective October 2, 2020, the USCIS will change filing fees for most forms as shown below. The most notable changes include: Twice increased fee for naturalization application; $50 Filing Fee for Refugees/Asylum Applicants. There were no fees previously; [...]
LGBTI from Azerbaijan are Increasingly Seeking Asylum By: Ismail Shahtakhtinski and Aynur Jafar Azerbaijan has proven to be an inhospitable place for LGBTI. Individuals are targeted based on their sexual orientation and gender identity [...]
How to Prepare for Asylum Interview It’s important that you thoroughly prepare for an asylum interview. There are various traps which could lead to your asylum application being rejected. Learn some tips about asylum [...]
Remarks by Attorney Ismail Shahtakhtinski at the conference on Abuse of Interpol Red Notices by Authoritarian States Immigration lawyer Ismail Shahtakhtinski warns that countries like Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are abusing Interpol’s [...]
USCIS Posts New Asylum Interview Scheduling Bulletin 2018 Updates to Asylum Interview Processes As of February 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began to prioritize scheduling interviews with asylum [...]
