I often get calls from individuals with complex immigration cases, who, after briefly telling me their story on the phone, almost always ask “Do you really think I need an immigration lawyer for my case?” I wondered why someone would ask that, especially when they are calling an immigration lawyer for advice in the first […]
Ruchi Thaker Named as one of Top New York Women Attorneys
I am extremely pleased to announce that I have been selected as one of top women attorneys in New York by Super Lawyers Magazine! In the field of immigration law, only 23 women attorneys in New York Metro area were named! It’s quite an honor to be named alongside such an amazing group of colleagues! […]
Citizenship approved with a fraud conviction
Recently, I attended a citizenship interview with a green card holder client who had a criminal conviction (computer fraud) from 1997. His conviction did not make him deportable or inadmissible under the immigration laws. I tried to explain this to the Department of Homeland Security when they stopped him at the airport in 2013, took […]
NYC Immigration Lawyer Ruchi Thaker Named to 2013 Super Lawyers
Ruchi Thaker I am pleased to announce that I have been selected to be included in the 2013 Super Lawyers New York Metro by Super Lawyers Magazine. I am one of only eighty one (81) immigration attorneys selected in the New York Metro Super Lawyers list this year, and this is the third straight year […]
Citizenship Test Video — Because We All Need a Laugh Once in a While…
US/American Citizenship/Immigration rap video at the Boston Prudential Center Skywalk Observatory http://t.co/mQxJcLbwnx — NYCImmigrationLawyer (@ThakerLaw) August 15, 2013
Family-based F2A preference category is now current!
According to the August 2013 Visa Bulletin, the family-based F2A preference category (Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents) is now current for every country worldwide! This is tremendous news, since historically, this category has been subject to priority dates at least a few years back. If you are, or someone you know is, a spouse […]
Implementation of the Supreme Court Ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act
Following last week’s Supreme Court decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional, the Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, issued this statement on Monday, July 1, 2013: “After last week’s decision by the Supreme Court holding that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, President Obama […]
Same-Sex Couples Will Soon Get Federal Immigration Benefits – Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act as Unconstitutional
In a historic move, the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down as unconstitutional the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), which was signed into law by President Clinton in 1996. DOMA defined “marriage” as only between a man and a woman. As such, DOMA denied to legally married same-sex couples the same federal benefits […]
Senate Immigration Bill Unveiled: Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act
FOR INFORMATION PURPOSE ONLY. THERE ARE NO NEW IMMIGRATION LAWS IN EFFECT YET. The “Gang of Eight” in the Senate finally made public today the immigration reform bill on which they have been tirelessly working. The bill is 844 pages long and is called Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act. The bill will […]
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Senate Immigration Bill Revealed
THIS IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THERE ARE NO NEW LAWS IN EFFECT YET CONCERNING THE INFORMATION BELOW. Source: NBC Latino (@nbclatino on Twitter) by Sandra Lilley (@sandralilley on Twitter) After months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of eight Senators has drafted a blueprint that would sharply transform the nation’s current immigration laws. NBC Latino […]