Video: De-Stressing the Deportation Process, Part 3 of 4 (Asylum)
In this video, the Immigration Professor Robert Perkins discusses asylum as a defense to being deported/removed.
Video: De-Stressing the Deportation Process, Part 2 of 4
In this video, Immigration Attorney Robert Perkins, AKA “The Immigration Professor”, discusses two common defenses to deportation/removal, cancellation of removal and asylum.
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Video: De-Stressing the Deportation Process, Part 1 of 4
In this video, Immigration Attorney Robert Perkins, AKA “The Immigration Professor” gives a solid overview of the deportation/removal process and explains all the procedures and appeals available to people going through that process.
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Legal Loophole Allows Out of Status Students to Get Work Visa
Being a full time international student can be expensive and maintain student status isn’t always easy. Sometimes, through of fault of their own, an international student will fall out of status. Falling out of status can happen for a variety of reasons including but not limited to running out of funds. For example, in one recent case our office encountered an international student who was traveling to Canada in 2002 got stuck there and could not re-enter the USA because our government was having technical problems with the SEVIS student computer system. By the time he was able to re-enter the United States, the semester was already halfway over and the school would not allow him to enroll. Later, he found out that his failure to enroll — which was not his fault — was an immigration status violation making him out of legal status. He did not know what to do until he consulted with The Immigration Professor, Attorney Robert A. Perkins.
As it turns out, the client had several college degrees and with our help his employer was able to sponsor him for an H-1B work visa. The client was able to get approved for this visa in the USA and interviewed at his home embassy to get his visa stamp. Unlawful presence in the USA of more than six (6) months normally bars a client from entering the USA for three (3) years. However, during the interview, our office showed the embassy a legal loophole which says that a student who is admitted to the USA for Duration of Status (“D/S”) does not accumulate any unlawful presence. Based on this loophole the client was able to enter the USA with his new H-1B visa.
There are many more exceptions to the unlawful presence bar. For more information about this or any immigration issue please call, click or visit us. Contact The Immigration Professor at 310-384-0200, http://Immigration-Professor.com.
US Immigration Professor Wins Gold for Romanian Olympians
John and Elisabeth Iminovici came to Buffalo, New York in 1993 to compete in World University Games. At the time, John Iminovici was one of the coaches of the Romanian Olympic Track and Field Team; while Elisabeth, later to be his wife, was one of the athletes he coached. Both had already competed in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, and in 1996 Elisabeth participated in Atlanta Olympic Games. John and Elisabeth were studying at DePaul University where they earned their Master’s degree in Educational Leadership.
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In Romania, John compiled an impressive record of coaching as the Romanian National Team Coach and the Olympic Coach for the Romanian Track and Field Team for 10 years (from 1987 to 1997), coaching athletes who won medals at the Balkan Games, the European Cups, European Championships, and World Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field. In light of his achievements, John Iminovici was named to the Romanian “Hall of Fame” and has his name written in the Golden Book of Coaches from Romania.
John and Elisabeth Iminovici were married in 2000 in Oak Brook, Illinois and in April 2001 John applied to immigrate to the United States on the basis of his abilities and accomplishments as a track and field coach. That petition was denied, dashing the couple’s dreams of achieving residency in the United States. In 2008, the couple’s fortunes changed when Elisabeth Iminovici won the Diversity Lottery, an annual drawing where Green Cards are allotted to immigrants from various countries. Both John and Elisabeth were afraid to finalize their status though because their Student Visas had in the meantime expired.
At this point in stepped the “Immigration Professor”, Robert A. Perkins. US Immigration Attorney Robert Perkins and his team pointed out that the earlier petition filed by John Iminovici had grandfathered the couple in under an old law which expired in April 2001. Attorney Robert Perkins re-filed the cases and argued the case twice to Immigration Officers who wouldn’t budge, again dashing John and Elisabeth Iminovici hopes to legalize their US Immigration status. Attorney Robert Perkins did not give up; however, deciding to file suit in Federal Court to compel the Immigration service to grant residency to John and Elisabeth Iminovici.
Mr. Robert Perkins’ colleague, US Immigration Attorney Petra Micu helped put together the petition and ran off to file the case in Federal Court. Before the case was filed, they sent a copy off to the government’s attorneys. Right on the steps of the Federal Court, as Attorney Micu was about to file the case, the US Government reversed its position and granted permanent residence to John and Elisabeth Iminovici – just a few hours before the 2008 lottery program ended.
John and Elisabeth Iminovici are very grateful to Attorney Robert Perkins, aka “The Immigration Professor” and his staff for helping them achieve their 16 year dream of immigrating from Romania to the United States. They currently live in Oak Park, Illinois where Elisabeth runs several day care centers and John works as a contractor.
From John and Elisabeth Iminovici…
Hello Robert,
We still cannot believe what had happened to us!
We are very grateful to you that you believed in our case and that you did not give up even when we were afraid to continue the process. God help you as much as you helped us and God give you happiness as much as to give us with this win!
Thank you again.
We are going to advertise your name as much as we could.John & Elizabeth
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