bgetson, Author at Getson & Schatz

15 Mar DED Extended for Liberians

Posted at 10:51h in Uncategorized

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced its intention to automatically extend employment authorization documents (EADs) for Liberian nationals covered under Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) through Sept. 30, 2013. This automatic extension of EADs follows President Obama's announcement today of his decision to extend DED...

04 Mar B-2 Extension Granted for Mother of Lawful Permanent Resident

Posted at 12:04h in Success Stories, Uncategorized

Our immigration lawyers in Philadelphia assisted the mother of a U.S. Permanent Resident to extend her B-2 status for a 6 month period. The mother had entered the United States in B-2 status. The purpose of her trip was to visit her son and his...

04 Mar USCIS Begins Accepting Stateside Waiver Applications

Posted at 10:35h in Uncategorized

USCIS indicated that beginning March 4, certain immigrant visa applicants who are the spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens (immediate relatives), and have been unlawfully present in the United States, can start applying for provisional unlawful presence waivers through a new process. The new provisional...

28 Feb I-601 Extreme Hardship Waiver Granted

Posted at 12:02h in Marriage & Family Sponsored Green Card Applications, Success Stories

Brian H. Getson, Esquire, a Philadelphia Immigration Lawyer, represented a US Citizen client who lived for many years in the US with his wife, a Mexican Citizen who had entered the United States without Inspection. Prior to the new stateside waiver rules, his wife had...

27 Feb Chief Economist Speaks on Immigration Reform

Posted at 18:03h in Uncategorized

Philly.com It's not hyperbole to say that immigration is among America's most important economic advantages. Nothing makes our economy tick more than the energy of those who move here from the rest of the world. Not all of us benefit from the million or so...

15 Feb Getson & Schatz, P.C. Freezes the Age of a Child Under 21 pursuant to the Child Status Protection Act

Posted at 17:29h in Marriage & Family Sponsored Green Card Applications, Success Stories

A U.S. citizen from India had filed an I-130 Petition for the entry into the United States as a permanent resident of her married daughter over the age of 21. Her daughter’s husband and children under 21 were derivative beneficiaries. After nearly a decade of...

12 Feb K-1 Fiance Visa Petition Approved

Posted at 17:22h in K-1 Fiance(e) Visas, Success Stories

Getson & Schatz represented a U.S. citizen living in New York who was born in Sierra Leone in the K-1 fiancé visa application process. She wished to have her fiancé from Sierra Leone enter the US so that they could get married. Our client filed...

10 Feb Hiring Foreign Nationals: Good for Business, Good for America

Posted at 19:13h in Uncategorized

Brian H. Getson, Esquire writes that the American electorate is energized by the issue of immigration reform, and now that there is consensus among President Barack Obama and influential members of Congress on the central points of much-needed immigration reform, it is likely that Congress...

07 Feb 601A Waiver Proposal

Posted at 19:07h in Uncategorized

The Immigration Service has recently proposed a change in the way it processes 601 Waivers for illegal immigrants in the U.S. who are married to U.S. citizens. Any immigrant who has committed fraud by using a fake passport, for example, needs a 601 waiver in...

07 Feb Immigrant Visa Granted to Step-Child of US Citizen

Posted at 16:54h in Marriage & Family Sponsored Green Card Applications, Success Stories

When a foreign national marries a US Citizen, the US Citizen can sponsor children of the foreign national for a green card so long as the child was under 18 years of age at the time of the marriage. This is the law under Section...

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