by Nisha Karnani | Aug 12, 2014 | Nonimmigrant Visas
What is OPT? Foreign students in the US on F-1 visas are usually eligible for a one year work permit after graduation, referred to as Optional Practical Training or OPT. F-1 students request OPT through their school’s international student office. If you are a F-1... by Sarah W.H. Owings | Jul 23, 2014 | Temporary Protected Status
While Antonini and Cohen is over a thousand miles from the epicenter of the crisis at the southern US border, we have received an escalating number of calls regarding Unaccompanied Minors – known in the media as UACs. The national news has reported on the urgent... by Nicole Babcock | Apr 21, 2014 | Deportation Defense
If an immigration judge ordered you removed, or granted you voluntary departure, which you overstayed, you may qualify to have your deportation “stayed” (i.e. suspended temporarily) via a Stay of Deportation (“stay”). What is a stay? A stay temporarily suspends or... by Sarah Owings | Dec 9, 2013 | Temporary Protected Status
How does an old border stop affect my ability to get a United States visa, green card, or other immigration benefit? The attorneys at Antonini & Cohen Immigration Law Group receive this question quite often, but we will need to review your unique situation before... by Sarah W. H. Owings | Dec 9, 2013 | Temporary Protected Status
I once got caught entering the US illegally. Does that affect my case? How does an old border stop affect my ability to get a United States visa, green card, or other immigration benefit? The attorneys at Antonini & Cohen Immigration Law Group receive this...