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Lo que realmente necesitas saber sobre la entrevista de USCIS

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¡Hola, soy Kaushik Ranchod de The Ranchod Law Group! Pues hoy vamos a hablar acerca de algunos aspectos básicos de la entrevista del Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS). Primero que nada, mientras estoy hablando el día de hoy 12 de marzo. Al tener la entrevista con el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración, antes usted ponía la notificación en el buzón y ellos le llamaban. Ahora, usted pone la notificación en otra sala, y después pasará a la sala de espera principal para luego ser llamado a la entrevista.

Entonces, ese es uno de los puntos básicos para estar preparado a su llegada y que ya sepa qué está ocurriendo, para poder sentirse un poco más cómodo durante la entrevista. ¡Llámenos al (916) 613-3553 o postee su pregunta en la parte de abajo! Entonces, ¿qué otras preguntas estamos recibiendo? Acerca de tener un intérprete- La gente quiere saber si pueden traer a sus hijos o a un hermano a la entrevista como intérprete para la persona que está siendo entrevistada.

Muy bien, si usted no habla inglés con fluidez, podrá traer un intérprete. Pero es importante notar que no podrá traer a un hermano o hermana, esposo o familiar, así que tendrá que asistir con alguien que no sea parcial durante la entrevista al interpretar para usted. E incluso si usted trae un intérprete y el oficial habla español, puede ser que usted no necesite al intérprete en la entrevista, el oficial podrá establecer que el seguirá adelante y traducirá. Y después, cuando vaya a la entrevista, asegúrese de estar por lo menos 30 minutos antes de la hora establecida, porque nunca sabe qué tan larga puede ser la fila y claro, si pierde la entrevista, su caso puede ser denegado. Por eso es importante, muy importante, tomar la entrevista con mucha seriedad y también vestir de manera respetuosa para la entrevista, ya que usted estará frente a la USCIS y quiere demostrar respeto.

Bueno, entonces estos son los puntos básicos que queríamos compartir con ustedes hoy, sucesos recientes de lo que está ocurriendo. Quiero agradecerles por sintonizarnos en nuestra actualización de inmigración y esperamos verlos la próxima semana. ¡Gracias y tengan un excelente día!

What is Going On With DACA in May 2019?

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Hi this is Kaushik Ranchod from The Ranchod Law Group with offices in Sacramento and Stockton. I’m here with Brian and we are here for our weekly Immigration Show.

Alright so today, we are gonna talk about the latest and greatest immigration trends and we’re going to talk about DACA. As you know with this administration we’re talking about the “loco” things that are going on… so eighty-six percent of Americans support DACA and there’s current house legislation that has been worked on to help make DACA happen because people who came here as children deserve to be legal.

Trump is receiving a lot of pressure from Republicans and Democrats and the courts on DACA, so we have to just keep on continuing to let our Congress people know that we support DACA so that something passes. Now moving on to the latest trend, what is happening – can you believe that immigration is finally moving on to electronic applications??!!

So this isn’t in all the applications it’s just some right now, but they’ve indicated that that’s the direction that they want to go: they want to become modernized and what I have to say is it’s about time! You know with many other different agencies you can file electronically as we’re not in the dinosaur ages anymore where we need to mail in applications – it’s such a waste of resources and time. USCIS has rolled this out with a couple of applications and we’ll see where they go with it just.

Continue to check in, watch our videos if you haven’t had a chance subscribe to our youtube channel so you can continue to stay informed. If you have questions you can call us at (916) 613-3553 or post your question below.

Thanks and have an awesome day.

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A Healthy Balance – Fun and Fitness Go Together

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How is this season treating you? For me, there are a lot of fun activities happening in the next few weeks that I want to share with you.
After talking about it for a while, we’re finally going skiing! I’m very excited. It’s been a while since we’ve skied, so we’re taking lessons. I think they’ll provide some much needed pointers and help us start off on the right footing — or should I say binding?

Skiing isn’t the only fitness activity we have going on this spring: My wife and I recently started taking dance lessons! We hope to eventually learn salsa, but we’re starting off with the fundamentals. It’s been a lot of fun! We’re excited to learn and get better together.
Speaking of getting better together, I’m going on my second fitness challenge at my gym, and three of my team members at Ranchod have joined the program. I feel proud to share that I’ve lost 16 pounds since starting this whole weight loss journey. Some of my team members have lost over 10 pounds, and everyone is getting healthier and fitter in the process. Committing to our health is an important value at Ranchod Law Group. Our employees even get a gym reimbursement to encourage healthy habits. It’s a team effort, after all.

Later this month, I’m hoping to visit my sister in Seattle for her birthday. It’s an exciting celebration, and I’m looking forward to some quality time with her. My hope is that we can go to Whidbey Island, which is north of Seattle in the Puget Sound. You take a ferry from Seattle to get there, and there are supposed to be beautiful views as well as some great hikes. We may even get to do some whale watching!

At home, Happy is improving quickly with the help of his kind and patient trainer. He’s been doing really well learning the skills the trainer is teaching him, like learning not to run out the door. Instead, he sits patiently and waits to get his little treat of chicken. We’re happy that Happy is settling into our home and becoming part of our family.

The last couple of months have been very busy at the office. We finished up filing the most H1B visas we’ve ever done. We’re grateful to be part of so many journeys of people starting new lives. We appreciate all of you who’ve referred friends, family, and clients to us. It is our joy and purpose to help people through the immigration process and keep families together.

We hope you have a wonderful next couple of months. Thank you for being part of what we do.
Here’s to a great spring,

Un cliente de Visa U recibe una llamada del número 1-888

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Nuestra oficina en Sacramento recibió una llamada de un cliente de U Visa que nos llamó porque recibió una llamada de un número 1-888-867-3913, y la persona con la que habló le dijo que sería arrestada en 3 horas y que necesitaba llamar al siguiente número : 1-877-487-0773. Mencionaron un nombre, Peter Jackson, y le dieron a nuestro cliente un número de caso.

Nuestro cliente es una madre que tuvo a sus tres hijos con ella. Estaba muy preocupada. Afortunadamente, ella nos llamó y llamamos al número varias veces. Pudimos determinar que era un fraude.

Tenga en cuenta este tipo de estafas. Ni ICE ni USCIS ni la policía llamarán a una persona para informarles que serán arrestados. Si no tiene documentos, pídale a alguien que tenga estatus que llame y pregunte en su nombre si no se siente seguro.

U Visa Client Receives call from 1-888 number

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Our office in Sacramento at The Ranchod Law Group received a call from a U Visa client called us because she received a call from a 1-888-867-3913 number, and the person she spoke with told her she would be arrested in 3 hours and needed to call the following number: 1-877-487-0773. They mentioned a name Peter Jackson, and provided our client with a case number.

Our client is a mother who had her three children with her. She was understandably worried. Luckily, she reached out to us and we were able to call the number several times in order to determine it was fraudulent.

Please be aware of these kinds of scams. Neither ICE, USCIS, or the police will call an individual to let them know they will be arrested. If you are undocumented, please ask someone who has status to call and inquire on your behalf, if you do not feel safe.

Who can file for a family petition?

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Hi this is Kaushik Ranchod from The Ranchod Law Group and I’m here with Brian for our weekly immigration update show and today we’re going to talk about who can file for an I-130 petition and why the USCIS processing times are taking so long. So first I’m gonna start off with the USCIS processing times: they have almost doubled in the last five years in the amount of time that it’s taking. You know every case is different but that’s the average – that’s just what’s happening you know right now with this agency and it’s unacceptable: you can contact your Congress person to let them know or look up the USCIS processing times crisis levels to take action because number of applications have gone down, but the times have gone up.

So for an application that was taking five months as of five years ago, now it’s taking ten months – you can call us if you have a question (916) 613-3553 or post your question below. This is very frustrating for everyone involved, for families, for businesses who need to hire key employees, it’s hurting a lot of employees businesses and families as a whole, but you can take action – you can contact your Congressman, you can contact your senator and you can also go to the aila.org website to find out what else you can do.

Alright so now we’re gonna move on to: who can file an I-130 family based petitions. United States citizens and permanent residents can file for different types of family members. So first we’ll start off with United States citizens:

  • they can file for their spouse;
  • they can file for their child both married and unmarried;
  • they can also file for their parents and also for their siblings.

Now depending upon each relationship, some of the processing times are going to take longer than others. Now lawful permanent residents, they can file for their spouse and they can also file for their children – that’s different than United States citizens because lawful permanent residents cannot file for their parents and they cannot file for their brothers or sisters. United States citizens and permanent residents cannot file for aunts and uncles or cousins or second cousins. So we get that question like “oh well I’m a U.S. citizen can I file for my cousin or my uncle?” Unfortunately you’re not able to, but you know there are those different options and then also look at the employment based options as well – that’s beyond the scope of this video but give us a call (916) 613-3553 – we are happy to answer questions, or post your question below and if you would like to have a topic discussed you could post it below and we may choose your topic for the next weekly show. I want to thank you for tuning in and have an awesome day.

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What does getting a DUI mean for me?

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Getting a DUI in California can be extremely costly. With the court fines, fees, insurance hikes, and equipment installed to your car, a DUI can end up costing over $10,000.

A DUI can also be costly for your immigration status if you are not a United States citizen. Depending on what status you are in, DUIs can have the following consequences:

If you are a legal permanent resident (green card holder) having a DUI will almost certainly delay your ability to seek Citizenship for either 3 or 5 years, depending on what program you are seeking Citizenship under. There may be creative ways to avoid this delay, especially if the arresting police or sheriff’s department is willing to cooperate, so make sure you consult with an experienced Crimmigration Attorney.

If you are in any other status other than a citizen or green card holder, having a DUI can result in the stripping of your status and even deportation. For instance, individuals with non immigrant (temporary) visas, or people with DACA, will almost certainly lose that status if they are convicted of a DUI. In some cases, even just an arrest for DUI can result in revocation of a visa. While a DUI is generally not considered a crime involving moral turpitude according to the BIA, it can result in the loss of discretionary benefits, such as DACA.

Even for individuals seeking consular process, such as through the I-601A Waivers process, can suffer consequences from a DUI. That is because many consular posts will view a recent DUI as a problem with alcoholism, which could delay the entire visa process by several years. Even worse, some individuals with a recent DUI may find themselves outside the United States for a year or more, completing a sobriety program to the satisfaction of the Department of State (DOS).

A DUI is that it often puts immigrants on the radar of immigration authorities, such as ICE, for the first time. It is not uncommon for individuals to live many years in the United States without any incident before being arrested for a DUI and finding ICE knocking on their door. Before that happens, consult with an experienced Crimmigration attorney who can counsel you on ICE’s investigative practices and the Fourth Amendment protections you might have to shield yourself from becoming an ICE target.

Need help? Call now at (916) 613-3553 or (209) 219-2377, send an email, or fill in the contact form.

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I-601 Waiver Success Story for a Pakistani National

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I601 Fraud and Misrepresentation (perhaps because of nerves)

We at The Ranchod Law Group pride ourselves on our success as it means we have had the opportunity to positively impact the lives of our clients. One such client is currently in Pakistan while his ailing mother lives in the United States as a Legal Permanent Resident. His mother depends on him for many things, including financial and physical support as she is wheelchair bound. He was required to remain in Pakistan due to a misrepresented fact that came about perhaps because of nerves. Our office argued that the bar should be waived due to the exceptional hardships his mom would endure without him being here. We were able to demonstrate that because of her chronic medical conditions, including depression and anxiety, that it was in her best interest to have her son here in the United States with her. She also does not have any income and very little financial support here in the United States, therefore having her son who would be able to work here is critical. We also demonstrated why his mother would not fare well in Pakistan, given the poor state of healthcare, lack of mobility for those in wheelchairs, and social stigma around mental health in the country. Additionally, we demonstrated how her son would be unable to adequately provide for her due to the economic conditions on Pakistan. Soon, our client will be able to join his mother here in the United States and provide her with the care and support that she needs and deserves.

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