“WHERE CASES AREN’T JUST NUMBERS…”
ABOUT THE ATTORNEY
“Where cases aren’t just numbers. Because we realize there’s peoples lives behind each case.”
MY EDUCATION:
- Fordham University School of Law, New York
- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
MY LICENSES TO PRACTICE LAW:
- New York, US
- Moscow, Russia
MY MEMBERSHIPS:
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
- Moscow City Bar Association, Russia
FILIMONOV LAW FIRM, PLLC PRACTICE AREAS
Employment-Based Immigration
EB-1 -> Individuals of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors & researchers, and multinational executives and managers;
EB-2 -> Individuals with exceptional ability and members of the professions holding advanced degrees;
EB-3 -> Professionals or skilled workers; or
EB-5 -> Business investors.
Family-Based Immigration
For US Citizens -> Immediate Relatives (spouses, unmarried children under 21, parents) or Preference Relatives (unmarried or married sons and daughters 21 and over, brothers and sisters);
For Green Card Holders -> only Preference Relatives and only spouses, unmarried children under 21, or unmarried sons and daughters of any age.
Marriage and Adjustment of Status
K-1 -> fiancé/fiancée visas and subsequent adjustment of status;
K-3 -> visas for the alien spouse of the US Citizen to be admitted in the U.S.;
Form I-751 -> petitions for removal of conditions on permanent resident status;
V visa -> nonimmigrant visa for spouse or child of permanent residents;
I-601/I-601A -> extreme hardship / provisional waivers.
Humanitarian Relief (Immigration)
Asylum -> affirmative filing with USCIS;
VAWA -> battered Spouse, Child or Parent of US Citizens and certain battered Spouse and Child of permanent residents;
Reinstatement of I-130 -> humanitarian relief for Widows or Widowers who were married to U.S. citizens while pending I-130;
U Visa -> visa for victims of certain crimes.
Employment-Based Nonimmigrant Visas
E-1/E-2 -> Treaty traders/Treaty Investors;
H-1B -> Workers in a specialty occupation;
L-1 -> Intracompany transferees in managerial or executive positions or in specialized knowledge;
O-1 -> Persons with extraordinary ability; or
P-1 -> Internationally recognized athletes or entertainers.
Nonimmigrant Visas and Change of Status
B-1 / B-2 -> Business visitors and visitors for pleasure or medical treatment;
F / M visas -> Academic or language students;
I-539 -> Application to Extend/Change nonimmigrant status;
Consular Processing -> working with a U.S. embassy abroad.
U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization
N-400 -> Application for Naturalization;
N-600 -> Application for Certificate of Citizenship;
I-912 -> Request for Fee Waiver;
N-336 -> Request for hearing on denied N-400;
N-648 -> Medical certification (exemptions to the English and Civic testing requirements).
Removal Defense in Immigration Court
Cancelation of Removal for permanent residents and nonimmigrants;
Adjustment of status to permanent resident;
Hardship waivers of inadmissibility and removability;
Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and protection under the UN CAT;
Temporary Protected status (TPS).
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