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Webinar Series: December 2010

This is the second webinar of our monthly series designed to provide up-to-date information on various vital immigration law topics to practitioners and community advocates.

Children sometimes obtain U.S. citizenship because one or both of their parents are or become, U.S. citizens. They may acquire citizenship at the time of their birth. Sometimes they derive citizenship because they are permanent residents with a U.S. citizen parent. This webinar will discuss how children get U.S. citizenship and how they get proof that they are U.S. citizens.

Webinar topics:

  • Provide information about how children become U.S. citizens
  • Discuss citizenship through birth abroad and citizenship through naturalization of a parent
  • Discuss application forms and fees

Webinar Presenters

Speakers:

  • Matilde Roman, Esq.
    Deputy Commissioner/ General Counsel,
    New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs

  • Magdalen Kawinski, Esq.
    Staff Attorney, New York City College of Technology Immigration Center

Moderator:

  • Patricia Wonder, Esq.
    Instructor, CUNY School of Professional Studies and Partner, Johnson Wonder PLLC.

Anyone interested in applying for citizenship for their children and/or assisting children with applying for citizenship will benefit from the knowledge obtained from the webinar.




Immigration Law Studies Graduate Certificate Program

Professionals from across the country, in many different fields, are faced with immigrant employment and family issues on a regular basis. Increasingly paralegals, social workers, lawyers, community advocates, and government officials are turning to The City University of New York School of Professional Studies to learn about the complex and ever-changing field of immigration law and regulation.

This program is offered through the CUNY School of Professional Studies. For more information visit www.sps.cuny.edu.

Courses:

Introduction to Immigration Law  

Learn the basics of U.S. immigration and citizenship law with an emphasis on family-based immigration, adjustment of status to permanent resident, citizenship and naturalization.  (Click here for full description)

Business Immigration Law

Gain a comprehensive understanding of business immigration law by learning to provide immigration law paralegal services to employers as well as preparing document applications.  (Click here for full description)

Proceedings in Immigration Court: The Removal Process and Applications for Relief  

This course will cover what happens once a non-citizen has been charged and placed in immigration removal proceedings (formerly called deportation proceedings). The student will study each step of the proceeding, with the choices that the client and her representative must make in the effort to avoid removal.  (Click here for full description)

Family-Based Immigration Law

Obtain a comprehensive overview of family-based immigration law, including sponsorship of family members for residence and other immigration benefits.  (Click here for full description)

Naturalization and Citizenship

The student will learn the law regarding eligibility for Naturalization under different sections of the I&N Act, as well as when and how one can acquire citizenship at birth, and how one can derive U.S. Citizenship.  (Click here for full description)

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