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Webinar Series: January 2011

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

The husbands and wives of both U.S. citizens and permanent residents may qualify for an immigrant visa. This webinar will cover the rules for qualifying for an immigrant visa based on marriage and how to prepare a couple for a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services interview regarding the bona fides (the genuineness) of the marriage.

Webinar Objectives:

  • Get acquainted with the rules for qualifying for permanent residence based on marriage.
  • Learn about the preparation of an I-130 family petition in a marriage case, and supporting documents.
  • Hear tips on how to prepare a couple for a successful marriage interview.

Webinar Presenters

Speakers:

  • Noemi Masliah , Esq .
    Partner,
    Masliah & Soloway, PC
  • Victoria A. Donoghue, Esq.
    Immigration Attorney,
    Nachman & Associates

Moderator:

  • Patricia Wonder, Esq.
    Instructor,
    CUNY School of Professional Studies


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)