03 Oct

Essay 1 – Life at the Border

Life on the Border I live on the border—the northern border—about five miles from British Columbia, Canada. We don’t have streams of illegal immigrants climbing over walls, fences, or swimming the river to get into the country. Up here, the border is actually a dirt ditch that separates the United States from Canada. Most illegal…

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03 Oct

Will immigration be a topic of discussion in the Presidential Debates 2012 between President Obama and Governor Romney?

On Wednesday October 3rd 2012, the presidential debates are starting.  This is going to be viewed by almost 90 millions Americans and people around the world.  President Obama has kind of made clear his stance on immigration including a harsh policy on deportations, alleviating the courts with prosecutorial discretion and now allowing almost two millions…

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30 Sep

The Shah Peerally Law Show on KLOK 1170 AM

Do not miss the KLOK 1170 AM law show on Monday from 12pm to 1pm. Topics of discussion: Immigration law – Marriage Petitions, Citizenships, H1B visas, Green Cards, Change of Status, Adjustment of Status and many other related legal issues.  We will also discuss debt settlement especially how a judgment against you can hurt you?…

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27 Sep

Amazing breaking news case on Child Status Protection Act – De Osorio v. MAYORKAS Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2011

This is a great victory where the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) should be applied with plain language: Before this decision, once the child aged out, it was hard for them to immigrate with their parents. Now with this new decision, they might be able to get…

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27 Sep

Request for Evidence (RFEs) – The nightmare of IT Consultants

Listen the Shah Peerally Law show today (Thursday 9/27) on KLOK 1170 AM from 10 am to 11am to discuss about RFEs and mistakes from immigration and also about the issues related to debt settlement and short sales. You can listen online at www.klok1170am.com and call live at the studio at 408 912 5565 –…

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23 Sep

Retrogression Nightmare: For the Indians and the Chinese, you need to start thinking EB1

With the recent unfortunate development in the Visa Bulletin sending EB2 as far as September 2004, many Indian and Chinese professionals attempting to obtain a permanent residence in the United States should start thinking in terms of EB1. While EB1 seems unattainable for many, it should in no way limit your vision to the possibility…

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