NJSBA Family Law Section

Good afternoon Family Law Section members,

On Thursday, Jan. 21, NJICLE in cooperation with the NJSBA Immigration Law Section, NJSBA Senior Lawyers Special Committee and NJSBA International Law and Organizations Special Committee will present Webcast- Family Based Immigration and Immigration Law Practice in 2021 from 9 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.

For decades, U.S. Immigration Law has promoted family unification and allowed permanent residents and U.S. citizens to sponsor relatives to come to the U.S. with green cards. That's still the case, while the road for these benefits was quite bumpy during the Trump Administration. There is still a strong desire to shift to a system that emphasizes merit and points, similar to the Canadian and Australia systems, rather than family ties, as a basis for admission to the United States. Due to Trump's Proclamations, the U.S. issued fewer Family Visas and there were extended wait times for the processing of family applications. New rules that were recently issued allow immigration officers to use enhanced criteria when deciding if an applicant is likely to become a public charge. Additionally, new "discretionary" guidelines leave officers to make determinations about green card cases that may seem "arbitrary and capricious".

Register today for this informative seminar to hear directly from top national immigration experts as they bring you up to date on the latest changes and challenges in family-based immigration.

Learn how to be the most effective advocate you can be for your clients.

FACULTY
Moderator/Speaker:
David H. Nachman, Esq.
Former Chapter Chair, State of New Jersey American Immigration Lawyers Association
AILA Mentor
Chair, NJSBA International Law and Organizations Special Committee
Nachman, Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, PC, New York, Ridgewood & Canada

Speakers:
Kerry Hartington, Esq.
Hartington King English, LLC, Freehold and Vineland
Alan Pollack, Esq.
Chair, NJSBA Immigration Law Section
Frank & Pollack, Newark
Melvin R. Solomon, Esq.
Parsekian & Solomon PC, Hackensack
Ludka Zimovcak, Esq.
Nachman, Phulwani, Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C., New York, Ridgewood & Canada

Program Agenda:
9:00 Preliminary statements - Family-based Challenges Lingering from the Trump Bump and The Transition to Biden Administration – David Nachman, Esq.
9:15 Seeking Family Immigration Benefits in Immigration Court – Kerry Hartington, Esq. and Alan Pollack, Esq.
10:00 Overview of the Family-based Immigration practice and Marriage cases and Immediate Relative cases; Naturalization – David Nachman, Esq. and Ludka Zimovcak, Esq.
10:40 Break
10:50 Lifting Conditions on Residency and I-751 Processing and VAWA and Affidavits of Support (I-864) and I-944 Declaration of Self-sufficiency – Ludka Zimovcak, Esq. and David H. Nachman, Esq.
11:25 New Forms, Visa Bulletin Updates and CSPA, Adoption and Consular Processing Family Cases – Melvin Solomon, Esq.
11:55 Provisional Waivers and Waivers – Ludka Zimovcak, Esq. and Kerry Hartington, Esq.
12:30 Q and A; Wrap Up
12:35 Adjourn

The tuition for Committee and NJSBA members is $119. The general tuition is $139.

Click here to register for Webcast- Family Based Immigration and Immigration Law Practice in 2021.

For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500, or by email at [email protected].

All the best,
Barb

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Barbara Straczynski
Director of New Media and Promotions
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Brunswick NJ
(732) 937-7524
[email protected]
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