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 PERM Labor Certification Services We Provide The procedure of obtaining a labor certification is both complicated and time-consuming. Our firm's experienced attorneys will assess your individual case and evaluate every immigration alternative open to you before beginning your PERM application. If we determine that PERM is not the best option for you, we'll inform you of any other options, such as National Interest Waiver or EB-1 petitions, that may allow you to avoid filing a labor certification application altogether. After you employ us for your labor certification case, our experienced attorneys will assist you in completing your application by following the stages below: Collect all required information and documents from the immigrant beneficiary's sponsoring employer. Examine and evaluate the alien employee's qualifications as well as the employment position's criteria, including education requirements, duties, and location. We will inform t...

  What Will Happen to My Second Mortgage During Bankruptcy? If you are considering financial ruin, you've got a 2nd mortgage on your private home, and you live in New York, you want to invite your financial ruin lawyer approximately lien stripping.  What is Lien Stripping?  Lien stripping is part of a technique that transitions your 2d mortgage from a secured loan to an unsecured loan. This choice is best available under sure circumstances: You are affirming Chapter 11 or 13 Bankruptcy. Lien stripping is not allowed beneath Chapter 7.* The total assessed cost of your house is LESS than the cost of your first loan. For example, if your house is presently well worth $four hundred.000.00, and you owe $450.000.00 on your number one loan and $50,000.00 for your 2d, you will be capable of have your 2nd loan stripped.  How Does This Process Work? As part of the debt restructuring method (Chapters eleven and 13), your 2d loan may be changed into an...

  Was Lisa Marie Presley’s Estate Planning Valid? When finances and emotions collide, the results can be explosive.  In the wake of Lisa Marie Pressley’s untimely death at age 54, her mother, Priscilla Pressley, has filed a Court petition, challenging the validity of the estate planning documents. At issue, is a 2016 amendment to a trust which replaces Priscilla as a Co-Trustee of the Estate with Lisa Marie’s daughter, Riley Keough. At the upcoming April 13 Court date, a judge will be asked to decide the validity of the amendment.  Specifically, is the purported amendment fraudulent?  And/or did Lisa Marie lack the requisite legal mental capacity to have created the document in 2016? We can expect a close examination of the circumstances surrounding the execution of the 2016 amendment.  A properly documented legal file should be enough to rebut the challenge.  This causes me to question who would be able to defend against a challenge to DIY...

 What happens to the marital home in a Brooklyn divorce proceeding? At The Louis Law Firm, PLLC , we understand that people have concerns regarding what will happen to the marital home when they go through a divorce.  Some people want to protect the marital home and their spouse’s share of the home, but others want to keep living in the home and not be forced to sell it. Let The Louis Law Firm, PLLC explain what could happen to your home should you go through a divorce. New York is an equitable distribution State.  The term “equitable distribution” does not necessarily mean equal.  Generally, real estate property that is acquired during the marriage is split equally between the Husband and Wife.  In a Brooklyn divorce, the issue of dividing real estate property can get complicated.  For example, what happens when one party purchases real estate property while the parties are physically separated?  Also, what if one party enters the marriage own...

 FILING FOR A CHEAP DIVORCE Almost absolutely everyone are used to seeing commercials and billboards for $299 quick divorce. However, does those kinds of divorces protect the common patron within the future? There isn't any question all of us need to keep money, and no person desires to spend their tough-earned financial savings unnecessarily. These advertisements almost in no way mention whether there are extra expenses if the parties have youngsters or properties. Also, to the wonder of many clients, they later learn that they have to pay an extra $335 for New York State obligatory court submitting expenses. In addition, some of the “ cheap divorce ” classified ads are completed by paralegals and lawyers now not specializing in matrimonial regulation. Professionals with out an appropriate know-how can frequently forget about crucial aspects in a divorce. For instance, if one spouse owns properties, which includes a house or rental, a stipulation of the agreement shou...

 Failure to finish simple Estate Planning Lawyer Queens files can motive an entire host of issues for the ones you leave at the back of. Dying intestate (without a will) way that your assets could be divided according to nation law in preference to your own personal wishes. It additionally approach that the kingdom government gets involved and rate a fee for offerings rendered. In other words, less of your estate will visit your heirs. If you need to avoid this unpalatable scenario, you should have numerous important documents in place before you bypass away. What You Will Need: A Basic Will This file serves essential roles: First, it names an executor, who's responsible for the disposition of your belongings; 2d, it honestly delineates who receives what and whilst. Because they specialize in drafting those documents, property planning legal professionals can create a legally legitimate will that surely expresses your needs. When these needs are recorded in writing vi...

  What’s Going On with ERAP? If you live in New York, and are either a landlord or a tenant, you may still be waiting to hear about your ERAP application. Here are some things you’ll need to know. A Quick ERAP Refresher The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) is a New York State program to help tenants and landlords with missed rent payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible tenants who are approved can receive up to 12 months of back rent for missing payments on or after March 13, 2020. ERAP applications can be filled out by either a tenant or their landlord. All funds from an approved application will be sent directly to the landlord. Can You Still Apply? As of March 31, 2022 funding in New York State has been exhausted. However, residents in most towns in New York can   still apply through the OTDA portal , as new moneys may become available by the time their application is processed. The exceptions are the towns that funded their progra...

  WHO NEEDS PERM? Many employment-based petitions, such as visa applications for professionals with advanced degrees or exceptional abilities (i.e. EB-2, excluding National Interest Waivers) and visa applications for professionals with a bachelor's degree, skilled workers, and unskilled workers, require  PERM labor certification  (i.e. EB-3). Labor Certification is Required for Certain Immigration Categories If you are eligible for one of the following visas, you must first receive an authorized work certification before proceeding with your immigration process. EB-2:  Employment-based immigration  petitions with a second preference, omitting NIW. EB-3 petitions are for third-preference, employment-based immigration. NO LABOR CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THESE IMMIGRATION CATEGORIES If you are eligible for one of the following visas, your immigration process is not contingent on obtaining a labor certification. EB-1: immigra...

 An Alternative Option to a Divorce During the Coronavirus Lockdown Many New York couples are feeling the pressure right now. Whether it is due to the fact they are laid off, or are suffering to keep their small commercial enterprise alive, they're staying home with their extensive other throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. And at some point of this time, they realise that their companion isn't always proper for them anymore. I lately acquired a name from a wife who's married for 6 years asking me for statistics about how to file for a divorce during the Coronavirus lockdown. I asked her why she desires a divorce, and he or she stated “I can’t be in this stressful dating anymore. We both agree that we are not intended for each different.” As Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to extend the closure of groups for non-vital employees, divorce courts are operating best on an emergency foundation and are not accepting new divorce filings. But that doesn't mean that couple...