Svetlana Kats

Attorney Svetlana Kats is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association with more then 12 years of progressive experience in Immigration Law practices.
We Provide Every Immigration Legal Service Including: Fiance Visas, Green Cards Based on Marriage, Employment-Based Green Cards, Work Visas, Investor’s Visas, Citizenship, Family-Based Immigration, Deportation Defense.

Ohio

Since 2006

6th Circuit

Since 2010

Managing Partner

Law Office of Svetlana Kats

2006

We Provide Every Immigration Legal Service Including: Fiance Visas, Green Cards Based on Marriage, Employment-Based Green Cards, Work Visas, Investor’s Visas, Citizenship, Family-Based Immigration, Deportation Defense

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

LL.M. (2003)

2003

10 best immigration attorneys

American Institute of Legal Consel

2017

Immigration Law Division, Clients Sutisfaction

Ohio State Bar  # 0080407

Member

Current

American Immigration Lawyers Association

2010 - Current

Q. Can you use form 797 notice of action instead of the EAD to start work when waiting for a green card to process?

September 10, 2020

A: you will need an approved EA to start employment

Q. Advice for how my Colombian fiancee can pass his next tourist visa interview?

July 10, 2020

A: Hi there. The immigration officer at the consulate has discretion to determine at the interview whether or not the applicant has immigrant intent to stay in the US when applying for visitor's visa. Since your fiance already stated at the previous interview that he has a fiance living in US,. the officer may and most likely will review interview notes and will determine that your fiance in fact intending marring you in the US. However, your fiance may re-apply and try to convince the officer that he is going to US just to visit you and your family. Please note, marring you in the US will not allow him to stay beyond the date of the expiration of his visitor's status ( even if you file family based petition for him), since the different rules apply to Legal Permanent Residents v. US Citizens. ... Read More

Q. My i94 Expires on 13 august 2020 and i have applied for COS i539 for F2 Visa on 28 june. Do i have to go back ?

July 8, 2020

A: Hi there, if you have properly filed your I-539- then you should receive filing receipt showing that your case is filed and pending. During the time of adjudication of your I-539, you should stay in the US. If you leave the country, your application will be canceled. Good lack, hopefully your application will be approved!