The Law Office of Elisabeth Ames
A New York City Immigration Practice

The Law Office of Elisabeth Ames is dedicated to, and focused on, all aspects of immigration law. Specialising in Artistic Visas, The Law Office provides a wide range of legal services for a variety of immigration matters, including corporate, investor, employment, family, entertainment, and other non-immigrant and immigrant visa and naturalization preparation.

Latest News

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant petitions that are subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2012 cap. The agency began accepting these petitions on April 1, 2011.April 2011
  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it is now issuing employment and travel authorization on a single card for certain applicants filing an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485. This new card represents a significant improvement from the current practice of issuing paper Advance Parole documents. Feb 2011.
  • "A group of related activities may also be considered an event" - USCIS Policy Memorandum July 2010
  • August 2010, USCIS makes changes to processing times for O-1 Visa's for Individuals with Extraordinary Ability in the arts. For more details contact Elisabeth today.  
  • Elisabeth Ames presents at Columbia University Law School. Elisabeth and Daniel Aharoni were invited to discussing legal issues affecting immigrating artists and the difficulties refugee artists face in the United States. May 2010
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