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We know you’re an honest, hard-working individual. Your friends and family know how great you are. Unfortunately, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) needs some substantial proof before they allow you to become the upstanding citizen everyone knows you will (eventually) be. If you’re aiming to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, you must show this to immigration officials by…
The holidays should be a time filled with family, laughter, and glad tidings. Unfortunately, this is far from the case for thousands of families around the country, especially divorced or separated parents. In fact, the holidays could be a rather contentious period for some because of child custody orders; who gets to spend the most time with the kids? How…
Las vacaciones deberían ser una época llena de familia, risas y buenas noticias. Desgraciadamente, este no el caso para miles de familias en todo el país, especialmente para padres divorciados o separados. De hecho, las vacaciones pueden ser un periodo bastante conflictivo para algunos debido a las órdenes de custodia de los hijos, ¿quién puede pasar más tiempo con ellos?…
Existe una idea errónea muy extendida en las comunidades de inmigrantes de habla hispana, que nos gustaría abordar en la publicación de hoy. En el centro de la cuestión está la palabra «notario», que puede referirse a un abogado en español y se parece a la palabra «notary» en inglés. Por desgracia, algunas personas malintencionadas han utilizado esta confusa traducción…
There’s a common misconception that’s prevalent throughout Spanish-speaking immigrant communities, which we would like to address in today’s blog. At the heart of the matter, is the word “notario,” which can refer to an attorney in Spanish and resembles the word “notary” in English. Unfortunately, some ill-intentioned people have used this confusing translation to scam immigrants by leading immigrants to…
Over the last several months, millions of people across the United States have lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Losing your job, and the loss of financial stability that comes with this, can have a huge impact on your ability to make court-ordered alimony and/or child support payments. Your ability to pay can also be deeply…
Rotella & Hernandez is excited to share that one of our founding partners Attorney Nora Rotella has been recognized in the 2020 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™ as a Florida Legal Elite Up & Comer. Nora was one of 112 attorneys to receive the most votes in a special category for attorneys under the age of 40 who…
Rotella & Hernandez is excited to share that one of our founding partners Attorney Patricia Hernandez has been recognized in the 2020 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™. Patricia was peer-selected as one of only four of Florida’s immigration attorneys as Florida Legal Elite. Now in its 17th year, Florida Legal Elite presents Florida’s top licensed and practicing attorneys.…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), issued a regulation on June 26, 2020, that will come into effect on August 25, 2020, making it more difficult for persons with pending asylum applications to obtain Work Authorization (work permit). The new rule changes several things as listed below: 1. It will increase the time an asylum applicant has to wait before…
El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) emitió un reglamento el 26 de junio de 2020, que entrará en vigencia el 25 de agosto de 2020, lo que dificultará que las personas con solicitudes de asilo pendientes obtengan Autorización de Trabajo (permiso de trabajo). La nueva regla cambia varias cosas como se enumeran a continuación: 1) Aumentará el tiempo que un…