Gearing up for impact on young illegal immigrants seeking work permits under new policy change
Michael and Rekha Sharma-Crawford expect their office phones to begin ringing today – and for weeks to come. Their Kansas City immigration law firm has been affected by almost every administration and court decision regarding immigration legislation over the past nine years. Today’s announcement by the Obama Administration and the Department of Homeland Security is […]
Naturalization Test Preparation Resources
To qualify for naturalization, applicants must speak, read, and write basic English and understand U.S. history and civics. There are age-based exemptions and a disability waiver. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History collaborated to create a new educational website to help naturalization applicants prepare for the […]
Current Ciudad Juarez (CED) immigration visa process.
An important notice from Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) On February 6, 2012 AILA posted an updated document for the Ciudad Juarez (CDJ) immigration visa process. Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law and AILA strongly advise that anyone seeking advice on this topic should only do so from a qualified immigration attorney.
Nonprofit Law Clinic Opens to Serve Immigrant Population in Need
Legal representation now available for those facing deportation without representation. Kansas City, MO (January 26, 2012) Throughout the nation, and most notably in Kansas City, low income individuals who are facing removal from the United States with the U.S. Immigration Court are unable to obtain affordable, qualified representation. The result is nearly 1/3 of all […]
Michael Sharma-Crawford Appointed to the Board of Directors for Kansas Legal Services
This week, Michael Sharma-Crawford was appointed by the Kansas Bar Association to the Board of Directors for Kansas Legal Services, Inc., for a three-year term. Michael will represent the Kansas City area on the Board. Michael was one of five new appointments made this week. “Certainly, we feel that each of these exceptional persons will […]
Important AILA Advisory
An important notice from Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) On August 23, 2011 AILA posted an important notice regarding a recent advisory from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding work permits or Employment Authorization Document (EAD). The August 18 announcement from DHS has led to confusion and considerable […]
Kansas City Law Firm Finds Solar Electrical Power a Good Investment
Sharma-Crawford’s new Westside/Crossroads building is one of the first local law firms to use new technologies to harness solar power for electricity. Sharma-Crawford, Attorneys At Law, a leading immigration litigation law firm headquartered in Kansas City’s Westside, has installed one of the first solar electrical generation systems on a Kansas City law firm to date. […]
We Have Moved!
Effective immediately, we have moved our office to the Crossroads (Westside Crossing) in Kansas City, Missouri. You can now find us at 515 Avenida Cesar E. Chavez (One Block South of the El Conejo Bus Station), Kansas City, MO 64108. Our new phone number is 816.944.2300.
Why are hundreds of students from India facing deportation?
Federal authorities have filed, last week, criminal charges against Tri-Valley University in Pleasanton, a major suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area. These charges include misuse of visa permits, indulging in money laundering and other serious crimes. The students, over 1500 of them mostly from India, also, face deportation based on immigration related fraud. The […]
New Kansas City Office
View drawings and progress photos of our new location.