Jennifer Oltarsh | New York Immigration Lawyer

The firm has developed a reputation among discerning professional individuals, and business clients, Foundations, and foreign consulates, with whom we have built long term relationships.

Oltarsh & Associates P.C. has inter-active computer-based programs to facilitate legal processes for clients. We are able to resolve multifaceted and complex immigration issues regardless of our clients’ residence or business location.

Our attorneys and staff speak many foreign languages including: Spanish, French, Italian, Mandarin, Polish and Romanian. Oltarsh & Associates, P.C’s staff has abilities in other languages as well.

Our practice’s address is in New York City, although we have cases throughout the U.S. because Immigration is a federal practice and includes the entire country.

Why do you need a New York immigration Lawyer ? Even though you may be able to undertake filing for yourself, a spouse, a parent or a child, the immigration law has evolved over more than a century and if you didn’t get the application completely right it could mean a great deal of delay and even result in denial. It is important to avoid a misstep because it may cost you much more ultimately than the lawyer’s fee. Our firm, Immigration Attorney NYC and Immigration Lawyers NYC only has experienced lawyers from the best law schools.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Oltarsh and Associates P.C.	New York, New York	2001-Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Brooklyn Law School	J.D.	Law School	1993
University of Michigan	B.A.		1986

State / Court	Date
New York	1994

• Member| New York City Bar Association
  Member| New York County Lawyers Association
  Member| American Immigration Lawyers Association
  

• U Visa
  
  To encourage alien victims of crimes in the U.S. to come forth to help law enforcement, regardless of whether the alien is documented or undocumented, Congress in 2000 created a path for these victims to obtain legal status, at first for three years, and at the end of the third year permanent residence. The afflicted alien must try to assist in any way needed to assist in the criminal investigation, thereby to justify temporary residence and thereafter permanent residence status as a means to assist in criminal enforcement. The law is also for humanitarian considerations, or family unity or because it is in the public interest.
  
  QUALIFYING CRIMES COVERED
  
  Substantial crimes of violence including sexual crimes of every type and description including slavery, kidnapping, obstruction of justice, perjury, witness tampering are examples of the crimes that may help an alien victim receive the U visa. The crimes must have taken place in the U.S. Undocumented alien victims often avoid accusing their abusers because they fear that the government on finding that they are illegal will seek to deport them. The U visa was created to demonstrate to these victims that they will be shielded and helped. Thus the U visa is a way for alien victims to obtain permanent residence. The U visa protects the victim and enables the government to enhance prosecutorial detection and enforcement.
  
  CERTIFICATION
  
  To file for a U visa, federal state, city and town law departments who are normally contacted for law enforcement issues are the agencies qualified to provide Certifications to the alien victims of substantial crimes. A chief of a department or supervisor must sign the Certification. Since police, sheriffs, marshals and other law officers can verify a victim's helpfulness in reporting a crime and aiding in an investigation, the victim's eligibility depends on presenting this Certification to the Department of Homeland Security. This program enables law agencies to detect, investigate and prosecute crimes and helps the victims to obtain work permission, relief from deportation and ultimately permanent residence. The Certification needs to specify the details of the crime, and describe how the victim has cooperated in the prosecution. A Certification may be given even though the case never leads to a prosecution, provided the criminal activity has been shown and the perpetrator has been identified and then a Certification may be issued. Still the victim must be available in future to aid the prosecution, and to testify if necessary. After the issuance of the Certification, the DHS may then determine the victims entitlement to permanent residence.

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1994) Licensed as Attorney in New York. Verified with New York State Bar Association.	April 03, 2017

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