Karin Wolman

Karin Wolman has over 20 years of experience in employment-based immigration law, serving aliens of extraordinary ability in the arts and design, finance, business and academia, the sciences, healthcare and non-profit organizations. She is a frequent speaker at local & national conferences, on topics ranging from extraordinary ability and artist visas to the immigration impact of mergers & acquisitions, and advanced issues in citizenship and naturalization.

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• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  A "quick question" is one that can be asked & answered in 5 minutes by telephone. For any review of documents, in-person meeting, obtaining a lengthy history, or assessment of the strength of your case, I charge a consultation fee. Consultation is up to 90 minutes plus one email follow up.

New York

Since 1991

Principal Attorney

Law Office of Karin Wolman, PLLC

2006 - Current

Senior Associate

Wildes & Weinberg, P.C.

1998 - 2006

Associate

Law Offices of Susie Kim, P.C.

1996 - 1998

Ucla

University of California - Los Angeles

J.D. (1990) | Law

1987 - 1990

Columbia University

B.A. (1987) | English Literature

1983 - 1987

Servant of Justice Award

The Episcopal Diocese of New York

2017

for contributions to The Daily News Call-In & Citizenship Day

The Daily News & CUNY Citizenship Now!

2012

American Immigration Lawyers Association  # 9510

1996 - Current

Activities: Multiple national & local NY Chapter committees; Moderator of 2 national forums on AILA InfoNet

New York State Bar  # 2374882

Member

1991 - Current

Q. Do I have to stay in the US until I get my green card in the mail or can I have it mailed to me in my home country?

June 30, 2017

A: In order to show that you established residence, it is prudent to stay until you get the physical card, get an unrestricted social security card and a local driver's license or non-driver ID in the state where you are a resident, and open a US bank account. If you are not planning to live permanently in the United States, or plan to undertake a temporary but potentially lengthy absence as soon as residence is granted, you should consult with an immigration lawyer immediately.

Q. A 75 yr old,never committed a crime has a green card from 1961 with no expiration date.Should they reapply?

June 30, 2017

A: No, if you have one of the old indefinite-validity green cards, you are not required to apply for a new green card with an expiration date, although DHS employees will regularly try to convince you that you must. However, if you are 75 years old, it is probably a good idea to apply for naturalization to become a US citizen.