Blogs

Romania is now included in the Visa Waiver Program
It is difficult for people from some countries to travel to the United States because they need to obtain a visa before traveling. Most Europeans

How to Get a Faster Social Security Disability Hearing
At the Law Office of Geri N. Kahn we have been helping clients get faster social security disability hearings for more than 30 years. Today

It is now easier to apply for SSI
It has been difficult in the past to apply for SSI because you had to call the field office or the 1-800 customer service number

Can I be found guilty of a false claim to U.S. citizenship when my statement was not made to an immigration official?
I am currently working on a case for a client who applied for a Social Security card claiming that he was a U.S. citizen.

Rally to End Title 42 Expulsions and Welcome Asylum Seekers With Dignity
There will be an Immigration Rally today at the federal building in San Francisco! Several immigrants’ rights groups together with Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity

Five tips to prepare for your telephone disability hearing
I do many telephonic disability hearings with my clients in the San Francisco Bay Area. While it is better to appear in person, the Social

Social Security field offices closed but you may still apply for disability
I drove by the Vallejo field office the other day and saw this sign that the field office is closed. It is closed just like

Giving talk in Benicia on Immigration law
On November 20, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., I will be giving a talk on Immigration Law along with Brett Snider, attorney and director of legal

When our own government tortures
More often that not, I feel like I live in a dystopian novel. Unfortunately the events of today are real. Over the past year I
End of Year Giving Safety
The year of 2015 is drawing to a close. Immigrants and citizens alike receive spam email as well as legitimate email from organizations requesting donations.
Asylum denied to North Korean due to firm resettlement in South Korea
May a citizen of North Korea be granted political asylum despite being firmly resettled in South Korea? The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently said,
5 Things You Need to know About the EB-5 Investor Visa in 2016
5 important things to know about the EB-5 Immigrant investor program

