{"id":856,"date":"2025-10-28T01:08:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T01:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycbusinessdaily\/justice-delayed-dr-guledanis-plea-after-uscis-acknowledges-immigration-error\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T01:08:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T01:08:40","slug":"justice-delayed-dr-guledanis-plea-after-uscis-acknowledges-immigration-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycbusinessdaily\/justice-delayed-dr-guledanis-plea-after-uscis-acknowledges-immigration-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Delayed? Dr. Guledani&#8217;s Plea After USCIS Acknowledges Immigration Error"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent <a href='https:\/\/nycnewswire.com\/news\/dr-guledani-demands-fair-uscis-case-resolution' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press<\/a><\/span><\/strong> release<strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reports that Dr. Lela Guledani<\/span><\/strong>, a Georgian-born educator, nonprofit founder, and business consultant based in New York, is urging the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to ensure transparency and equity after experiencing \u201cunaccounted-for delays and administrative mistakes\u201d in her employment-based green card case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A press briefing will take place on <strong>October 30, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.<\/strong> at the <strong>Tvistomimedia Office<\/strong>, <strong>3057 Brighton 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY<\/strong>, Brighton Beach, where Dr. Guledani will share updates about her green card application and call on USCIS to take action on her <strong>EB-2 National Interest Waiver petition<\/strong>, which she argues is unreasonably delayed in spite of meeting all stipulations.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Processing Delays and Concerns<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She noted that although premium processing was requested\u2014meant to yield decisions within a designated timeframe\u2014her case surpassed the 60-day limit without conclusion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cToday is the sixtieth day since premium processing began. My legal status in the U.S. has always been maintained, and I am confident my application satisfies all criteria,\u201d said Guledani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guledani also pointed to anomalies within the USCIS portal, such as unexpected case pauses, subsequent reactivation, and further document requests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll necessary documentation to warrant approval has been presented,\u201d she remarked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She claims USCIS has conceded to a processing error but, regardless, issued yet another evidence request\u2014a decision she says raises significant doubts about the agency\u2019s process fairness and reliability.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Leadership and Community Service<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Guledani\u2019s experience includes a lengthy tenure in academia, conflict management, and civic programs. She earned her Ph.D. in International Business and has taught at universities for more than 15 years. In Georgia, she worked as Minister for Conflict Issues and was an expert for Georgia\u2019s Parliament. She participated in the Open World Program, which fosters international leadership exchange.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since moving to New York, Dr. Guledani has contributed as a business instructor at the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, a Microeconomics adjunct at College of Staten Island, and as a Women and Minority Entrepreneurs Committee member. She is also CEO of Guledani Insight Partners, a small business consultancy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside her professional life, she volunteers in election campaigns, supports immigrant women at the New York Women\u2019s Club, and backs groups such as the Georgian-American Republican Alliance and Georgian-American Business Association.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs a human rights advocate from occupied Georgia and a single mother of three, I am sure that USCIS will fix the mistake and rightfully grant my permanent residency,\u201d Guledani stated.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>An Appeal for Just Immigration<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Guledani believes her journey highlights challenges many skilled immigrants face, contributing to U.S. society while dealing with administrative hurdles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy mission is to foster American success through education and entrepreneurship. I firmly believe my contribution aligns with America\u2019s core values,\u201d said Guledani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She urges USCIS and lawmakers: uphold justice and efficiency in immigration cases to express the nation\u2019s tradition of opportunity and fairness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent press release reports that Dr. Lela Guledani, a Georgian-born educator, nonprofit founder, and business consultant based in New York, is urging the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to ensure transparency and equity after experiencing \u201cunaccounted-for delays and administrative mistakes\u201d in her employment-based green card case. 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