SERVICES
Our attorney will advise you on your legal matter, the appropriate strategy for your case, step by step process, and the processing time for your case.
Our firm provides legal services in English, Español and (العربية). However, if the client speaks a different language other than those three languages, the client can bring an interpreter for consultation.
Family Preference
These visas are for specific, more distant, family relationships with a U.S. citizen and some specified relationships with a Lawful Permanent Resident. The number of immigrants in these categories is limited each fiscal year.
To determine your eligibility, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case
US Citizenship
A person can become a citizen of the United States by;
Birth: U.S. citizenship may be acquired by birth in the United States or by birth overseas to one or more U.S. citizen parents.
Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a lawful permanent resident after meeting the requirements established by law and the non-citizen must meet the eligibility requirements. There is a certain time that a person can obtain citizenship after birth, but before the age of 18 through one or both US Citizen parents. and certain other conditions are met.
To determine your eligibility, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
Waiver of Inadmissibility
If the U.S. immigration authorities find you to be "inadmissible," you can be refused U.S. lawful permanent residence. This inadmissibility could be due:
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Unlawful Presence in the U.S.
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Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude
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Certain Drug Related Offenses
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Fraud and Misrepresentation
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Health Related Grounds
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Public Charge
A finding of “inadmissibility” will severely impact your ability to obtain immigration benefits. A waiver means that you ask the U.S. government to overlook or forgive the ground of inadmissibility and grant the green card or other benefits despite it. In order for the government to forgive such a ground of inadmissibility, you must be eligible for a waiver.
To determine your eligibility, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
K1 Visa For Fiancé
The fiancé(e) K-1 nonimmigrant visa is for the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) of a United States (U.S.) citizen. The K-1 visa permits the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) to travel to the United States and marry his or her U.S. citizen sponsor within 90 days of arrival. After the marriage, the non-citizen can apply for Green Card. Sometimes the non-Citizen has children from a previous partner. Eligible children of K-1 visa applicants receive K-2 visas.
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To determine your eligibility, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case
Immigration Court Representation
Most of the time when non-citizens have hearings in Immigration Court, they are in removal proceedings. The immigration judge determines whether you should remain in the United States or not regardless of your current status. It is not required to have a lawyer; however, a lawyer may help you collect evidence, prepare you to testify in court, and present your case to the immigration judge for you.
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To evaluate your case, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case,
Work Authorization
Non-citizens just like other class members of society need to work and support their families. Sometimes obtaining a work permit could be challenging especially if the non-citizen does not have an underline application for immigration relief. In order to be able to work legally and earn a fair salary/payment, we encourage you to discuss your options with your attorney to obtain Work Authorization. Working without legal authorization in the U.S. can result in a denial of your Green Card application. In some cases, it can even result in removal (deportation) proceedings.
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To determine your eligibility, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
Travel Document
Travel Document or Advance Parole allows you to travel back to the United States without applying for a visa. A transportation company (airline) can accept an advance parole document instead of a visa as proof that you are authorized to travel to the United States. Sometimes a non-citizen applies to obtain a green card, but before obtaining the green card, they travel internationally. Failure to obtain advance parole before departing the United States effectively invalidates your LPR application.
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To determine your eligibility, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
Asylum And Withholding of Removal
A person who is unable or unwilling to return to his or her home country, and cannot obtain protection in that country, due to past persecution or a well-founded fear of being persecuted in the future “on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion can apply for asylum. Asylum claim has several elements, each element must be proved legally in order to be eligible for asylum relief. Also, the asylum application process includes several deadlines missing those deadlines can substantially affect the eligibility or the outcome of the application.
For example, if someone misses one deadline to file for asylum in absence of exceptional circumstances, the person is not eligible for asylum but may be eligible for Withholding of Removal. As in the case of asylum, a person who is granted withholding of removal is protected from being returned to his or her home country and receives the right to remain in the United States and work legally, but this does not allow the non-citizen to apply for Green Card on this basis.
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To determine your eligibility, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
Cancelation of Removal
Sometimes a lawful permanent resident or non-lawful permanent resident end up in removal proceeding for several reasons. Cancellation of removal is an immigration benefit whereby Permanent Residents and Non-Permanent residents may apply to an immigration judge to adjust their status from that of deportable alien to one lawfully admitted for permanent residence, provided certain conditions are met.
To be eligible for cancellation of removal, a permanent resident must show that they:
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has been a lawful permanent resident for at least five years,
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has continuously resided in the United States for at least seven years, and
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has not been convicted of an aggravated Felony.
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has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of 10 years
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has been of good moral character during the 10-year period,
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has not been convicted of select criminal offenses, and,
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that removal would result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to US citizens or lawful permanent resident family members.
To determine your eligibility, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
U- Visa
Sometimes an alien becomes a victim of certain crimes here in the United States. The U nonimmigrant status (U visa) is set aside for victims of certain crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse and are helpful to law enforcement or government officials in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity. Sometimes the victim of the crime is under the age of 16 or unable to provide information due to a disability, a parent, guardian, or next friend may possess the information about the crime on his or her behalf. The crime occurred in the United States or violated U.S. laws.
In order to eligible for U Visa, you must be admissible to the United States. If you are not admissible, you may apply for a waiver. If you are found eligible for U nonimmigrant Visa, certain family member can obtain the visa as well such your parents, spouse and unmarried children under 21 years old.
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To determine your eligibility, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
T-Visa for Victims of Human Trafficking
Sometimes an alien may become a victim of Human trafficking such as sex trafficking, forced labor, and debt bondage (Debt Slavery). T nonimmigrant status is a temporary immigration benefit that enables certain victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons) to remain in the United States for an initial period of up to 4 years if they have complied with any reasonable request for assistance from law enforcement in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of human trafficking or qualify for an exemption or exception.
The T Visa applicant may be eligible for Green Card after 3 years of continuous physical presence in the United States since s/he were first lawfully admitted as T nonimmigrant, or after continuous physical presence in the United States during the investigation or prosecution of the trafficking which is complete, whichever occurs earlier.
To determine your eligibility, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
Removal of Condition on Green Card
Sometimes non-citizens confuse Permanent Residents and Conditional Permanent Residents. If your Green Card is issued for only two years, it means your Green Card is Conditional. A conditional Green Card is valid for two years. To remove the conditions on your permanent resident status, you must file a petition within the 90-day period before your conditional Green Card expires. Conditional Green Cards cannot be renewed. To remove Condition on a Green Card both spouses will need to complete the request together and both spouses need to sign the applications.
Sometimes a marriage does not survive 2 years. If a marriage falls apart, the non-citizen can apply to remove the condition on his or her green card but in this case, he or she needs to include a waiver of the requirement that his or her spouse file the forum with him or her. If you do not remove the conditions on your Green Card, you will be “out of status” as soon as your conditional Green Card expires. You could very likely be placed in a deportation proceeding, and in any event, you will start accruing “unlawful presence” that could lead to you being barred from the United States for 3 or 10 years if you left and tried to reenter.
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To determine your eligibility, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
VAWA
Sometimes a Non-Citizen becomes a victim of battery or extreme cruelty committed by:
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U.S. citizen spouse or former spouse;
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A U.S. citizen parent;
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A U.S. citizen son or daughter;
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A lawful permanent resident (LPR) spouse or former spouse; or an LPR parent.
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In that situation, the non-Citizen can petition for himself or herself without the abusive family member’s knowledge or consent. If your self-petition is approved and you meet other eligibility requirements, you may be eligible to apply for Green Card.
To determine your eligibility, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
DACA
Certain people who came to the United States as children and meet several guidelines may request consideration of deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal. They are also eligible for work authorization. For the most updated news about DACA applicants and renewal, please see the blog post on our website.
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If your DACA is about to expire or expired but not more than a year ago, then we can help you with renewing your application.
If your DACA expired more than a year ago, you may need to file a new/initial DACA application.
To determine your eligibility, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
Immigration Applications
Our firm can help you with your immigration applications and guide you to take the right steps. Sometimes instruction is different from practice. A simple mistake in your immigration application may cause significant delay, additional coast, or change the outcome of the result. In that situation, the process goes back to the initial steps. Sometimes the delay in your immigration application may cause delays in issuing your work permit or travel document or it may delay your eligibility for Citizenship in the end. It is always recommended to consulate with an experienced Immigration Attorney before you take legal action toward your immigration status.
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To evaluate your case, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
Consular Immigration Assistant
If you’re applying for immigration benefits from your home country or you are applying for someone abroad, your application will go through consular processing. Simply means that it will be handled by your local U.S. Embassy or consulate.
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With consular processing, you will have to wait in your home country until your Green Card is approved. Some Non-Citizens apply for non-Immigrant Visas or Green Cards while they are in the United States, but they choose the consular process.
Choosing the Consular process has to be evaluated by an experienced Immigration Attorney before the Non-Citizen departs the United States. This is because sometimes due to the amount of “Unlawful Present” in the United States, upon departure non-Citizens may face a three or ten years bar to coming back to the United States.
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To evaluate your case, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
Immigration Relief for Family of Military Service Members
The government may grant parole in place on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. You may be eligible for parole in place in 1-year increments if you are one of the following service members, or are the spouse, widow(er), parent, son, or daughter of one of the following service members:
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An active-duty member of the U.S. armed forces;
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Individuals in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve; or
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An individual who (whether still living or deceased) previously served on active duty or in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve and was not dishonorably discharged.
Parole place may be granted only to individuals who are present without admission and are therefore applicants for admission. If you were admitted to the U.S. lawfully but are present in the U.S. beyond the period of stay authorized, for example, you tourist or student expired), you are not eligible for parole in place because you are not an applicant for admission. However, you may qualify for deferred action. See the Deferred Action section below for more information.
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To evaluate your case, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
Immigration Relief for Minors
If a minor is in the United States and needs the protection of a juvenile court because s/he has been abused, abandoned, or neglected by a parent, s/he may be eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification. If SIJ classification is granted, you may qualify for a Work permit, Social Security, and Green Card.
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Currently Present in the United States.
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Under 21 years of age.
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Not Married
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Court has determined that the minor was abused, abandoned, neglected, or on a similar base based on state law.
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To determine a minor’s eligibility this immigration relief, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case
Appealing Immigration Court Decision
Sometimes the immigration judge’s decision is not in the non-Citizen’s favor. If you disagree with the Immigration Judge's decision, you can ask the Board of Immigration Appeals ("Board") to review the decision to make sure the Immigration Judge did not make a mistake. This is called an "appeal." The Board must receive your appeal within 30 days of the Judge’s decision in your case.
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To evaluate your case, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
Appealing USCIS Decision
An appeal is a request to a different authority to review an unfavorable decision. You may appeal certain USCIS decisions to the USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) or the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), an office within the Department of Justice. Deciding whether to appeal a USCIS decision or not is the case by case situation. Remember not every time appealing the USICS decision is a good option. We encourage you before you decide to appeal an administrative decision, to counsel with an experienced immigration attorney to evaluate your case.
Changing Status from Tourist to Student Visa
If you have been accepted to study at a U.S.-based Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-approved school. There are two ways you can change your status. One option is to apply directly to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to adjust your status while your B-1/B-2 visitor visa is still valid. If you choose this, you will need to make sure you apply before your B-1/B-2 status runs out. Otherwise, you can also choose to apply for a student visa through consular processing from outside the United States.
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To evaluate your case, please schedule a consultation with our attorney to evaluate your case.
Extending Visa
If you want to extend your stay in the United States, you must file a request with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) before your authorized stay expires. It is important to understand that visa validity is different from authoring to stay. For example, if you are issued a B1/B2 visa for five years. You are only authorized to stay for 6 months in the United States from the date you entered the country unless you obtain an extension. If you remain in the United States longer than authorized, you may be barred from returning, and/or you may be removed (deported) from the United States.
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If you wish to extend your current visa, please schedule a consultation with an attorney to discuss your options.
