Family/Fiance Petitions
Marriage Based Permanent Residency (Green Card)
- Adjustment of Status –Immigrant in US in accordance with 245(a)- Legal “admission”
- Adjustment of Status –Immigrant in US in accordance with 245(i) –Petitions filed before 4/30/2001 for principles and derivative beneficiaries
- Consular Processing- Immigrant Visas obtained Abroad to enter legally
Removal of Conditions on Permanent Resident Card
- Applicable when Marriage is less than two (2) years at time of grant of Residency status
- Joint Filings
- Filings when Marriage was entered in Good Faith but has been terminated through divorce
- Filings when Marriage was entered in Good Faith but the Spouse or child was a domestic violence victim or subject to extreme cruelty by their spouse
Fiancé Non-Immigrant Visas
- Including children of Fiancé under 21
Relative Petitions (Parents, Siblings, Children over and under 21)
- Family Petitions in accordance to Preferences and Priority dates
- Following to Join Petitions
- Reinstating Visa Petitions after Petitioner passes away-INA 204(l)
- Humanitarian reinstatements
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status – SIJS (abused or abandoned children under 18)
Visa Delays, Denials and Appeals
Waivers
- Unlawful Presence (ULP)
- Fraud or Misrepresentation
- Criminal – Crimes of Moral Turpitude (CIMT)
- Prior Deportations /Removals
- Assisted Another to Enter the US illegal (Alien Smuggler)
Victims of a Crime or Spousal Abuse
- VAWA Visas – Battered Spouse or children of US Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident
- U-Visa – Victims, and family members of victims, who have assisted in the investigation of certain crimes
- T-Visa – Human Trafficking Victim
Deportation Defense in Immigration Court or while in ICE Custody
- Bond request before Ice Officer and Court
- Request for Stay of Deportation
- Re-adjustment of Status with waivers if necessary
- Cancellation of Removal – Legal Permanent Residents and Nonresidents
- Defensive Asylum (with one year issue defense)
- Late Initial Temporary Protective Status (TPS)
- 212(c) Relief
- 237(a)(1)(H) Wavier of Misrepresentation
- Prosecutorial Discretion
- Motions to Reopen and Reconsider Immigration Judge Order or Board of Immigration
- Appeals of decisions
- Appeals from Immigration Judge’s decision
Asylum & TPS
- Asylum before USCIS (affirmative asylum)
- Derivative Asylum Petitions for Relatives Living in U.S and Abroad
- Temporary Protective Status (TPS) Naturalization / U.S Citizenship
Naturalization
- Interview Representation
- Criminal or Good Moral Character Analysis
- Failure to register with Selective Service Issues
- Naturalization Appeals
- Derivative Citizenships for Children of US Citizens
- Certificates of Birth Abroad
- U.S. Passport Applications Assistance
Document Replacements
- I-94, Arrival/Departure Record
- Birth Records in. U.S.
- Marriage and Divorce Decrees in U.S.
- Naturalization/ U.S. Citizenship Certificates
Investigations
- Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- Immigration USCIS National Records Center FOIA
- Immigration Court -Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) FOIA
- FBI Reports
- Analysis of California Department of Justice Reports (CDOJ)
- Request for All Criminal Records with Pleadings and Complaint if necessary
Criminal Defense
- Analysis of Immigration Consequences of Charges
- Expungments
- Reduction of Felonies to Misdemeanor (17B motions)
Employment-Based Visas
- H-1B Visas
- L-1 Intra-Company Transfer Visas
- Blanket L Petition for L-1 Visas
- O-1 Extraordinary Ability Visas
- P-1 Visas
- Labor Certification/PERM
- TN Free Trade NAFTA Visas
- E-1 Treaty Traders:
- E-2 Treaty Investors:
- E-3 Visas for Australians:
- EB-1 Priority Workers
- EB-2 Professionals
- EB-3 Skilled or Professional Workers
- EB-4 Religious Workers
- EB-5 Investors
Investor Visas
- E-2-Non-immigrant-Investor-Visa
- EB-5 “Million Dollar” Investor Green Card