Practice Areas
I-130, PETITION FOR ALIEN RELATIVE
For Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident of the United States to establish the relationship to a certain alien relative who wishes to immigrate to the United States. This is the first step in helping family members come to the U.S. UCSIS processes I-130 cases when visa numbers become available.
I-90, APPLICATION TO REPLACE PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD
An I-90 is used to replace your Green Card. Do not submit this form if you are a conditional resident seeking to remove conditions.
I-131, APPLICATION FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENT
To apply for a reentry permit, refuge travel document or advanced parole travel document, includes parole into the US for humanitarian reasons.
I-485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR ADJUST STATUS
This form is to apply to adjust status to that of a permanent resident of the United States. A Permanent Resident mean that a person is allowed to reside indefinitely within a country of which he or she is not a citizen. Those eligible to do this are asylee, family based, refugee, and for employment.
I-751, PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF RESIDENCE
This is for conditional residents who obtained status through marriage to apply to remove the conditions on his or her residence.
I-765, APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION
This is for certain aliens who are temporarily in the US may file this form to request an employment authorization document (EAD). Other aliens who are authorized to work in the US without restrictions must also use this form to apply for a document that shows such authorization.
K-1 Visa
Dual Intent Visa issued to the fiancé or fiancée of a United States Citizen (nonimmigrant visa). You have to fill out a I-129F, PETITION FOR ALIEN FIANCE(E) this is to bring the person and their children to the US for marriage. There are conditions that must be met with this visa. You must marry within 90 days of entry, and if you have not married in those 90 days you must leave within 30 days. Once married you can adjust your status to be a permanent resident.
K-3 Visa
This is a nonimmigrant visa for a foreign citizen spouse for a US citizen. It is to shorten the physical separation between the couple, while they wait for the immigration visa petition. They can adjust to Legal Permanent Resident. Eligible children can get a K-4 visa to accompany parent.
N-400, APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION
To Apply for Citizenship
N-600, APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP
For an individual to document US Citizenship status passed on parentage.
VAWA, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
As a battered spouse, child, or parent, you may file an immigrant visa petition. VAWA allows certain spouses, children and parents of US Citizens and Permanent Residents to file a petition for themselves without the abuser’s knowledge. This is to seek safety and independence from abuser. VAWA helps men and women equally.
Deportation
The expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country.
Visitor Visa
This Visa is either a B-1 or a B-2. This is for a person desiring to enter the US temporarily for Business (B-1) (consult business associates, business convention, conference etc.) or pleasure or medical treatment (B-2) (vacation, holiday, visit family and friends, medical treatment, participation by amateurs for music, sports or similar events and contests).
NON-LPR
Cancellation of Removal
Immigration relief available to individuals who have been placed in removal proceedings before the US Executive Office for Immigration Review.
I-601, APPLICATION FOR WAIVER OF GROUND OD INADMISSIBILITY
An alien who is ineligible to be admitted to the US as an immigrant or to adjust status in the US and certain nonimmigrant applicants who are inadmissible, must file this form to seek a waiver of certain grounds of inadmissibility. An application for legal entry to the US made by an individual who is inadmissible on one or more of the following grounds; heath, criminal, security, illegal entrants, immigration violations and falsely claiming US citizenship.
H-2B, TEMPORARY NON-AGRICULTURE WORKERS
This is for US employers to bring foreign nationals to the US to temporarily fill a job. Reasons for temporary work in the US, one-time occurrence, seasonal need, peak load need, and intermittent need.
I-102, APPLICATION FOR REPLACEMENT/INITIAL NONIMMIGRANT ARRIVAL-DEPARTURE DOCUMENT
For a nonimmigrant to apply for a new or replacement form I-94 or I-95 nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document.
DED, DEFERRED ENFORCED DEPARTURE
Individuals covered by DED are not subject to removal from the United States. The country that has a DED is Liberia from October 1, 2007 and expires in March 31, 2013.
I-539, APPLICATION TO EXTEND/CHANGE NONIMMIGRANT STATUS
This is for nonimmigrants to request extensions of stay or changes from one nonimmigrant category to another. A nonimmigrant status is a temporary lawful presence in the United States granted to an individual for a determined period of time.
TPS, TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS
The US puts countries in TPS due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country’s nationals from returning safely. This is usually due to countries that have ongoing armed conflict (ex. Civil War), and environmental disaster (earthquake or hurricane) or an epidemic. People under TPS are not removable from the United States, they can obtained a GED, and may be granted permission for Travel Authorization. However being TPS does not lead to being a Legal Permanent Resident. But that does not stop you from applying to get nonimmigrant status, and filling for adjustment of status based on an immigration petition. Current TPS countries are; El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Syria.
Religious Worker Visas (R Visas)
This is for a person seeking to enter the US to work in a religious capacity on a temporary basis, under the provision of US law. The prospective employer must apply for a I-129. PETTION FOR NONIMMIGRANT WORKER.
Diversity Visa
US Congressionally mandated lottery program for receiving a US Permanent Residency Card. This is also known as the “Green Card Lottery”. Lottery applications are filed in October of each year.