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Understanding Immigration Law
Immigration law governs how individuals enter live and work in the United States.
Common Immigration Cases
- Family visas
- Employment visas
- Green cards
- Citizenship
- Deportation defense
When to Contact an Immigration Lawyer
Legal advice is helpful when applying for visas or facing removal proceedings.
Immigration Process
- Application preparation
- Government filing
- Interview or hearing
Costs
Costs vary depending on the immigration case type.
FAQs
What does an immigration lawyer do?
They help clients navigate immigration laws and applications.
How long do immigration cases take?
Processing times vary by visa type.
Can lawyers help with deportation?
Yes attorneys can defend clients in immigration court.
What is a green card?
Permanent resident status in the United States.
Do I need a lawyer?
Legal guidance helps avoid application mistakes.
5515 Immigration Lawyers Found
I am Internationally awarded Indian American Attorney having experience in US Immigration, Family Law and International Business for over 32 years. I am licensed in the Supreme Court Of Washington as well as the Supreme Court of India. I have experience of practicing law in US and Indian courts which makes me a unique American Lawyer who has experience in both Indian Laws as well as US Laws. I have served as an Advisor to the Embassy of India in Washington D.C, Counsel General of India San Francisco, numerous human rights non profit organizations, National Comission for Women, Domestic Violence helplines for various states in United States and Federation of IndianAmerican Organizations. I am an Author of several books on Immigration and a regular speaker on US immigration Issues as well as International Family law and Business.
George Ganey is a partner at Ganey Law Group. He is a passionate advocate for his clients, and has significant experience advising individuals and businesses on all types of immigration matters, including investment-based immigration, waivers of inadmissibility, family and employment-based visa petitions, and asylum. George designs creative and effective legal strategies for his clients, and is deeply committed to helping each client achieve his or her goals.
Vrinda S. Jagan is the owner and principal attorney of The Jagan Law Firm, PLLC, launched in August 2013. Vrinda began her legal career with a personal injury firm in Brooklyn, representing injured workers in the area of workers’ compensation. After seeing what it was like in a big firm, she decided to launch her own general practice firm to concentrate on immigration, criminal and family law. She has since then dedicated herself to providing her clients with affordable legal advice while maintaining honesty and integrity as part of her core a solo practitioner Vrinda has focused her area of practice in the field of Immigration Law, which includes working on a wide range of matters. These includewell-prepared Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA) petitions, adjustment based marriages, removal, immigrant/nonimmigrant visas, special immigrant juveniles (SIJ), naturalization, U-Visa’s, waivers, is the granddaughter of the late presidents of Guyana, Dr. Cheddi B. Jagan and Janet Jagan, and draws her inspiration from the positive impact they had on their country. Her commitment to underprivileged populations dates to law school when she was active in the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program and a Small Claims Court mediation program in Chula Vista, CA.Vrinda is well known in her community for being honest and caring, she believes in providing candid advice and it has been the cornerstone of her career. Vrinda handles many pro bono projects for victims of domestic violence. She is very passionate and outspoken about ending domestic violence and offers help to many victims while also trying to navigate those victims through their immigration process. She has become an advocate and mentor to many young people in her community and continues to impact their lives long after their case has ending, setting her apart from most attorneys in her field.
Ms. Ordóñez jump started her immigration law career while practicing in ASU’s Immigration Law and Policy Clinic where she was able to gain invaluable immigration application processes and trial experience, specifically for Special Juvenile Immigrant Status (SIJS) and Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA). In addition, Ms. Ordóñez externed for the Eloy Immigration Court and for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement both in the Eloy and Phoenix Office, where she worked on both detained and non-detained immigration cases on issues regarding Cancellation of Removal (for legal permanent residents, non-legal permanent residents, and battered spouses), Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Convention Against Torture, Adjustment of Status, Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA), and Bond Appeals. Handling immigration cases allowed Ms. Ordóñez to learn the intricacies of immigration legal and trial issues.. Aside from Immigration Law, Ms. Ordóñez gained valuable experience in criminal law through her externship with the Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joseph B. Heilman, where she provided extensive legal research and writing for a second degree murder case and various civil matters.. Ms. Ordóñez also participated in the Arizona State University, Post-Relief Conviction Clinic and the Arizona Justice Project where she worked on various DNA cases to exonerate wrongfully convicted to Ms. Ordóñez legal career she was the Assistant Director for Strategic Policy for the Arizona Department of Homeland Security. In this capacity, she was the primary advisor to the deputy director in matters pertaining to national policy, lead the 2006 and 2007 State Homeland Security Federal Grant Applications receiving 20 million dollars and 51 million dollars respectively, ensured compliance with both state and federal laws, and served as the state agency liaison by building, managing, and reporting the yearly Homeland Security budget for 25 state agencies.. She also provided crisis communications by coordinated and lead logistics for press conferences, news releases, and media availability. Special projects in her portfolio include developing the State Homeland Security Strategy and the State Infrastructure Protection Plan. Her previous responsibilities as Southwest Border Specialist (2003-2005) included serving on various bi-national committees and implementing agreements between Arizona and Sonora, Mexico which focused on border security and first responder preparedness. She developed and implemented official procedures for bi-national coordinated efforts during a disaster (prevention, protection, response, and recovery).. Ms. Ordóñez worked for the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and provided state lobbying efforts regarding predatory lending, contingency fees, budget and non-participating tobacco manufactures sales tax with 100% success rate. At the Arizona State Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts, Ms. Ordóñez externed and provided lobbying efforts for the Interstate Compact, Judge Pro-Temp, and abolished adoption fees.. She is bilingual in both Spanish and English. Ms. Ordóñez has traveled extensively throughout the world.
Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
I feel it is my duty to be actively engaged in my community through pro bono service and volunteer work. I participate in the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic, providing free advice to low-income residents. I have served as the Chair of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and as President of the Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association. I have given numerous presentations on immigration law and policy at non-profit organizations, schools, and churches. I have also appeared several times on the Telmundo Wisconsin television program Buscando Soluciones to talk about immigration issues. I really enjoy engaging with people and providing accurate information to the community.. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my family, playing soccer, fishing, reading and watching movies.
Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
William Vásquez is a native of Queens, NY. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 2000-2007. He is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and received the Joint Service Achievement Medal for his work as a Spanish linguist for the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2005. William graduated from Campbell University in 2007 with a degree in computer science. He earned his J.D. in 2011 from the North Carolina Central University School of Law. His practice areas include immigration law and criminal defense cases. He is licensed and in good standing with the State Bar of North Carolina and a member of the American Immigration Lawyer Association (AILA.) He is a proud member of the Charlotte community and provides compassionate counsel for all his clients.
Before becoming an immigration lawyer, I worked as a journalist for the Miami Herald and Newsday. I also spent two years as a foreign correspondent in Central American in the early 1980s, a time of tremendous civil unrest and guerrilla warfare in the region. (That's also where I learned to speak Spanish!). Since putting out my shingle in 1995, I have handled literally thousands of cases from clients throughout the world and from many different national and ethnic groups. We have won several groundbreaking decisions, including one involving three Honduran children that helped expand the boundaries of asylum law. I feel very fortunate to have been able to help so many immigrants gain legal status.. Our firm has expanded rapidly over the last 10 years to include four fully staffed offices on Long Island -- in Central Islip, Huntington Station, Riverhead and Hempstead. The vast majority of our attorneys and staff are immigrants or first-generation Americans. While most of our clients are Hispanic, we also represent immigrants from around the world in family-based and employment-based cases.. I and my staff strive to provide the best possible service to our clients at the most reasonable fee.
I am an immigrant from Monterrey Mexico and I know firsthand through my clients' experiences the difficulties of obtaining legal status. We are more than just a law firm, we are your advocate to represent you and do all we can to grant you relief and legal status.
As a partner at Saev Hernandez Immigration Practice, my focus of work includes permanent residence through employment, particularly the labor certification process. I also work on family-based immigration and humanitarian cases, such as U visas, waivers, deferred action for childhood arrivals, and special paths to citizenship. I speak and write on topics including the immigration regulatory environment in Tennessee, immigration options for children, citizenship, and comprehensive immigration reform. I volunteer for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) as the supervising attorney for its Welcoming Tennessee Naturalization Clinics. I am fluent in Spanish and speak the language at home. My husband is an immigrant from Mexico and we have personally gone through the permanent residence process, including a provisional waiver application and consular processing. In part due to my own experience, I offer thorough and thoughtful advice to families facing possible separation due to the immigration system. I became an immigrant advocate in 1999-2000 while working as an AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteer at the Political Asylum Project of Austin. I first pursued the job because it offered me the chance to practice Spanish at work, but quickly found myself immersed in the foreign language that is immigration jargon. I supported volunteers in a clinic setting and gave human rights presentations to immigrants on the San Antonio immigration court detained docket. I then worked as an immigration paralegal in Austin, Texas for several years and applied for law school knowing immigration practice had me hooked. Following law school, I practiced law as an attorney at Rose Immigration Law Firm for seven years.
Mr. McGinty has had a few distinguished careers prior to becoming an attorney. He joined the US Navy after high school. He got through one of the toughest schools in the military, and became a Helicopter Rescue Swimmer. He was stationed in Japan and traveled all over the world.. After serving his country he put himself through college. He worked full-time while going to school full-time. He graduated cum laude with a bachelors degree in finance.. He then joined IBM where he became a Forensic Financial Analyst. Within 3 years he was managing over 30 analysts, and helped some of IBM’s largest clients become more efficient and profitable.. However, the boyhood dream of becoming a lawyer never left him. He decided to make his dream a reality. His first clients came by way of a Child Advocacy Clinic in LawSchool where he represented children in foster care. He found that he had limitless energy and zeal when it came to fighting for his client's rights. It was then that he knew he had made the right life choice, and his final career change.. Today, he has chosen areas of the law that make people's lives better. In representing people who have been victims of investment fraud, he has found a way to get his client's hard-earned money back. With Immigration, he has literally changed the course of his client's lives; he had the privilege of representing a client from the Darfur region of Sudan who was seeking asylum from the horrible genocide taking place there. In representing parents who have had their children placed in foster care, he not only advocates on their behalf legally, he helps them personally to change the circumstances that led to their children being removed from their care; there are dozens of reunited families in NJ who spent Christmas morning together because of his advocacy. Being of service to his clients gives his life passion and purpose. It's not a job for Mr. McGinty, it's a calling.
Hudaidah Bhimdi is a seasoned immigration practitioner with a focus on business immigration and I-9 compliance for US and Global corporations. In addition, she also handles affirmative immigration cases such as family and naturalization.. Hudaidah advises businesses and professionals in all sectors of the economy by providing them with immigration strategies and representing them before various U.S. government agencies within the U.S. and abroad. Whether the cases involve non-immigrant visas or permanent resident applications, Hudaidah guides clients on a full range of business visas including H-1B professional, E-1 and E-2 investors, L-1 intra-company transferees, O-1 artists, EB-1 executives, EB-2 advanced degree works or professionals, and other employees going through the labor certification process. Hudaidah also helps many international students transition to the workforce through advising on issues such as F-1 reinstatement, STEM OPT, STEM extensions and change of status from F-1 to J-1, H-1B and other non-immigrant visa categories.. Immigration compliance is also critical for employers. In this context, Hudaidah represents companies facing government investigations or audits and she works proactively with businesses to develop immigration and compliance policies and conduct internal assessment.. Hudaidah represents her family immigration clients before U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) and before U.S. embassies and consulates abroad with their immigrant and non-immigrant visa petitions, waivers and complex liaison issues.
GENE MELTSER, Managing Partner, received his Juris Doctorate Degree from DePaul University College of Law. He is admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court of the State of Illinois, U.S. Federal District Court, Federal Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, and to practice Immigration Law in all jurisdictions of the United States. Mr. Meltser is also licensed in the U.K. as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. Gene is a co-founder of Immigrant Legal Defense Committee.. He concentrates his practice in the area of Business-Related Immigration Law. Mr. Meltser is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), American Bar Association (ABA), Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), Chicago Bar Association (CBA) and American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA).. For 9 years in a row, Gene Meltser has been selected as a Super Lawyer by his peers in the area of Immigration & Nationality Law and was featuerd in the Chicago and Forbes magazines.