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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

  1. Application preparation
  2. Government filing
  3. 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.


5468 Immigration Lawyers Found

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Location: Raleigh 27603
Firm: Ellis Porter, PLC

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Location: Raleigh 27606

Mr. Reilly specializes in visas and immigration for start-ups, entrepreneurs and self-sponsored immigrants. Mr. Reilly brings over 35 years of experience to our immigration clients throughout the United States and around the world. He is admitted to practice law in New York, Connecticut, Washington D.C., and North Carolina and can assist in immigration related corporate and business matters. Our services cover nonimmigrant work visas: O-1, L-1, TN, E-1, E-2, H-1, E-3; immigrant visas: EB-1, EB-2, NIW, EB-3, PERM, EB-5 Investor immigrant visas; as well as complex family-based immigration and waivers of inadmissibility. With a focus on efficiency and cost-effectiveness, we offer free phone consultations and reasonable flat fee rates for most services. The Work Visa Legal team ensures personalized attention and stays up to date with the latest regulations to handle your case professionally.

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Location: Albuquerque 87102
Firm: Eitzen Immigration Law, LLC

Since 2005, I have exclusively practiced immigration law. I have spent most of my career serving the community at non-profit organizations, including as the Legal Director at New Mexico Immigrant Law Center. Before founding Eitzen Immigration Law, I represented diverse clients at one of the leading immigration law firms in New Mexico. I have extensive experience before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the immigration courts, and the Board of Immigration Appeals.

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Location: Albuquerque 87121
Firm: L John Russo, Attorney and Counselor at Law

I am a licensed and experiened immigration lawyer.  I started practicing immigration law full time in 1980.  I have a low-overhead micro law office located on Albuquerque's West Side.  The major cross streets are 98th Street SW and Sage/De Vargas SW.  I offer old-fashioned personal service.  I am easily accessible and easy to talk with  My fees and payment plans are reasonable and competitive with other immigration lawyers with comparable experience in this geographic location.  I have a low-volume practice and I want to keep it that way. I try to maintain flexible work hours.  I have many favorable reviews from former clients and I would have many more favorable reviews if I had the free time to contact former clients and ask them to review their client experience with me.  I am busy, but I am always looking for a few more good-quality clients.

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Location: Albuquerque 87109
Firm: Noble & Vrapi, P.A.

Olsi Vrapi is the managing partner of the firm and is based in the Albuquerque office. Mr. Vrapi represents individuals, families, and businesses in family and business visa petitions, green card applications, naturalization and citizenship, removal of conditions and green card renewals, H-1B visas, PERM applications, J-1 Conrad Physician Waivers, and other immigration matters. He also takes the government to federal court over delays and improper decisions. Mr. Vrapi is an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law. Mr. Vrapi is fluent in Spanish, Albanian, proficient in Italian, and has passable knowledge of French.. Mr. Vrapi graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of New Mexico with a degree in Political Science and Spanish in 2003. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of New Mexico School of Law in December 2006. Mr. Vrapi started working in the field of immigration law in 2003, and he has been a licensed lawyer since 2007. Mr. Vrapi is the recipient of national awards and the past chair of the TX, NM, and OK Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). He is a highly sought-after speaker at conferences and other immigration law events. For more of Mr. Vrapi’s experience, publications, and accomplishments see his LinkedIn profile.. Mr. Vrapi is an immigrant himself who came to the United States in 1999 as a student from Albania. At that time, the biggest difficulty in his life was the feeling of being stuck and not being able to dream about and plan his future without permanent status. He understands that many immigrants like himself have similar issues and decided to dedicate his career to breaking those immigration barriers so immigrants can dream big and work hard to make those dreams a reality, which in turn makes our communities more vibrant.  For more on the firm's mission and values:

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Location: Albuquerque

Sarah S. Thomas specializes in business immigration, including employment-based immigration and I-9 compliance. She works with clients to address the visa and work authorization needs of U.S. and global personnel, including professionals, managers and executives,  essential workers, and students. With I-9 compliance, she assists companies in drafting employment eligibility verification compliance policies; she conducts training sessions, internal audits, and  represents employers undergoing I-9 inspections (or audits).. Ms. Thomas is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She graduated with honors from the University of New Mexico School of Law and earned her B.A. in English summa cum laude from UNM in 2007.. Ms. Thomas is an Amigos de las Americas alumna volunteer where she was placed near La Esperanza, Honduras, building stoves with chimneys to help alleviate respiratory illness there. She, her spouse, and their child reside in Albuquerque’s South Valley, along with various chickens, dogs, cats, roadrunners, lizards, and crawdads.

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Location: Albuquerque 87109

Amber Weeks is a Partner at Vrapi Weeks and the manager of the Albuquerque, New Mexico office. Ms. Weeks represents families, employers, and individuals in family and employment-based visa petitions, green card applications, naturalization and citizenship, removal of conditions and green card renewals, H-1B visas, PERM applications, J-1 Waivers, U Visas, and other immigration matters. Ms. Weeks is an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law.. Ms. Weeks is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and regularly presents at national and regional AILA conferences. Ms. Weeks has presented and written practice advisories regarding marriage-based immigration cases and complications, how to resolve delays in employment-based immigration cases, naturalization, waivers, travel, and other topics. Ms. Weeks is currently on the AILA USCIS Field Operations Committee to track USCIS trends and changes, and she is the USCIS liaison for the Albuquerque USCIS Field Office.  Ms. Weeks previously served as co-chair of the AILA Distance Learning Committee and as the AILA-ICE Liaison for New Mexico.. Ms. Weeks graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2010, where she received a Highest Academic Achievement Award.  She also earned Clinical Honors and served as the Managing Editor of the Natural Resources Journal. Ms. Weeks also studied Mexican Law in Guanajuato, Mexico.. Prior to law school, Ms. Weeks worked as a community developer in Albuquerque’s International District, where she helped to organize a community-run health center, immigrant’s rights workshops, and youth programs.  From 2006 to 2009, Ms. Weeks volunteered and worked as a legal assistant at Catholic Charities to prepare self-petitions for immigrant survivors of domestic violence under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and U-Visa petitions.

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Location: Albuquerque 87110
Firm: Law Office of Heidi Deifel, P.C.

We love helping immigrants reach their dreams of legal status in the US!  Hablamos espanol. Call today for your personalized consulation... Heidi Deifel is a 2005 graduate from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. A passionate advocate for the empowerment of immigrants and crime victims, Ms. Deifel has served as prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, administrative law judge, municipal court judge, and immigration law attorney.. Ms. Deifel is a fluent Spanish speaker. As a missionary for her church, she dedicated a year and a half to serving immigrants living in Washington D.C. Prior to her graduation from law school, Ms. Deifel also completed a clinical internship at the Multicultural Legal Center in Salt Lake City, Utah where she aided Spanish-speaking victims of crimes to apply for legal status in the US.. After law school, Ms. Deifel prosecuted misdemeanors in municipalities in the Salt Lake valley in Utah. In 2006, Ms. Deifel joined the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office where she prosecuted crimes on the Juvenile, Screening, and Felony Drug Teams. While with that office, Ms. Deifel handled a wide range of complex, high-profile matters including juvenile sex offenses, child endangerment cases, felony drug matters, and vehicular homicide.. In 2010, Ms. Deifel was appointed the Administrative Law Judge for the city of South Salt Lake in Utah where she heard appeals from decisions made by the city's agencies. In 2012, Ms. Deifel opened her own law firm in Wyoming where she successfully handled family law matters, civil suits, and criminal defense cases. She also became a municipal court judge for the City of Casper, Wyoming where she presided over misdemeanor criminal cases.. In 2016 Ms. Deifel moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she worked on complex, federal criminal matters. She also served as an immigration attorney at a prominent local law firm where she successfully handled a wide array of immigration cases. In 2018, Ms. Deifel opened Law Office of Heidi Deifel P.C. where she proudly serves immigrants in New Mexico in pursuing their immigration dreams.. Ms. Deifel lives in Albuquerque with her family. She is a professional violinist and pianist and an avid world traveller. She loves Latin American food and makes a pretty mean pulled pork taco.

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Location: Santa Fe 87507
Firm: Vrapi Weeks

Eunice Herrera de Bejarano is a partner at Vrapi Weeks in our Santa Fe office. She represents families and individuals in cases involving family petitions, green card applications, waivers, naturalization and citizenship, U Visas for victims of crimes, removal of conditions and green card renewals, and other immigration matters. She is fluent in Spanish.. Ms. Herrera de Bejarano graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a degree in Bilingual Education in 2007. She began work at Noble Vrapi in 2008 as a legal assistant. In 2015, she earned her Juris Doctorate with a certification in International and Immigration Law from Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, TX. She has been a dedicated licensed attorney since 2016.. Ms. Herrera de Bejarano is a Mexican-American woman who is passionate about keeping families of all backgrounds together. She was born in El Paso, TX, and grew up in Ascensión, Chihuahua. She later moved to the United States to pursue her education. Ms. Herrera de Bejarano successfully petitioned for her parents' U.S. Permanent Residency and was able to reunify her own family.

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Location: Manchester 03101
Firm: Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.

Ron Abramson began his career with the New Hampshire Public Defender Program before establishing himself as one of the State's preeminent immigration lawyers. In a career spanning 30 years, Ron has handled a multitude of immigration, criminal defense, civil litigation, and international legal matters. Ron has also served as an international trade consultant, and as a law professor both in the U.S. and abroad.. As a naturalized United States citizen, Ron's passion and main professional focus is immigration law. He has successfully obtained all manner of business and family-based visas, has taught at national training programs, and has litigated a number of cases in the U.S. Circuit Courts.  In light of Ron's extensive background in both immigration and criminal law, he regularly advises criminal defense lawyers and their clients about the potential immigration consequences of arrest/conviction.. Ron is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks basic French. Outside of work, Ron's interests include the outdoors, soccer, politics, history, philosophy, and reading.

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Location: Manchester

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Location: Ballwin 63011
Firm: Anderson Legal Group LLC

Anderson Legal Group LLC strives to provide individual attention to our clients, and provides high-quality and affordable services in the areas of Persoanl Injury and Car Accidents, Immigration, Divorce and Family Law, Corporate and Commercial issues. With more than fourteen years of experience across a range of sectors, we know how to assess our clients needs and deal with them directly. If you are seeking an experienced professional to address your legal needs, please contact the Anderson Legal Group LLC to assist you with the process.. * The choice of a lawyer is an important one and should not be based solely on advertisements.. NO attorney-client relationship exists between David Anderson or Anderson Legal Group LLC unless there is a written agreement, non e-mail form, confirming such an attorney-client relationship does exist.

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Location: Baton Rouge 70810
Firm: Scott Law Firm, LLC

Paul "Woody" Scott is passionate in his representation of clients. Mr. Scott founded The Scott Law Firm and practices in immigration law, deportation and removal defense, criminal defense, and Federal Criminal and Immigration Litigation.. Mr. Scott was born in a small hospital in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. At two years old he and his mother moved to the New Orleans, Louisiana, area where he was raised. After he graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie, he moved to Baton Rouge where he attended Louisiana State University to obtain his bachelor degree. He went on to receive his Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Civil Law from the LSU Paul H. Hebert Law School.. During his studies, Mr. Scott performed extensive travel and study of Latin America and the Latin American Legal Systems. Fluent in Spanish, he spent a semester of law school studying at the prestigious Universidad Austral Facultad de los Derechos located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.. Throughout his life, Mr. Scott has watched family and friends work themselves through the complex immigration system. For that reason, he is intimately familiar with the immigration processes and serves his clients with a sense of passion.. As an immigration lawyer Mr. Scott provides legal services in the areas of Immigration and Nationality Law, Criminal Defense, and Personal Injury. Mr. Scott is a regular guest on Radio Amor and La Nueva radio stations where he answers the questions of Spanish speaking community

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Location: Cedar Park 78613
Firm: Larsen Immigration Law

James is the Founder and Managing Attorney at Larsen Immigration Law, bringing over fifteen years of experience as an immigration attorney. He previously served as Senior Employment Counsel at Farmer Law PC and Of Counsel at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, an Am Law 100 firm. In 2014, James moved to Texas to join Foster LLP, the largest immigration law firm in the state. His legal career began in Iowa in 2008 as a law clerk at the Benrard Firm PLC, where he helped secure visas for hundreds of agricultural workers.. James has worked with businesses to address labor shortages, assisting farmers nationwide with the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program, positioning construction and landscaping companies for success with the H-2B program, guiding multinational companies on intracompany transfers of executives and specialized knowledge personnel using the L-1 visa, and developing comprehensive employment-based green card sponsorship strategies.. For families, James has helped U.S. citizens sponsor their spouses for green cards, filed naturalization applications, successfully defended vulnerable family members from deportation, and secured asylum for individuals fleeing persecution.. This broad experience allows James to provide comprehensive immigration solutions to his clients.

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Location: Mandeville 70471
Firm: JP Marchan, LLC

A proud product of U.S. immigration himself, Jesse P. Marchan provides his clients with a unique understanding and hands on experience in family and employment based immigration. He has over 25 years of combined legal experience; 20 years as an immigration lawyer, handling basic to complex immigration law issues for individuals, families, and various organizations all over the country. Representative clients include private and public school systems, religious and medical organizations, and businesses recruiting workers for under served areas. Before moving to the U.S. in the mid 90's, Jesse was a litigation attorney at the law firm of Remollo, Melocoton and Associates in Makati, Philippines. During the same period, he also served as staff attorney and later, consultant to then Senator Agapito A. Aquino at the Senate of the Philippines. Jesse, is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. He speaks Cebuano, Tagalog and English.

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Location: Chicago 60640
Firm: Alexander Dukor & Associates, P.C.

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Location: Chicago 60618
Firm: Law Offices of June J. Htun

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Location: Champaign 61820
Firm: John Michael Wilkie

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Location: Champaign 61820
Firm: Law Office of Jason Spangehl

Jason Spangehl is the Principal Attorney at the Law Office of Jason Spangehl in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. For the last nine years this practice has exclusively addressed immigration law in one of the fastest growing immigrant academic communities in the United States. Jason brings nineteen years of experience in education at every level from elementary through post-secondary to his practice, including broad experience as an instructor at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels, as a college administrator. He also works as executive consultant to senior administrators and governing boards at Universities across the country through his separate consulting practice, Spangehl Higher Education Associates.. The Law Office of Jason Spangehl ensures access to high quality advocacy for the Illinois immigrant community. Representation focuses on evidence-based argumentation, supporting applications for immigration benefits with a strong narrative and persuasive documentation. These include:. - Petitions based on marriage, employment, ability, or national interest- Applications for permanent residency and removal of resident conditions- Applications for immigrant and nonimmigrant visas- Waivers of inadmissibility- Applications for naturalization- Demonstration of financial support to prevent public charge denials- Responding effectively to Requests for Evidence, Notices of Intent to Deny- Briefs and Motions to the Board of Immigration Appeals. The practice has an impeccable record of success in original filings, and has acheived impressive results rehabilitating defective pro se cases.. Jason is admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Illinois and the Executive Office for Immigration Review. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Champaign County Bar Association. He received his JD degree cum laude from the College of Law at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Location: Woodridge 60517
Firm: ABR Law Group

For effective representation and assistance, we are available to serve our clients not just in the Chicago area but outside the U.S.A. too.. Offering Skype consultations for our clients. For in-office consultations, we offer convenient locations in Chicago and the Western Suburbs in Illinois.. We at ABR Law Group LLC strongly believe in providing better and effective legal solutions by simplifying them for our clients.We take pride in serving our diverse clientele in matters of:. Immigration and Nationality Law. Real Estate. Business and Corporate Transactions. Wills and Trusts. We also speak Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu to help you understand better.

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