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1 Immigration lawyers are available in Bakersfield, california, including Vanessa Sanchez. These lawyers are rated between 4.0/5 to 5.0/5 and 53% provide free consultation.

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Vanessa Sanchez

900 Mohawk St., Suite 121 , Bakersfield , California 93309

Practice Areas: Immigration

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Want to divorce after obtaining green card 203(b)(1)(A) self petition. Will spouse lose rights? | Aug 10, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
- Location: California - Principal petitioner: EB1a visa holder - Spouse: Green card as derivative beneficiary - Time since green card received: 292 days - Current status: Both actively hold green cards - No criminal records. - Married for 8.5 years I posted this in \r\immigration too. Any references pointing to the relevant law would be great! Thanks!
Friend from Germany came to the US as an “au pair” on an ESTA (not a work visa) — now being mistreated by a wealthy family, need advice on whether this is trafficking and if | Aug 7, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: California. My friend is from Germany and came to California to work as an au pair for a wealthy family. The issue is she was never given a proper work visa, she was brought in on an ESTA (tourist visa waiver), which doesn’t authorize any work at all. She didn’t fully understand this until she was already here. Since arriving, she’s been treated extremely poorly: • Made to start “working” immediately after landing • Given only about 3 minutes to shower/brush her teeth in the morning and 5 minutes to eat • Not given adequate food or water otherwise •Objects (trash, a phone) have been thrown at her, and she’s been scratched •The family’s daughter reportedly hits her, and she’s “not allowed to say no” •She hasn’t been paid anything •She was made to sign an NDA about the family’s personal/business matters (nothing in it relates to money or being required to keep working — I’ve seen the document) •She’s now being told verbally that she “owes” the family money for her flights and can’t leave until she pays it back or works through an upcoming Europe trip •She’s largely cut off from her phone/contact with others while “working” She contacted the National Human Trafficking Hotline, who mostly just told her she needed to leave soon but didn’t offer much concrete help. She was also connected to a lawyer through the German consulate, who told her that if she leaves now, the family could report her for “illegal working”…

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