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The links below will take you to other pages where there is more detail about the types of services available. The links are not exhaustive. If your issue does not fall neatly into one of the categories below, do contact us as we likely can help you.
Family-based immigration allows individuals to enter the U.S. with the intent to live permanently in the U.S. through sponsorship by a family member. The sponsor is related to you through blood or marriage and must be either a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident (LPR) in the U.S. LPRs are more limited in who they may sponsor for a family-based green card.
The U.S. has laws that determine whether a person should be allowed to enter the U.S. Sometimes, if a person is inadmissible to the country, an exception can be made to allow the person to enter the U.S. despite being inadmissible. This requires an additional application known as "the hardship waiver." Within the Latino community, the application is also known as "el perdon."
Naturalization and Citizenship
Once individuals have had a green card for a specified number of years, they are eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship.
Also eligible for automatic citizenship are children adopted by U.S. citizens, children born abroad to U.S. citizens and children whose parents become U.S. citizens prior to the child's 18th birthday.
Individuals who have violated immigration laws may be placed in removal proceedings. In some circumstances, the individual will have a right to a hearing in Immigration Court.
Sometimes immigration applications are denied. Some denials can be appealed.
Other Areas of Immigration Law
There is a multitude of immigration issues that do not fit neatly into one of the above categories. If your particular issue is not found in the above links, give us a call as it may still be something we can help you with. Immigration law is such a large body of law it is impossible to cover everything so we have focused this website on the processes we see most often.
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