Since 1997, our firm has
represented individuals in business-based
non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions -
- Non-Immigrant Worker Visa Petitions
(H1B1); Intra-company Transferee Visa
Petitions (L1); Extraordinary Ability Alien
Visa Petitions (O1); Applications for Alien
Employment Certification (ETA 9089); and,
Immigrant Worker Petitions (I-140).
Additionally, we filed various family-based
immigration petitions, including Alien
Relative Petitions (I-130); Applications for
the Removal of one´s Conditional Residence
(I-751); Applications for Alien Fiancé Visa
(I-129F) and others.
Of course, in order to enable
the client to obtain his/her "dream" of
becoming a Lawful Permanent Resident, we
have filed many Applications for Adjustment
of Status (I-485) and subsequently appeared
with the client at his/her Adjustment of
Status interview.
Needless to say, some cases
present extremely difficult "hurdles" that
one must pass in order to obtain the desired
result. Examples of such issues include a
person´s criminal conviction prior to
applying for Adjustment of Status, which can
lead to the denial of his application; an
individual that stands convicted of a crime
after obtaining the status of Lawful
Permanent Resident can lose his/her lawful
immigration status in the United States; a
client´s separation and/or divorce from a
U.S. Citizen spouse prior to the two (2)
year deadline of his/her marriage-based
Conditional Residence can lead the USCIS to
seek that person´s Removal from the United
States; and, a client´s misrepresentation to
a U.S. Consular Officer at the time his/her
Visa to the United States was issued can
lead to the denial of that person´s future
application for an immigration benefit.
These examples represent some, but certainly
not all, of the significant challenges that
a person may face in order to obtain, or
keep his/her lawful immigration status in
the United States.
Over the years, we filed many
waiver applications for individuals who find
themselves in the circumstances described
above, as well as many other difficult legal
situations that our clients had faced. In
so doing, we efficiently and zealously
presented the merits of our client´s cases
to the USCIS, as well as the Immigration
Courts of the United States.
In many instances, we
represented clients, who were placed in
Removal (i.e. deportation) Proceedings
before an Immigration Judge and sought
relief from Removal such as, Asylum;
Cancellation of Removal for Permanent
Residents, as well as for Non-Permanent
Residents; NACARA-based Suspension of
Deportation; and Adjustment of Status.
Yet, our firm´s
representation of a client´s interest in an
immigration matter does not end at the
agency (i.e. USCIS) level, or hearing (i.e.
Immigration Court) level. Where necessary
and applicable, we have appealed a client´s
case to the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Additionally, our immigration
practice also enables our clients to seek
relief before the Federal Courts. We file
clients´ appeals with the United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Such filings are relatively complicated, and
include the preparation of a detailed Brief,
as well as a Joint Appendix. We also
prepare and file Actions for Mandamus Relief
and Petitions for Hearing on Naturalization
Applications with the United States District
Court ¯ Southern District of New York;
Eastern District of New York; and, the
District of New Jersey. In such matters,
we have repeatedly compelled the USCIS to
act on a client´s application and/or grant a
client the relief to which he/she are
entitled.
