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We are bi-lingual. We provide full immigration law services in English and Amharic. Call today and discuss your case with Attorney Abby Bekele comfortably in Amharic.
Since U.S. immigration law is Federal Law, we provide representation to clients nationwide on many immigration cases.
Asylum allows immigrants located in the U.S. who have a well-grounded fear of returning to their home country to stay in the U.S. lawfully. You must prove past persecution or a well-grounded fear of persecution due to one of the five grounds: race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular group. You must apply within one year from the date of your last entry to the U.S. with a few tight exceptions.
A strong asylum case requires much time navigating the U.S. immigration law and gathering supporting documentation.
If you want to learn more about the asylum process, please give us a call to speak with an experienced attorney.
The most common categories are petitions for immediate relatives of US citizens or green cardholders. This includes fiancé, spouse, unmarried children under 21, and parents. It includes adopted children.
The second category is for U.S. citizens to petitions for other relatives. This includes siblings and married/unmarried children above the age of 21.
The process is different depending on where the relative lives. If the relative is in the U.S. legally, there is a possibility to file the I-130 application concurrently with the green card application. However, if the relative is in a foreign country, once the I-130 is approved, it must go through the National Visa Center (NVC) and then to the consulate office for the visa.
Most family-based immigration fails because of technicalities and failure to provide accurate and complete information at the beginning of the application.
Give us a call to speak to an experienced attorney if you are a U.S. citizen or a permanent residence and you want to bring your family member to the U.S. Or during the complex NVC or consulate processing.
Give us a call and finish your family-based or employment-based green card remotely from the comfort of your home. Let’s do the job while you relax. Please visit our page to explore more about the paths to green card.
If you are outside the U.S. and your green card has expired, give us a call and we will help you to file your application at the U.S.
consulate office so that you can come back to the U.S.
You must use a consular process if you or your family members are outside the U.S. and wanting to immigrate to the U.S. The most common cases are: K-1 (Fiancé Visa), K-2 (Child of a fiancé visa), K-3 (Spouse of a U.S. citizen), and K-4 (Child of Spouse of U.S. Citizen).
Give us a call to speak with an experienced attorney to navigate through the complex NVC and consulate processing and avoid delay in your family immigration..
Generally, if you are planning to come to the U.S. for a short time for a visit (pleasure) or work such as to attend a business meeting, conference, internship etc., you need to get (visa category B-1) for tourism, (visa category B-2) for business, or for a combination of both purposes (B-1/B-2), from the U.S. consulate office in your country.
B1/B2 visa is generally limited to a certain duration and can be multiple entry or one entry depending on the purpose of your trip and the visa issued on your passport.
Regardless of the validity of your visa, you must live the U.S. at the date stamped on your passport by the immigration officer at the port of entry when you come into the U.S. Please note that an individual on a visitor visa (B1/B2) is not permitted to accept employment or work in the United States.
If you would like to extend your stay, please contact us and we can help you with that.
There are several steps to apply for a B1/B2 visa and to get an interview. The order of these steps, how you complete them, and the type of required documents may vary by U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
If you are intending to travel to the U.S. for vacation or a short business trip, or if you would like to invite your friend or family members for a visit to the U.S., give us a call and consult with our experienced attorney to navigate through the process or we can file the application on your behalf, get you an interview date, and prepare you for your interview.
An individual may be inadmissible to enter or stay in the U.S. due to health, criminal background, fraud or misrepresentation, or unlawful presence.
The most common types of waiver are:
Give us a call to speak to an experienced attorney and to navigate through which waiver you may be eligible for and to learn more about the application process.
Deciding to become a U.S. citizen is one of the most important decisions in an individual’s life.
Give us a call to speak with an experienced attorney to determine your eligibility for naturalization and discuss the process.
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is put into action by President Obama in 2012. The DACA program provide legal status for certain undocumented people who came here as children and meet other criteria. An individual who qualifies for DACA can have deferred action for two years, and it is possible to renew this benefit. Individuals with DACA status can apply for work authorization, a driver’s license, social security number, and a deferred status to stay in the U.S. legally.
Give us a call to speak with an experienced attorney to determine your eligibility for DACA and, if you do, to discuss about the process.
If you are put in deportation or removal proceedings, you may be entitled to certain defenses and be able to stay in the U.S.
Give us a call to speak with an experienced attorney to discuss your options to stay in the U.S.
Foreign nationals often have an immigration history, and many times it is a complex one that could have a potentially detrimental effect in the immigration status they already hold or are trying to obtain. Therefore, it is very important for an immigration attorney to know a client’s immigration history in detail, and oftentimes, the best (and the only) way for them to know it is to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on behalf of the client.
We can file FOA and request your files from FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation – for criminal history; CBP – Customs and Border Patrol – for history of border crossings; USCIS – United States Customs and Immigration Services – for history of past immigration applications, benefits awarded, etc.; and EOIR – Executive Office for immigration Review – for immigration history with the courts.
Give us a call if you need to find out your immigration history or your immigration case status or need previous filings and we will help you by filing FOAH on your behalf.
Congress passed VAWA in 1994 and updated it with the Battered Immigrant Women’s Protection Act in 2000. VAWA has passed to help victims of domestic violence to break from a perpetual cycle of abuse and give them a chance to a new beginning in lawful status and, eventually, towards citizenship in the U.S.. Even though the law has the word “women” in the title, abused men, or people of any gender can file a VAWA so long as they meet the requirements.
Under VAWA, non-citizens victims of domestic violence who are married to, or recently divorced from U.S. Citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents spouse can, in certain circumstances, self-petition (without the help or knowledge of their abusive spouse) to obtain Lawful Permanent Residence or to remove the condition on their 2-year Conditional Permanent Residence cards.
Give us a call if you or your family member is a victim of domestic violence and would like to explore you options under VAWA.
According to the U.S. Department of State – U.S. Consular Affairs, every fiscal year (October 1st – September 30th), approximately 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas are made available to qualified applicants under U.S. immigration law. Employment based immigrant visas are divided into five preference categories. Certain spouses and children may accompany or follow-to-join employment-based immigrants.
You may be eligible for an EB-1 first-preference visa if you are an alien of extraordinary ability, are an outstanding professor or researcher, or are a certain multinational executive or manager.
Persons with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics do not have to have a specific job offer , so long as they are entering the U.S. to continue work in the fields in which they have extraordinary ability. ” Contact us to determine your eligibility for EB-1 visa.
This type of visa is generally available for two categories of people:
1) Professionals holding an advanced degree (beyond a baccalaureate degree), or a baccalaureate degree and at least five years progressive experience in the profession.
2) Persons with exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, or business. Exceptional ability means having a degree of expertise significantly above that ordinarily encountered in the sciences, arts, or business.
EB-2 applicants may apply for an exemption, known as a National Interest Waiver (NIW) from the job offer and labor certification if the exemption would be in the national interest. In this case, the applicant may self-petition by filing their labor certification directly with USCIS along with their Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker and do not have to have a specific job offer.”
There are a wide variety of occupations, which may meet the criteria for EB-2, NIW. Contact us to determine your eligibility for EB-1 visa.
Available for the following three categories:
An EB-3 applicant must have an approved Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, Form I-140, filed by the prospective employer. All such workers generally require labor certification approved by the Department of Labor.
Contact us if you are a U.S. employer and you are looking to sponsor Skilled Workers, Professionals, or “unskilled Workers” for your business.
Is available for the beneficiary of an approved Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, Form I-360, with the exception of Certain Employees or Former Employees of the U.S. Government Abroad (see number 3 below).
Give us a call to discuss with an experienced attorney as each occupational category has certain requirements that must be met.
These visas are available to Foreign Nationals who have invested or are in the process of actively investing a minimum of one million dollars ($1,800,000) in a new commercial enterprise that will create at least 10 full-time jobs in the following two years or at least $900,000 in an enterprise located in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA) or through a Regional Center.
The EB-5 process is fairly complex and involves a lot of paperwork. Give us a call to talk to our experienced attorney to determine your eligibility for an investor’s visa, to discuss the requirements and the type of documentation that you may need to prepare.
Give us a call to speak to an experienced attorney if you received one of the following letters from USCIS: Request for Evidence, Notice of Intent to Revoke, Notice of Intent to Deny, and Denial.
These notices are time sensitive. You may need to act fast and speak to an experienced immigration attorney to avoid further immigration consequences on your matter including denial, deportation, or removal.
We are here for you, simply request a consultation and we will get back to you forthwith.
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