What You Should Know About Immigration Law

Now, at this same intersection I was waiting at, on the other median directly across the street from my left turn lane, was a man selling fruit. Were I an Arizona Highway Patrolman, I would ascertain that man to have been an illegal alien. Why? He was selling fruit on the median of an intersection. And, okay, he was Mexican. Like I had to tell you. Like everyone reading this didn't already picture a Mexican.

A good immigration lawyer will be honest with you from the start. If you're embarking on a deportation appeal, for instance, that stands little chance of being successful; they should be willing to tell you this. That doesn't mean they can't take the case even so, but only a smarmy attorney will fill you with false hope, all the while billing you for doing work he has reason to believe will come to absolutely no good end. Any attorney who has been in the game long enough will be able to assess your chances of completing whatever goal you're reaching for. Ask them to be straight with you about your prospects.

Finally, the State Department must do something about the processing times in their consulates. Especially the consulate in Ciudad Juarez, as it is the system puts an artificial cap on immigration. There are people who have been waiting for their appointments for over ten years!

Once you have gathered as much information you can, contact an premise attorney near me. You should be prepared, however, that things will not happen overnight. When ICE comes to pick someone up, there is usually some criminal conviction somewhere in that person's background. The conviction may be years old, and it may seem unfair to come down on your relative years after he served his sentence. Nonetheless, this is within ICE's legal authority.

Representation. Esquire, Lawyer, Attorney, Counselor, abogado. We have so many names for them and so many feelings about them: love, respect... and some other feelings too. Most attorneys don't handle collection cases and know nothing about collections, and the ones that do usually charge an hourly fee of $200 or more per hour. Some might even take your case on contingency, but you'll usually have to pay the "hard costs" involved in collections, which can be anywhere from tens to thousands of dollars. Attorneys have many ways of making money, so they are usually only going to take your case if they are certain it's collectible.

A lawyer who advertises a 100% guarantee or assures you of the outcome is not telling you the truth. Their job is to make sure all the proper forms are filed and represent a client to the best of their ability. The best lawyers in the country do not win every time; therefore they cannot assure you that your application will be approved.

They have passed all necessary checks. You can always look on the State Bar's web page to see if the lawyer you are considering hiring has ever been publicly disciplined by the Bar, or if they have ever been the subject of any ethical or disciplinary action. If so, ask them to explain - if you are uncomfortable doing this, you're far better off using someone else. Erring on the side of caution is always best in this type of scenario.

An L-1 visa is another non-immigrant visa that is available for only a short period of time (usually three years). It is available to those employed by an international company that has offices in both its home country and the U.S. The L-1 visa allows foreign employees to enter and work in the U.S. after the employee has worked abroad with that particular company for at least a year prior to being granted the L-1 visa status.

Many times, couples prefer to legally marry in the U.S. but then have a renewal of vows or another ceremony (often called a religious ceremony) for friends and family abroad, so they can start the immigration process for the immigrant spouse as soon as possible while the immigrant spouse is in the U.S. This option could also prove risky because if the immigrant spouse entered on a temporary visa (such as tourist visa), a CIS officer at the green card interview in the U.S. may conclude that the immigrant committed visa fraud - i.e., never disclosed his/her intent to marry and stay in the U.S. when entered with a tourist visa.

This is a very important decision. It is important because what happens if you are deported will affect your life and your family's life forever. And what happens if you are deported is what the judge needs to know, absolutely know, in great detail.