If you or someone you know are in need of legal assistance, contact our Gwinnett County Law Firm. Those with immigration and naturalization situations in the Gwinnett County area, have access to specialized legal representation. This is often required because of the complexity of the current law. Visa filings fall under a number of categories and there could be methods of providing legal entry to those who have so far been unsuccessful that can be accessed through a knowledgeable Gwinnett County immigration lawyer.
There are more than 20 types of work-related visas, for example, that can be pursued, depending on the status of the individual. There are temporary visas for business or pleasure and petition-based applications for those working in various professional fields, athletes, entertainers, trainees, dependents, and cultural exchange visitors.
Those applying for a visa can start the process at the U.S. embassy or consulate in their home country. A Gwinnett County Immigration Lawyer can then help with the applications and paperwork and contact the appropriate government officials to move the application forward. They will be able to take on the processes involved in seeking labor certification and PERM applications as well as traditional green card applications, since each must be carefully prepared.
Work-related visas typically require a sponsor unless the applicant falls under the stipulations of a treaty visa and is from a country with which the U.S. has such a treaty. The most common work-related visa will allow a foreign-born professional to remain in the U.S. for up to six years. The sponsor must be a new employer and the job may only start up when the new worker is in the country.
In addition to standard visas, TN visas were created under the North American Free Trade Agreement to make Canadian and Mexican citizens who work at certain professions eligible to enter the United States to work for a U.S. company or a Canadian or Mexican company operating in the U.S. The Trade NAFTA designation, however, is only temporary and the person applying has to meet certain specific guidelines to be qualified. A Gwinnett County Immigration Lawyer can advise you about these qualifications.
Then there are the personal visas, or those involving the immigration status of members of the immediate family or other relatives. A qualified, knowledgeable Gwinnett County Immigration Lawyer can help guide you through the options available to get either an immigrant or non-immigrant visa for your parents, brothers and sisters, children, or fiancé. For example, a fiancé can enter the U.S. under a K-1 visa if the wedding takes place within 90 days of entry.
Alien relatives of U.S. citizens can enter under I-130 family petitions. The petition does not hold quotas for parents, spouses, or unmarried children under 21. Other family members, however, will be given a priority depending on their status. First priority, for example, is given to unmarried older sons and daughters of the citizen. This is followed by spouses of permanent residents and their older sons and daughters and then by married sons and daughters and brothers and sisters of citizens. The process can be a long one, taking several years, but may be helped along through the work of a Gwinnett County Immigration Lawyer. We also help our clients attain spousal visas.
Those who are in the country illegally can apply for a provisional waiver for an unlawful presence. Having a Gwinnett County Immigration Lawyer working on the case means that the lawyer will be able to help determine if the petitioner qualifies and to get the case started quickly. Those who are facing deportation for alleged criminal activity will definitely need the services of a defense lawyer familiar with the procedure.
Those seeking political asylum in the U.S. have one calendar year from the time they entered the country to make application, provided there are no extenuating circumstances. A qualified immigration attorney can help in the process by examining the aspects of each case to determine their merits and then can advise the petitioner on the best course of action to take to promote the claim.
Obtaining a visa and remaining legally within the U.S. has become an increasingly complicated matter. An attorney who is a knowledgeable immigration specialist can help petitioners wade through the morass of paperwork and solve their individual issues.
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