Family Based Immigration

    Process for Obtaining Lawful Permanent Residence
    Spouses
    Parents
    Child Defined
    Siblings

    Other Matters Relating to Processing

    Travel and Re-Entry Documents
    Employment Authorization
    Social Security Cards
    Driver’s Licenses & REAL ID Act

    Termination of Conditional Residency – The I-751 Process

    Family-Related Visas for Fiancees, Spouses, Children of U.S. Citizens
    K-1 Visas – Fiancee of US Citizen
    K-3 Visas – Spouse of US Citizen
    V Visas – Spouse / Child of Lawful Permanent Resident

    Battered Spouses or Children
    Widowers

    Differences Between Visa Processing & Adjustment of Status

    Naturalization
    Automatic Acquisition of Citizenship

    Proceedings before Immigration Courts
    Relief from Deportation / Removal
    Petitions to Re-Open Deportation / Removal Orders
    Bond Hearings – Release from Immigration Custody

    Appeals of Immigration Court Decisions

    Board of Immigration Appeals

    Petitions to Vacate Criminal Convictions before State Courts
    Immigration Consequences of Certain Criminal Convictions

    Federal Judicial Review – U.S. District Court for the First Circuit

    Asylum, Refugees, Protection for Persons Fleeing Persecution