Texas Immigration Law Attorney
If you are not a citizen of the United States and want to come here to be with family, or for a job opportunity, there are laws and guidelines you will have to meet in order to do so. The time it takes to deal with an immigration matter can be lengthy and mentally draining. At the San Antonio based Law Office of Arcelia Trevino, I help clients throughout the state of Texas with their immigration legal questions. Contact our office to speak with me and see how I can help you or a loved one.
San Antonio Immigration Lawyer
In order to enter the United States from a foreign country, you will generally have to obtain a visa. The process for doing this is complicated and is difficult to understand. I will help speed up the process by assisting you with all the necessary documentation and forms. I provide immigration legal representation for the following areas:
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Non-immigrant visas: We help clients determine if they are eligible under any of the following classifications for a non-immigrant visa: E-1 (treaty trader), E-2 (treaty investor), F-1 (foreign student visa), H-1B (specialty occupation for professional), L-1 (intracompany transferee), O (persons of extraordinary abilities), P (entertainers and athletes), R-1 (religious worker), and TN/NAFTA (citizen of Mexico/Canada).
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Green cards (immigrant visas): We help clients seeking permanent residence in the United States by applying for a green card. These are typically obtained through family-based or employment-based immigration.
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Deportation proceedings
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Citizenship and naturalization
Family-based immigration
There are two categories for family-based immigration. In order to be eligible for this category, you must either be an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen or have lived in the United States previously as a lawful permanent resident and are returning to live in the U.S. after a temporary leave of more than one year abroad. Two examples of this type of visa are the fiancée (K-1) and spouse (K-3) visas.
There are four specific preferences for the limited eligibility category. These preferences are:
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F1: unmarried sons and daughters of United States citizens.
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F2: spouses and minor children of green card holders or unmarried adult children of green card holders.
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F3: married sons and daughter of U.S. citizens
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F4: brothers and sisters of adult United States citizens.
Employment-based immigration
There are at least five ways to obtain a work visa.
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EB-1: Persons of extraordinary ability in the sciences, art, education, business, or athletics.
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EB-2: Professionals with an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree and a minimum of five years of senior work experience.
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EB-3: Individuals with a bachelor's degree performing a job that requires a minimum of 2 years of education, experience, or training.
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EB-4: Religious Workers and Special Immigrants.
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EB-5: Green Card through investment. Foreign investor who invests $500,000 in a commercial enterprise in a specific area that will benefit the U.S. economy and create a minimum of 5 full-time jobs in the United States, and foreign entrepreneurs who invest $1,000,000 in a commercial enterprise that will benefit the U.S. economy and create at least 10 full-time jobs in the U.S.
Deportation and Removal Proceedings
U.S. Immigration Law provides for specific procedures through which a foreign person may enter and be present in the United States. If a person enters illegally such as without inspection or remains in the United States out of status, foreigner may face removal proceedings. Further permanent residents who are convicted of certain crimes may be subject to removal proceedings. The individual will receive a Notice to Appear which informs him/her of the allegations and charges against him/her and date, time, location to appear before an Immigration Judge.
The removal proceedings determine whether certain individuals are subject to removal from the country. If in custody he or she may either be released or detained. An individual charge with an aggravated felony is subject to mandatory detention during removal proceedings; however, for others, the Immigration Judge will consider family ties, the nature of the problem, and the likelihood that the person will appear before the Immigration Judge during a hearing for custody re-determination.
If placed in removal proceedings, a variety of forms of relief from removal are available, such as cancellation of removal, political asylum, voluntary departure, adjustment of status and other technical and administrative grounds of relief.
The help you need
If you, a family member, or a loved one has an immigration legal concern, contact the Law Office of Arcelia Trevino by phone at 210.626.8649 to see how we can help. We accept all major credit cards and speak fluent Spanish.If you need assistance you may contact us.
The Law Office of Arcelia Trevino
115 East Travis Street, Suite 526 • San Antonio, TX 78205 • 210.626.8649
The Law Office of Arcelia Trevino provides immigration, family law, DUI/DWI, and criminal law representation for clients throughout South Texas and San Antonio including Leon Valley, Alamo Heights, Kirby, Windcrest, Converse, Live Oak, Universal City, and Bexar County.
