EMERGENCY: TPS PETITIONS FOR HAITIANS

EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISAS

Temporary work visas

• H-1B visas for long-term employees and H-4s for spouse and children
• L-1-visas for intracompany transferees and L2-visas for spouse and children
• O-1 visas for extraordinary achievers, O-2 visas for their assistants,O-3 visas for spouse and children
• E-1 and E-2 for treaty traders and treaty investors
• TN-visas for professionals from Canada and Mexico

Green card through employment

• EB-1 visas for extraordinary ability applicants
• EB-2 visas and National Interest Waivers for professionals with advanced degrees
• EB-3 visas for skilled workers
• EB-4 for special immigrants
• EB-5 for investors

FAMILY-BASED VISAS

• Green cards based on relationship with a citizen spouse, child or parent (travel document and work authorization are included as part of the package.)
• Green cards based on relationship with a green card holder spouse or parent
• Fiancé(e) visas that are adjustable to a green card upon arrival and marriage

ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS AND EXTENSION OF STAY

• Extension of stay for through adjustment of status from F1 (student) and J1 (work and travel) to B2 (visitors for pleasure)
• Processing green cards won in course of the diversity lottery

PROBLEMS AND ISSUES WITH USCIS

• Unpleasant correspondence: USCIS requests strange or unobtainable documents or denies the visa or adjustment application outright
• Removal
• Adjustment of status for illegal aliens

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

• Stop and search; roadside stop; summons in the mail... Call before it is too late.
  
• Arraignment and following court proceedings: it may still be possible to avoid a criminal record.
  
• Post-disposition arrangements including probation surrender hearings and sealing of the record
• SORB hearings: contesting the assigned level    

  For more information on the above issues go to http://www.lawbrodsky.com