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SERVICES / CASE TYPES

USCIS form numbers are noted in parentheses and provided for your general reference to the main application filed for the case type. This does not mean, however, that only one form is filed for that case type. For example, a marriage-based 'green card' application case can involve concurrently filing five to six forms.

THIS IS NOT an exhaustive list of case types. These categories are just a starting point. Your case may involve nuances that cross various areas of immigration law. My understanding of the connectedness of different areas of immigration law allows me to problem solve in the most effective way. Please contact me if you do not see a case type that you believe fits your situation.

GREEN CARDS
IMMIGRANT VISAS
US CITIZENSHIP

Adjustment of Status ('Green Card’) (I-485) based on:

~ family member sponsoring you (approved I-130)

~marriage after an approved Fiancé Petition (I-129)

~ grant of asylum or refugee status

~ approved Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) petition

Removal of Conditions on Permanent Residence (I-751): joint filing or with waivers (divorce/battered & extreme cruelty/extreme hardship)

Consular Processing via National Visa Center (NVC): Affidavit of Support (I-864), Immigrant Visa Application (DS-260), DS-5535 ("extreme vetting" Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants)

Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver (I-601A)

Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility (I-601)

Family-Based Immigrant Visa Petition (I-130)

Self-Petitioning Widow(er)s of American citizens & their children (I-360)

Lawful Permanent Resident Card Replacement (I-90)

Naturalization (N-400) with or without Medical Disability Exception (N-648)

Certificate of Citizenship (N-600)

Consular Report of Birth Abroad of American Citizen (CRBA) ('consular birth certificate')

STOKES INTERVIEW
(MARRIAGE FRAUD)

Stokes Interview after initial Adjustment of Status Interview

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUESTS

Requests filed with:

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)

*includes U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) data

U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP)

Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR/Immigration Court)

U.S. Department of State (DOS)

HUMANITARIAN
TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS)

VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) Battered Spouse Self-Petition (I-360)

Battery/Extreme Cruelty/Extreme Hardship Waiver to Remove Conditions on Permanent Residence (I-751)

Humanitarian Reinstatement of previously approved I-130 Petition

Asylee or Refugee Relative Petition (I-730)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (I-821D)

Temporary Protected Status (I-821)

NONIMMIGRANT VISAS

Fiancé Petition (I-129)

B1/B2 Visitor Visa (DS-160) with expedited request

EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT (EAD) ('work permit')

Renewals (I-765) *EADs can never be applied for as standalone immigration benefits. They are always anchored to a main application for an immigration benefit, or connected to being under an ICE (U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement) order of supervision. Similarly, renewals are based on a pending immigration application – meaning that the application has neither been denied nor approved yet. If the main application has been denied, there is no longer a basis upon which to renew a related EAD.

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