Immigration Law
Immigration Legal Services In NYC, New York & USA
Realize Your Dream To Live And Work In The USA. Talk With A Skilled Immigration Attorney Today
For many people all around the world, it is a dream to come to the United States to visit or to live and work legally.
However, it’s not always a process that can be actualized easily because of complex and often changing immigration laws that control who can come into the United States, what they can do while they are here, and how long they can stay for.
Whether the purpose of your wanting to come to the US is to work or visit or to be permanently reunited with family members already here, navigating the complex US immigration landscape can be an arduous task that often ends in failure.
Working with a skilled immigration lawyer can help to smooth the path towards success in your quest to visit, work or live in the United States of America.
Do I Need An Immigration Lawyer?
There is a common assumption that applying for immigration benefits does not require an attorney and anyone can complete an immigration form successfully, simply by submitting their personal information.
What most people do not realize, until it is too late, is that these immigration applications are not as straightforward as they seem. Even what seems like a straightforward, minor part of an application can cause an application to be placed under higher scrutiny requiring burdensome supplemental proof that may not be available. More important, is that not everyone is qualified to submit an immigration application.
This can cause a substantial delay or, even worse, an outright rejection by the Immigration Service.
Proper planning and preparation before the submission of the applications is incredibly crucial. Yet, most applicants overlook this. Many immigration applications require a great amount of detailed supporting documents and evidence to prove past and present relationships, and that you qualify to apply for the specific immigration benefit.
Furthermore, immigration laws, regulations, protocols, and applications are constantly changing. It is critical to have a skilled attorney representing your interests. One who is familiar with the necessary preparation of the application and supporting documents, available to provide you the latest processing protocol and expected time frame for each step of the process, as well as the preparation and conduct of the in-person, face to face, interviews.
Filling out immigration forms, providing documents, as well as going through the process of in-person interviews for immigration purposes, can expose potential minefields that can seriously jeopardize the entire case, as well as qualifications for any prior or future immigration benefits.
An attorney handling your immigration matters will be able to provide guidance on how best to navigate these processes to get a successful outcome.
What Should I Look Out For In An Immigration Attorney?
It is very important for the immigration attorney working on your case to have a track record of dealing with the kind of immigration legal issue you are facing.
Immigration laws change constantly. You need a lawyer that keeps abreast of all these changes and has consistently been proven to successfully advocate on behalf of their clients.
Additionally, it is helpful to have an Immigration attorney that can empathize or relate to your circumstances. They often will be able to put themselves in your shoes and advocate for you very aggressively.
H. Rebecca Chan, the principal of H. Rebecca Chan, PLLC, has first-hand knowledge and understanding of the immigrant experience.
Rebecca Chan emigrated with her family to the United States at the age of two. She understands the struggles immigrant families go through and is passionate about providing advice and guidance to them.
Rebecca is a strong advocate for uniting families and assisting them in their pursuit of the American dream.
In the last two decades, she has demonstrated this in the results her practice has obtained for many immigrant families and other individuals who seek to come and stay in the US legally.
An Immigration Law Case study
A particularly difficult immigration case that the Law Office of H. Rebecca Chan, PLLC represented successfully, involved a Petitioner who had petitioned for three of his adult siblings and their derivative family members (spouse and children) thirteen years prior.
Then, ten years into the process, the Petitioner died in a tragic headline accident in the United States. Usually, once a Petitioner is deceased, the visa petition is automatically revoked.
To reverse this revocation, the Law Office of H. Rebecca Chan persevered by gathering supporting documentation and contacting a few governmental representatives to present a Humanitarian Reinstatement request for the three family petitions.
The Law Office of H. Rebecca Chan continuously followed up, satisfied additional required documentation, and updated existing documentation for the Immigration Service.
Finally, about three years later, they obtained approval for the Humanitarian Reinstatement of the three family petitions, allowing the deceased Petitioner to be replaced by his wife.
The Law Office of H. Rebecca Chan satisfied the burden of proof that it would be an undue hardship if the Immigration Service revoked the three family petitions after the families had waited over a decade to be reunited and were now enduring the additional pain of the failure to reunite with their respective deceased brother, brother-in-law, and uncle ever again.
What Immigration Law Services Do You Provide?
At the Law Office of H. Rebecca Chan, PLLC, we provide a range of legal services related to Immigration Law. We offer the following services:
- Adjustment of Status – State side processing (For valid and expired non-immigrant visa holders)
- Visa Petitions – Consular side processing (For Spouses, Fiancés, Parents, Children, and Siblings)
- Replacement and Survival of a Deceased Petitioner’s Visa Petition
- Naturalization and Citizenship services
- Non-Immigrant Visas (B-1/B-2, O-1, M-1, F-1) and/or preparation of supporting financial or invitational documents
- Affidavit of Support
Where Is Your Law Firm Based And Where Do You Service Clients?
The Law Office of H. Rebecca Chan is based in Manhattan, New York City and we serve clients within the fifty (50) states for Immigration related matters.
Additionally, we provide legal counsel and advisory to international clients who are abroad and are interested in coming to the USA for varied purposes.
What Are The Fees And Costs Like For Your Immigration Law Legal Services?
At the Law Office of H. Rebecca Chan, PLLC, our fees are affordable and fair to all the clients we work with.
We understand very innately the struggles of immigrant families as they seek a better life in the US.
As such, we work to make sure we help as many as we can to realize their own American Dream.
Talk with us today to see how we can help you with your Immigration legal matters.
Does The Law Office Of H. Rebecca Chan, PLLC Provide Free Consultations For Immigration Issues?
Every Immigration case is unique.
Even for cases in the same general category, as defined by Immigration Law, there are peculiarities pertaining to every individual applicant that could make or break the case.
Whether it’s for visa applications in any category, or Naturalization and citizenship or adjustments of status, the specific circumstances and details of every applicant need to be clearly understood by the immigration attorney.
This is important so that the proper legal steps can be taken to ensure that the entire immigration process is not jeopardized.
For us to cover every base that could potentially derail an application, and for us to establish that we will be able to work on your case and get you results, it requires more than a cursory examination of each case.
As such, we charge a fee for the first hour of consultation. After the consultation, if you decide to have us proceed to handle the case that we specifically discussed, either all or part of the initial consultation fee is credited to the attorney’s fee for that case.
Contact us today to schedule a consultation to discuss your immigration legal needs.