Practice area
Immigration
An immigration lawyer helps people with visas, green cards, citizenship and deportation defense before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the immigration courts. Because immigration law is federal, an immigration attorney licensed in any state can handle cases anywhere in the country.
Immigration law runs on federal timelines and federal courts, which sets it apart from almost everything else on this platform — a family law or personal injury case stays in Arizona’s court system from start to finish, but an immigration matter can move through USCIS, an immigration court, and federal appeals depending on how it unfolds.
The work covers green cards and permanent residency, employment-based and family-based visas, naturalization and citizenship, and — on the more urgent end — deportation and removal defense and asylum claims, where the timeline is often set by the government rather than the client. An attorney who’s strong on employment visa petitions isn’t necessarily the right fit for a removal defense case, and the difference matters.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a family-based green card typically take?
Timelines vary significantly depending on the relationship to the sponsor and the applicant's country of origin, ranging from under a year for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens to many years for more distant family categories subject to annual visa limits.
What's the difference between deportation defense and asylum?
Deportation (removal) defense challenges the government's basis for removing someone already in immigration proceedings, while asylum is an affirmative claim for protection based on persecution in one's home country — the two can overlap when someone raises an asylum claim as a defense to removal.
Can a work visa lead to permanent residency?
Some employment-based visas, like the H-1B, can serve as a bridge to a green card if the employer sponsors the employee for permanent residency, though the process is separate from the visa itself and involves its own timeline and requirements.
The Law Office of Zayed Al-Sayyed, PLLC
Ayala Law Office, P.C.
Goldman Immigration, PC
Gunderson Law Group, P.C.
Solorzano Law Firm
Juarez Law Firm, PLLC
Karim Law LLC
Parsi Immigration Law Offices
Salvatierra Law Group, PLLC
Immigration guides
Arizona (13)
- Immigration Court Backlog Continuance: What a Delay Really Means
- Visa Overstay Consequences: What Happens After You Overstay
- I-601 Waiver Unlawful Presence: What Extreme Hardship Requires
- Criminal Conviction Immigration Consequences: What Actually Triggers Removal
- DACA Renewal Requirements: What’s Actually True Right Now
- PERM Labor Certification Process: What Employers Must Prove
- U Visa Crime Victim Requirements: What Actually Qualifies
- Asylum One Year Deadline: Exceptions and What Changed in 2026
- Immigration Bond Hearing: How Custody Decisions Actually Work
- Removal Hearing Immigration Court: What Actually Happens
- Naturalization Requirements N-400: The Residency Math Explained
- Marriage Based Green Card Process: Adjustment vs Consular
San Antonio (6)
- Employment Based Green Card San Antonio: The PERM Process
- U Visa Lawyer San Antonio: What Qualifies and Who Signs
- Immigration Bond Hearing San Antonio: Who Can Even Ask
- Removal Defense Lawyer San Antonio: What Happens at Each Hearing
- Naturalization Attorney San Antonio: The N-400 Residency Math
- Family Based Green Card San Antonio: Who Qualifies
Austin (5)
- Employment Based Green Card Austin: Who Controls Each Step
- Immigration Bond Hearing Austin: Working Backward From Release
- Removal Defense Lawyer Austin: Your Hearing Is Not in Austin
- Naturalization Attorney Austin: Four Ways the Residency Clock Breaks
- Family Based Green Card Austin: Four Events That Move Your Case