How to Find and Work with a Good Immigration Lawyer

May 19, 2012 By

If you or a loved one would like to come to the United States, it’s likely in your best interest to work with a good immigration lawyer.  The process is intense, intimidating, stressful, and complicated.  One mistake may prevent you or a loved one from entering and/or living and/or working in the United States. 

Now everytime I write an artical like this one I have people ask me why tell potential clients how they can find an immigration attorney other than you?  The reasons are simple and clear.  First, our office provides a high level of client service, we can only help a limited number of people.  Second we are not the best fit for everyone.  Before we accept a new client they are reviewed for the legal services they request and their compatability with our office.  When we accept a new client we are doing so with the understanding that we will be available for not only this immigration matter, but any future matter as well.  We want to make sure we are a good match for the client.

 

How to Find a Qualified Immigration Attorney Nutshelled

 

It’s important to work with an attorney who focuses his or her legal practice on immigration law.  To find a good immigration attorney:

 

  1. Ask friends, family, neighbors, and community members for a personal referral.
  2. Ask the local bar association or professional advisors (such as general practice attorneys, estate planning attorneys, CPAs, or financial advisors) for referrals.
  3. Google (or use your favorite search engine) and search “How to Find a Good Immigration Attorney”. 
  4. Chat with each potential attorney and hire whomever you feel most comfortable with. 

 

How to Work with Your Immigration Attorney

 

Here are some hints that will help your attorney get the job done right and in a timely manner.

 

  1. Provide all documentation requested as soon as possible.
  2. Disclose all relevant information and, if in doubt, error on the side of disclosure.
  3. Be completely honest with your attorney, remembering that your attorney will keep everything you tell him or her confidential.
  4. Follow your attorney’s direction.  If your attorney asks you to do something, be sure to do it and do it in a timely manner. 
  5. Let your attorney know if your contact information or any information included on your immigration forms and applications changes.  
  6.  Read up on your immigration matters so you understand your attorney’s direction and know what questions to ask. 
  7. Jot down your questions and concerns, so when you discuss the matter with the attorney you will get all of your questions answered. 

 

 

Get Good Immigration Legal Advice

 

If you (or a loved one) are looking for a qualified immigration attorney, you are welcome to contact our office and schedule an in person meeting, or if you live outside the Cincinnati area a telephone meeting.

 

Immigration is a very specialized area of law; be sure your attorney focuses his or her practice on immigration and helping people like you.  We focus our practice on immigration law and helping people visit, live in, go to school, and work in the United States.  We especially love bringing families together and helping foreign nationals start a new life, even become U.S. citizens.  You can reach us at 513-793-6555 or Thomasjr@geygan.com.  Your next step is to contact us. 

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Immigration Laws are So Confusing

August 25, 2011 By

Immigration Laws are So Confusing

confused If you’ve ever thought, “Immigration Laws are sooooo confusing,” you’re not alone – and you’re right.  Immigration law is very detail oriented, with lots of rules and procedures, which change continuously.  That’s why we focus our practice on immigration law and don’t try to be experts in all legal fields.

How We Can Help You and Your Family with Immigration Matters

First off, it’s important that you don’t feel alone and that you know you’re in good hands.  So, we explain how immigration procedures work and, specifically, how we will help you.  For instance, you may need representation in immigration court, help bringing a family member to live with you in the United States, or legal assistance to avoid removal proceedings and deportation.

Secondly, we answer all of your questions and address your concerns.  We explain what to expect, and how your specific immigration issue will be handled.  You will never be surprised.  We’ve found that these conversations help our clients to feel increased peace of mind and to sleep better at night.

Third, we guide you through all immigration matters step by step.  You are never alone, even if you need to go to court, have an immigration interview, or file applications with supporting documentation.

Full Disclosure is Required; Confidentiality is Guaranteed

While we, as your immigration lawyers, do all the things mentioned immediately above, you must be active in your immigration case as well.  Basically, this means that you must be completely honest, and disclose all information even if you think it may be harmful to your case.  We can only help you if we know everything.  Just like a medical doctor can only diagnosis and treat a problem if you disclose all of your symptoms, we, as you immigration attorneys, can only understand your immigration issues and determine what legal path to pursue if we have all the facts.  Once we establish the attorney-client relationship, anything you disclose to us will be held in the strictest of confidences, as required by law.

Where to Get Help with Immigration Issues

We focus our practice on immigration law and help people just like you every day.  We will listen to your concerns and answer your questions; you are not alone.

Your next step is to contact our office:  513-791-1673 or Thomasjr@geygan.com.  We will gently walk you through your immigration issues, even representing you in court and before the Department of State.

 

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Why Should I Hire an Immigration Lawyer?

August 1, 2011 By

Why Should I Hire an Immigration Lawyer?


It is natural to question the benefit of hiring an immigration lawyer, especially in today’s economy.  However, anytime you are dealing with the legal system, especially a foreign one, it is likely in your best interest to be represented by an immigration attorney.

If you take the following points into consideration, you are likely to view your immigration lawyer fees as an investment in your family’s future and well-being, not as a questionable expense.

An Immigration Attorney is an Investment Because:

* A qualified immigration attorney understands the innermost workings of the legal system as well as the intricacies of the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS.)  In addition, he or she knows how to file the appropriate forms, documentation, and fees.

* An immigration attorney keeps abreast of all the law and policy changes, regarding immigration and helping people like you and your family.

* Your immigration lawyer will literally speak the same language as the immigration officials, English.  In addition, he understands the language and terminology of immigration laws and the USCIS.

* You attorney is legally and morally obligated to be on your side, representing your best interests.

* In all immigration matters, the consequences of failure are extreme:  deportation from the U.S., refusal of admittance to the U.S., and/or separation from family.

* Your immigration lawyer can represent you in court, before the USCIS, and in all meetings or other administrative law courts.

* Your lawyer will answer your questions, address your concerns, and set appropriate expectations so as to eliminate fear of the unknown.

* Once you hire your immigration attorney, you can rest assured that you and your family have an advocate who will aggressively fight for your legal rights.  You’re likely to breathe a great sigh of relief, have increased peace of mind, and sleep better at night.

How to Hire an Immigration Attorney

It’s easy to get help.  We will answer your questions and address your concerns.  Call or email our immigration lawyers today (Thomasjr@geygan.com.) We will gently walk you through your immigration issues and aggressively fight for your legal rights.  Call today:  513-793-6555.

At Geygan and Geygan, we focus our practice on immigration matters so we are uniquely qualified to help you and your family.  Success with immigration matters requires a full understanding of the facts, the immigration law, and the current immigration policies.  Our office is located in Ohio, but we are licensed to practice immigration law throughout the United States.  Please contact our office to discuss how we can help you.  All conversations are confidential.

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Can an Immigration Attorney Help Me?

July 19, 2011 By

Can an Immigration Attorney Help Me?


The law is complex because there are many lawyers in many different areas of legal practice.  You may not understand what an immigration lawyer does and may be wondering, “Can an immigration attorney help me?”

Immigration Lawyers Help Foreign Nationals Enter or Stay in the United States for Many Purposes

Immigration lawyers help foreign nationals (i.e. people from countries other than the United States) come to or stay in the United States.  Perhaps, you want to visit, study, work, live with family, develop an investment or business, entertain, conduct research, become a citizen, or hire a foreign national for work you in the United States.  Immigration attorneys do all of these things to help people like you.

Are Your Needs on the Immigration Attorney Matters List?

Here is a specific list of common immigration matters of how we help our clients.  If you don’t find your needs on this list, or if you’re unsure of what your specific needs are, please feel free to telephone or email our office.  We would be happy to analyze your case and see if we’d be a good fit, free of charge and with no obligation.  Of course, our conversations are strictly confidential.

A Listing of Immigration Attorney Matters

Family and Fiancé/Fiancée Visas

    • Spouses
    • Fiancés
    • Children of Spouses
    • Children of Fiancés
    • Parents
    • Siblings (brothers and sisters)
  • H-1B Visas
  • H-1B Transfers
  • Asylum
  • Investment Visas
  • PERM/Labor Certificates
  • EB-1, EP-2, and EP-3 Visas
  • Consular Issues
  • E2 Visas
  • L1 Visa
  • Doctor, Nurse, and Healthcare Visas
  • Employment Based Green Cards
  • O & P Entertainers, Performers, and Athletes
  • I-601 Hardship Waivers
  • J-1 Waivers for Physicians
  • American Citizenship

Where to get help with immigration matters

It’s easy to get help.  We will answer your questions and address your concerns.  Call or email our immigration lawyers today (Thomasjr@geygan.com.) We will gently walk you through your immigration issues and aggressively fight for your legal rights.  Call Geygan & Geygan today:  513-793-6555.  Our office is located in Ohio, but we are licensed to practice immigration law throughout the United States.

At Geygan and Geygan, we focus our practice on immigration matters so we are uniquely qualified to help you and your family.  Success with immigration matters requires a full understanding of the facts, the immigration law, and the current immigration policies.  Please contact our office to discuss how we can help you.  All conversations are confidential.

 

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Why do I Need an Immigration Attorney?

March 9, 2011 By

Why do I Need an Immigration Attorney?

You need to know your immigration rights under the Immigration and Nationality Act.  An application for immigration benefits, before United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, requires the application of specific facts to the immigration law. Failure to follow the requirements of USCIS and the immigration and nationality act will lead to a denial of any and all benefits and possibly a referral to the immigration court. Immigration court (i.e. deportation hearing) is a full-fledged court room with a judge, prosecutors, evidence, and witnesses.  If you lose your case, the penalty is great:  banishment from the United States, separation from your family, and perhaps even death in your country of origin.  The seriousness of immigration issues is why Geygan and Geygan, Ltd. represent people like you and your loved ones.

The cost of failure

You need an immigration attorney because of the seriousness of the immigration process as mentioned immediately above:  If you lose your case, the penalty is great:  banishment from the United States, separation from your family, and perhaps even death in your country of origin. 

 Extensive misinformation

Websites for immigration consultants and for governmental agencies themselves are often plagued with misinformation or a lack of thorough information.

Governmental agencies are enforcement agencies.  They are trying to keep people like you and your family out of the United States, not help them get in.

Workers are not adequately trained in immigration law and its ongoing developments.

Your case is different from any other person’s case and workers do not have the ability to distinguish the facts necessary to help you.

Workers are not held liable for giving misinformation.  There is no incentive to help you or to provide accurate up to date information.

What an immigration lawyer does

The immigration lawyer, legally and ethically, represents your best interests throughout the immigration process.

Your lawyer will:

·         Offer you an initial consultation and case analysis

·         Explain your legal options

·         Keep all of your personal information private

·         Prepare your case

·         Take care of all of the paperwork so you don’t have to

·         Attend all meetings with you

·         Represent you in court

·         Explain to the government how you meet the immigration requirements

·         Represent you if problems arise and file any necessary appeals

Your right to an attorney

You have the right to be represented by an attorney in all immigration proceedings.  However, the government does not pay for your attorney.  In other words, while you have a right to an attorney, you must pay for attorney services. 

When you call Geygan and Geygan, Ltd., your initial consultation is free. 

Where to get help

At Geygan and Geygan, Ltd., we help people just like you every day.  We understand the legal system and will represent you throughout the immigration process and before the immigration court.  You can reach us at 513-793-6555 or Thomasjr@geygan.com

Immigration is a very specialized area of law; so, be sure your attorney focuses his practice on immigration and protecting your legal rights.  We focus our practice on immigration law and you can reach us at 513-793-6555 or Thomasjr@geygan.com.  We will gently walk you through your immigration issues, represent you in immigration court, and aggressively fight for your legal rights.

 

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