Practice Areas

Depending on your status, there are different types of family-based visas that you can petition for, including those for immediate relatives, family preference visas, and fiancé (K-1) visas. Every family is unique, and the visa you apply for depends entirely on your situation. Our attorneys have helped countless families nationwide and abroad to unite their families and to find success through the U.S. immigration process.

Foreign nationals can work in the United States while on various work visas, depending on their situation and job qualifications. We commonly represent employers and employees with EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 visas as well as with both Labor Certification and National Interest Waivers (NIW). We also have direct experience with the following professional visas:

• Healthcare visas (H-1Bs, EB-1s, EB-2s, O-1s, and NIW)
• University visas (H-1Bs, EB-1s, and EB-2s)
• Sports and entertainment visas (O and P visas, and EB-1s)
• Intra-company transferee visas (L-1)
• Investor visas (E-1 and E-2)
• Religious visas (R-1 and EB-4s)

We represent clients in renewing their DACA status and TPS status. Some clients, depending on their country of citizenship, qualify for Temporary Protected Status. In some cases, a grant of TPS by USCIS may serve as a defense from removal, while in others, it will allow the foreign national to remain lawfully in the United States regardless of the manner of entry and current status.

Once clients have entered the United States with lawful immigration status, they may find themselves facing a situation that requires changing their status or extending their current visa. Our team discusses the situation with our client and provides legal support to keep our client in valid immigration status.

Following the grant of an Immigrant Visa Petition, some clients become eligible for either an adjustment of status or a consular processing case based on their immigration history. We help clients determine which process best applies to their situation.

In addition to representing clients in family-based and employment-based cases, we also represent foreign nations in Removal Proceedings wherein they may qualify for Asylum or Cancellation of Removal. We represent clients with both Affirmative Asylum cases and in Defensive Asylum cases.

HSI conducts I-9 audits on employers regarding the legal status of its employees. We assist employers in reviewing, acquiring, and advising the I-9s.

Lawful Permanent Residents become eligible to apply for citizenship after either three (3) or five (5) years depending on their circumstances. We represent clients at their naturalization interviews before USCIS.

We help clients in bad situations find immigration help through Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and U visas for victims of criminal activity. 

Our attorneys assist individuals who have been deemed inadmissible to the United States to obtain waivers and gain lawful entry.