Green Cards and Visas

Dallas-Ft. Worth Immigrant Visa Attorney

There are many ways to legally enter the United States. How you may accomplish this depends on your circumstances and what you plan to do while you are in the country. At Saenz-Rodriguez & Associates, we work with clients to find a plan for entry that works for them. If you would like to come to the United States, either permanently or temporarily, contact Saenz-Rodriguez & Associates for an initial consultation. We can help you achieve your goal.

Achieving Legal Permanent Residence

The most common method of permanent entry is to apply for a green card. With certain types of family visas or employment visas, you can adjust your status from within the United States. If you are outside of the country, you must proceed through the US consulate where you are located.

Immigrant Visas

There are basic types of immigrant visas--family visas and employment visas. Family visas are awarded to relatives of citizens or permanent residents. The wait for a visa depends on the citizenship status and the closeness of the relationship. Depending on those two factors, the wait can be anything from no wait to several years.

Employment visas are awarded to employers who wish to bring over foreign personnel to work for them. To learn more about employment based visas, call our office to talk to one of our immigrant visa lawyers.

Non-immigrant Visas

If you are not planning on staying permanently, there are a number of visas that you can obtain. We handle immigration matters that involve

Student visas

• Visitor visas
• Tourist visas
• J visas
• Visas for aliens of extraordinary ability

Miscellaneous Visas

Other visas which do not fall under the previous categories are

Diversity Visas. Once a year, the US issues 55,000 immigrant visas through a lottery to people who come from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

T visas. These are awarded to women who have been trafficked to the US. If they cooperate with the authorities, and help turn in the people who lured them here, they can get a T visa. Holders of T visas may apply for permanent residency three years after admission to the United States.

U visas. This visa is for general victims of criminal activity such as rape, torture, domestic abuse, sexual assault, prostitution, false imprisonment or manslaughter. Holders of U visas may apply for permanent residency three years after admission to the United States.

Contact a Dallas immigrant visa attorney for an initial consultation.