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1. Marriage Green Cards and Family Immigration

Marriage Green Card

We help U.S. citizens and permanent residents file green card applications for eligible spouses. Services include:

• I-130 petition for alien relative.
• I-485 adjustment of status inside the United States.
• Consular processing abroad and National Visa Center (NVC) document preparation.
• Organizing evidence that the marriage is genuine and preparing for the interview.
• Work permit and travel document applications, where eligible.
• I-751 petition to remove the conditions on a two-year conditional green card, including joint petitions and eligible waiver requests.
• Analysis of and responses to Requests for Evidence and Notices of Intent to Deny.

Family Immigration

Based on the applicant's citizenship or permanent resident status, the family relationship and the beneficiary's circumstances, we assess which immigration category may apply and help with eligible family petitions for spouses, children, parents and siblings, including issues involving visa backlogs, consular processing and adjustment of status inside the United States.

2. Special Immigrant Juvenile Status | SIJS

For young people who may have been abused, neglected or abandoned by one or both parents, or who face a similar situation under state law, we assess eligibility for Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status.

Services include:

• Assessment of the young person's and family's circumstances.
• Related state court guardianship, custody or other applicable proceedings.
• Applications for the special findings required from the state court.
• I-360 petition for Special Immigrant Juvenile status.
• Assessment of a later green card application based on visa availability and individual eligibility.

SIJ cases involve requirements on age, marital status, state court jurisdiction and court findings, so they should be assessed early. Approval of the I-360 and obtaining a green card are separate stages.

3. VAWA Self-Petitions for Domestic Violence Survivors

We provide VAWA self-petition services for eligible applicants who have suffered domestic violence or extreme cruelty. VAWA is not limited to women; eligible men may also apply.

Services include:

• Assessment of VAWA eligibility and the family relationship.
• I-360 self-petition.
• Organizing personal statements and evidence of the marriage, shared residence and similar facts.
• Organizing medical and psychological evaluations, police reports and other related evidence.
• Adjustment of status and work permit applications, where eligible.
• Responding to evidence requests and following up on the case.

We respect applicants' privacy and communication needs, and plan the evidence to be gathered around their specific experiences.

4. Naturalization

We help eligible permanent residents apply for U.S. citizenship. Services include:

• N-400 eligibility assessment and application.
• Review of continuous residence, physical presence and travel records.
• Assessment of the requirements for naturalization through marriage.
• Preparation for the naturalization interview and the English and civics tests.
• Assessment of eligible language test exemptions or disability accommodation requests.
• Case analysis involving criminal records, taxes or long absences from the United States.

5. Employment-Based Immigration | EB-1, EB-2, EB-3 and NIW

Employment-based immigration includes different filing paths. EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 should not all be called "extraordinary ability" immigration; NIW is a national interest waiver under EB-2.

EB-1 First Preference Employment-Based Immigration

Based on your achievements, position and employer, we assess the following categories:

• EB-1A Extraordinary Ability: for people of extraordinary ability in science, the arts, education, business or athletics who meet the criteria.
• EB-1B Outstanding Professors and Researchers: for eligible professors or researchers whose petition is supported by an employer.
• EB-1C Multinational Executives and Managers: for eligible managers and executives of multinational companies.

EB-2 Second Preference Employment-Based Immigration

We help applicants with advanced degrees or exceptional ability who meet the relevant requirements, including assessing employer-sponsored paths and the NIW national interest waiver path.

NIW National Interest Waiver

We assess NIW eligibility for researchers, engineers, medical professionals, entrepreneurs and other professionals. Eligible applicants may request a waiver of the job offer and labor certification requirements and may file the immigrant petition themselves.

Services include assessing your professional background, analyzing the work you plan to pursue, organizing evidence of your achievements, guiding recommendation letter materials and preparing the application documents. Having an advanced degree, patents or papers alone does not automatically meet the NIW requirements.

EB-3 Third Preference Employment-Based Immigration

We help employers and eligible professionals, skilled workers and other workers, including assessing the position and qualifications, applicable PERM labor certification, the I-140 petition, and later adjustment of status or consular processing.

6. Work and Business Nonimmigrant Visas

L-1 Intracompany Transferees

We serve eligible multinational companies transferring personnel, including L-1A executives or managers, L-1B specialized-knowledge employees, and eligible new U.S. office petitions.

O-1 Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement

For applicants in science, education, business, athletics, the arts, and film and television who meet the relevant criteria, we provide eligibility assessment, organization of achievement evidence and filing services.

H-1B Specialty Occupations

For U.S. employers and eligible professionals, we analyze how the position, degree and field of study match, and help with applicable registration, petitions, extensions, change of employer and amended petitions.

7. Student and Exchange Visitor Visas

F-1 Student Visas and Status

For people coming to the U.S. to study and for students already here, we advise on visa documents, change of status inside the U.S., maintaining status and related immigration questions, and assess matters such as CPT and OPT in light of the school's international student office requirements.

J-1 Exchange Visitor Visas and Status

For visiting scholars, researchers and other eligible exchange visitors, we provide legal services including analysis of visa and status issues, assessment of the two-year home residence requirement, and applicable waiver applications.

8. Protection for Crime Victims | U Visa

We assess eligibility for U nonimmigrant status for victims of certain crimes. This category generally involves substantial physical or mental harm from a crime and helping law enforcement investigate or prosecute it.

Services include eligibility assessment, help with requests for law enforcement certification, organizing evidence of the victimization and harm, petitions for eligible family members, and assessment of a later green card application.

9. Family Reunification for Certain Green Card Holders | V Visa

The V visa applies to spouses and children of U.S. permanent residents who meet specific historical conditions. It mainly involves I-130 petitions filed on or before December 21, 2000, and other statutory requirements, and its scope is very limited.

Based on the original filing records, the family relationship and the progress of the case, we can assess whether you meet the V visa conditions or whether another family immigration path may apply.

Complex Immigration Problems and Responding to Adverse Decisions

When an application runs into a request for evidence, a notice of intent to deny, a denial, a break in status or a background issue, we help review the application record and official documents, identify the points in dispute and evaluate the procedures that may be available.

For cases involving criminal records, changes in marital status, allegations of past false statements or immigration court proceedings, we coordinate with lawyers in the relevant areas of law for a joint analysis as needed. Specific forms of relief and deadlines must be determined from the case documents and the applicable procedures.

Based in New York and New Jersey, Serving Clients Across the U.S.

If you are looking for a U.S. immigration lawyer in the following areas, you are welcome to contact us for a consultation:

• New York immigration lawyer, New Jersey immigration lawyer: marriage green card, family immigration, naturalization, talent-based immigration and work visas;
• California immigration lawyer, Los Angeles immigration lawyer, Irvine immigration lawyer: remote filing services for California marriage green cards, family immigration and employment-based immigration;
• Seattle immigration lawyer: work visas for professionals, talent-based immigration and family immigration consultations;
• Boston immigration lawyer: consultations on research and academic talent immigration, work visas and family immigration;
• Connecticut immigration lawyer, New Haven immigration lawyer: marriage immigration, naturalization and professional talent filing services;
• Philadelphia immigration lawyer: family reunification, work visa and employment-based immigration consultations.

Clients looking for a San Francisco immigration lawyer, San Jose immigration lawyer, Orlando immigration lawyer, Miami immigration lawyer or Chicago immigration lawyer can also book consultations in Chinese by phone, WeChat or video.

The areas above are places where we serve clients. They do not mean the firm has an office in those places or holds a local state law license. Federal immigration representation and specific court appearances are arranged according to the handling attorney's qualifications, the rules of the relevant agency and the scope of engagement.

Contact a Flushing, New York Immigration Lawyer

Whether you plan to apply for a green card through marriage or a family relationship, seek immigration protection as a young person or a domestic violence survivor, or want to come to the U.S. through professional achievements, employer sponsorship, work or study, we can assess your path based on your circumstances and help prepare your case.

Lu Xin Law Offices

Service area: New York | Flushing | federal immigration matters nationwide, subject to practice and procedural rules

Attorney Advertising. This page is a general description of services. Eligibility, procedures and outcomes depend on the facts of each case, the applicable law and the decisions of the relevant authorities. Nothing on this page is legal advice for any specific case; the scope of services is as stated in the written engagement agreement.

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