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K 1 Fiancé Visa in 2026: Important Changes and Advantages
K 1 Fiancé Visa in 2026: Important Changes and Advantages The K 1 fiancé visa remains an important immigration option in 2026 for U.S. citizens who are engaged to foreign nationals and intend to marry and live together in the United States. Immigration policies and...
How To Pass Citizenship Test
What The Naturalization Civics Test Involves Passing the citizenship test means passing two parts at your naturalization interview: a civics test and an English test. For Austin-area applicants, that interview follows a biometrics appointment at the Application...
Green Card Based On Marriage
How A Marriage-Based Green Card Works A marriage-based green card gives the spouse of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident the right to live and work permanently in the United States. To qualify, the couple must be legally married and must show that the...
Can DACA Recipients Get a Green Card?
Your Green Card May Still Be Within Reach Yes, some DACA recipients can get a green card, but it depends on your specific situation. The most common path is through marriage to a U.S. citizen or another qualifying family relationship, combined with travel on advance...
Prospective Immigration Reform in 2026: Is America Returning to Comprehensive Immigration Reform?
For much of the last decade, immigration policy in the United States has been driven by executive orders, agency memoranda, litigation, and enforcement priorities rather than congressional legislation. Whether under Democratic or Republican administrations, meaningful...
What Happens If Your TPS Is Terminated? Immigration Options That May Allow You to Stay in the United States
For hundreds of thousands of individuals, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has provided the ability to live and work lawfully in the United States for years. Unfortunately, TPS is temporary by design. When a country's designation is terminated—or when an individual...
USCIS Now Allows Certain Adjustment of Status Applications to Be Filed Online: What Applicants Need to Know
For years, individuals applying for lawful permanent residence from within the United States have generally been required to submit paper applications to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). That process often involved assembling hundreds of pages of...
Blanche v. Lau: Why Green Card Holders Should Consider Naturalization Sooner Rather Than Later
For many lawful permanent residents (LPRs), obtaining a green card feels like the finish line. After years of navigating the immigration system, permanent residence provides the ability to live and work in the United States indefinitely. However, a recent Supreme...
Good Moral Character and Naturalization in 2026: What Permanent Residents Need to Know
For many lawful permanent residents, becoming a U.S. citizen is the final step in a long immigration journey. One of the most important requirements for naturalization is demonstrating "Good Moral Character" (GMC). While this requirement has always existed,...
Naturalization and Citiizenshp; What Lawful Permanent Residents Need to Know in 2026.
If you are considering applying for U.S. citizenship, you may have heard that the naturalization process has become more demanding — particularly when it comes to proving Good Moral Character (GMC). In recent years, USCIS has applied heightened scrutiny to N-400...
Why Choose Us
Austin has no shortage of immigration attorneys. Here’s what sets our firm apart for families navigating citizenship, family petitions, and permanent residency:
Two decades of focused experience:
Over 20 years representing clients exclusively in family-based immigration and citizenship matters, waivers of inadmissibility, and BIA appeals.
A former public defender's perspective:
Trial experience as a criminal defense attorney gives our team a deeper understanding of how a criminal record can affect an immigration case, insight that shapes how we prepare waivers and other filings for clients with a criminal history.
Multilingual, accessible representation:
Our Spanish-speaking staff ensures clear communication at every stage, not just at the initial consultation.
Thorough, individualized case preparation:
Every case is prepared with the same attention to accuracy and compliance, whether it's a straightforward naturalization filing or a complex VAWA self-petition.
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