Relief from DEPORTATION: VAWA Cancellation

By Monica Ganjoo

QUESTION: What is VAWA Cancellation of Removal?

ANSWER: VAWA Cancellation of Removal provides a deportation defense to domestic violence victims who are in removal proceedings in immigration court. These individuals are in front of an immigration judge, and the Government is trying to remove them from the United States. While it is not a new defense, many individuals, including attorneys, do not know much about it.

QUESTION: What eligibility do you have to show in order to apply for VAWA Cancellation in immigration court?

ANSWER: You must show the following six items: 1) Battery or extreme cruelty by a United States citizen or Legal Permanent Resident (green card holder) or battery to your child if that child is also the child of a United States citizen or Legal Permanent Resident; 2) Physical presence in the United States for three or more years before the VAWA application and notice to appear for removal proceedings (if it can be shown that any absence was connected to the violence experienced, this is not a bar to filing for VAWA); 3) Good moral character while in the United States (there are exceptions for acts or convictions that are tied to the violence suffered by the applicant); 4) Not otherwise inadmissible or deportable under the immigration law; 5) No convictions of aggravated felonies; AND 6) Evidence that removal would result in extreme hardship to the applicant, the child of the applicant, or the parent of the applicant.

QUESTION: Who can apply for the VAWA Cancellation?

ANSWER: The following individuals are eligible to apply: 1) Former spouse or child of United States citizen or Legal Permanent Resident, regardless of when death, divorce, or termination of parent-child relationship occurred; 2) Former or current spouse or child of someone who was formerly a United States citizen or Legal Permanent Resident, but has lost that status for any reason; or 3) Individual with child in common with former United States citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident, where the child in common was abused by the United States citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident.

QUESTION: What is the difference between VAWA Cancellation and VAWA I-360?

ANSWER: There are several differences. The main difference is that you can apply for VAWA Cancellation only if you are in removal proceedings (in front of an immigration judge). Unlike the I-360, where the decision is to be decided by the Citizenship and Immigration Services, the VAWA Cancellation is to be decided by the immigration judge. VAWA Cancellation can be applied for people that do not qualify for the I-360. The following individuals can apply for VAWA Cancellation, even though they are not qualified to apply for the VAWA I-360: 1) Abused spouse who was divorced for over two years from the abuser; 2) Abused spouse of Legal Permanent Resident who has died or any abused children of a United States Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident parent who has died; 3) Parent of an abused child who was never married to the child’s abusive United States citizen or Legal Permanent Resident parent; 4) Abused stepchild whose immigrant parent has been divorced from the abusive parent for over two years; 5) Abused spouse or child whose citizen parent gave up citizenship or lost Legal Permanent Resident status for over two years; 6) Victims of incest or child abuse who were abused while they were under 21, but failed to file I-360 and who are now over 21; 7) Victims of child abuse who cannot establish that they have resided with the abuser.

QUESTION: What do I have to provide to the immigration court?

ANSWER: You must show that you had a relationship with the abuser by providing evidence such as marriage and/or birth certificates, depending on the relationship you had with the abuser. You must provide evidence to prove that you were continuously present in the United States for a period of three years prior to filing your applicant. You must prove that during your stay in the United States, you were subject to extreme cruelty or abuse by the United States citizen or Legal Permanent Resident. You must prove that you are a person of good moral character and that you or your abused child or your parent will suffer from extreme hardship if you are deported from the United States.

QUESTION: What is the most difficult part of the VAWA Cancellation?

ANSWER: The most difficult evidence to show in court is that extreme hardship will exist if the applicant is forced to be removed from the United States. The following items can be shown as evidence: 1) The need for access to the United States court system, such as criminal justice system and family courts in order to support child support, maintenance, and custody agreements; 2) The need for medical services not readily available in the country that applicant is to be deported to; 3) The laws or customs in the country that the applicant is to be deported to that would penalize the applicant or his/her children for being domestic violence victims; 4) The abuser’s ability to follow the applicant to the country that he/she is to be deported to; 5) The chance that the abusers family or friends could victimize the applicant or his/her children in the country that the applicant is to be deported to.

QUESTION: What do you do if you are not in removal proceedings (in front of an immigration judge) but you want to apply for VAWA Cancellation?

ANSWER: You can turn yourself in to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and request to be placed in deportation/removal proceedings. Do NOT take this step without consulting with an immigration attorney. Once you are placed in deportation/removal proceedings, you will then be required to appear in court. At this point, you can apply for the VAWA Cancellation, along with supporting evidence, in order to prove your case. You will then have a hearing. The immigration judge with then decide whether or not to grant you this relief. If granted, you will obtain your Legal Permanent Resident (green card) status. If denied, and you do not have other avenues to becoming legal, then you will receive a removal order.
For more information, call Attorney Monica Ganjoo for a consultation.

Ganjoo Law Offices currently offer a consultation with Attorney Monica Ganjoo in San Francisco or San Jose for only $25 (phone consultations also available for $50). The Staff of Ganjoo Law Offices speak a total of six different languages. For a consultation with Monica Ganjoo, call one of her offices below:

870 Market Street, Suite 340
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 495-3710
111 W. St. John Street, Suite 513
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 975-0500

May Illegal Aliens file bankruptcy?

By Crispin Lozano

Question: Is there a requirement to file for bankruptcy that you must be a legal alien or citizen?

Answer: There is no requirement in the Bankruptcy Code that requires legal status in the United States to file for bankruptcy. A debtor could be any person in the United States who has a Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with valid Identification Document and a valid address.

Question: Does the creditors knew that some debtors filing bankruptcy are illegal aliens?

Answer: The banks have issued bank accounts to people who do not have a valid social security number but have Taxpayer Identification Number. They must have known that persons who do not have social security number and working based on Taxpayer Identification Number must have lacked legal papers to stay in the United States.

Question: What precautions must illegal aliens do before filing bankruptcy?

Answer: Before you file for bankruptcy you must consult with an immigration lawyer about your own personal situation. Be aware that the office of the Trustee and the Bankruptcy Court are very close to the office of Department of Homeland Security which monitors illegal aliens. If you file for bankruptcy, the Federal government which will include the DHS will have an access to your personal records such as whether you are filing your tax returns, whether you are not paying child support or you have committed certain crimes or infractions. Failure to file tax returns or failure to pay child support will affect your immigration application for benefits.

The immigration law requires that all applicants for permanent resident and citizenship have good moral character. Good moral character requires not having been involved in any crime especially crimes involving moral turpitude or fraud. Examples of crimes of fraud are:

Lying on your credit applications;
Using other persons social security number;
Using a fake social security number;
Fraud in dealing with creditors.

If the bankruptcy court found out that you have committed any one of the above infractions or crimes, you could be sent to prison and your immigration status will be in jeopardy.

Note: This is not a legal advice and you should consult with an immigration attorney about your case.

Immigration News

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Arizona Immigration Law requiring mandatory use of E-verify (internet based system) by checking legal work authorization of all employees and using sanctions for employers who intentionally hire illegal aliens by suspending or revoking their state license.

On March 1, 2011, we received an approval of adjustment of status by an Immigration Judge for an alien who was originally denied adjustment of status based on petition by employer.
On January 25, 2011, we received an approval of a self-petition by a battered spouse. Her entry with a different name was forgiven.

On December 23, 2010, we received an approval from the Immigration Court for a waiver of misrepresentation for an alien who entered as single but actually married.

On January 5, 2010, we received an approval in Immigration Court of an adjustment of status based on good faith marriage despite an age difference of 18 years.

Abused spouse of U.S. citizen or permanent residents can self petition even if there is a problem with the entry documents such as C or D visa or entry without inspection or assumed name.
Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) can be used for filing tax returns and is required before bank accounts can be opened.

Bankruptcy News
Collection actions continue and you can be sued if you are in debt settlement.

Chapter 7 will eliminate all unsecured debts. If you are near retirement age, you must eliminate most of your debts.

Bankruptcy will stop foreclosure actions. If your trustee sale date is 10 days before, you can still file for bankruptcy.

If your salary is being garnished, you have a court case about debts or you are being harassed by creditors, bankruptcy can stop garnishment, court cases, harassing creditors and eliminate the debt.

Bankruptcy is cheaper, faster and safer than debt settlement which has no guaranteed success.
Preserve your health, eliminate stress and live a happy life by eliminating your debts which is the root of all problems.

Crispin Caday Lozano was born in the Philippines and a naturalized U.S. citizen. He is an active member of the State Bar of California, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the National Association of Consumers Bankruptcy Attorneys. He specializes in immigration law and bankruptcy law. He earned his Juris Doctor at Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California. He is also a Certified Public Accountant, a Real Estate Broker and a Bachelor of Business Administration Cum Laude graduate. He has four offices which are located in Hayward, San Jose, and Cerritos, California. You can contact him at telephone number 1-877-456-9266.

Weekly Answers to Readers Immigration Questions

By Beverly Byrd

Question: I am a non-conditional lawful permanent resident and my green card expired last month. I have filed an I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). I am awaiting the arrival of my new card. However, I need to travel for work. What can I do? Thanks very much. Nelly J.

Answer: Hello Nelly. Thank you for your question. If you have filed for an application to replace or renew your green card, you can take the USCIS receipt notice to a USCIS local office and request a temporary green card stamp in your passport. When you travel and reenter the United States, the temporary green card stamp in your passport will function as a green card. You should have no issues. You will need to schedule an Infopass appointment in order to go to your local USCIS office to obtain the stamp. You can schedule this appointment by going to uscis.gov and following the link for Infopass Appointment.

Question: Hello Attorney Byrd. I need your help. My son is in F-1 or student status at San Jose State University, and was taken into criminal custody for DUI and hit and run charges last week. Now ICE has placed a hold on him. The criminal court judge set his bail at $25,000. What should we do? If we pay the bail, will my son be able to bail out of jail? Thank you for your advice A. Cesar

Answer: Hello Cesar. Thank you for your question. Recently, I have had a client with just such a situation. After speaking with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement supervisor in the local San Jose USCIS office last week, I was told that when the client posted bail, that the jail would then release the client into ICE custody. ICE Officers would pick up the client usually within a day and take him to the local San Jose ICE office.

Once the client was in ICE custody, then the case would be evaluated and a decision would be made about the client’s custody situation. In my client’s case, as it seems in your son’s case Cesar, if the client was maintaining his F-1 non-immigrant status and he had no criminal convictions at the time of the custody determination, then ICE would completely release him from their custody. However, do note that if the client, and your son, ultimately received criminal convictions that made him deportable, then ICE would take him into custody again. In this case, it makes sense to pay the bail as it appears that it would effectuate his release from jail, and ultimately from ICE custody. The ICE Supervisor did point out that many criminal defense attorneys do not understand ICE policies, and think that even if bail is paid before the conclusion of the criminal court case, that their clients would not be taken into ICE custody, and thus have no possibility to be out of ICE custody as well.

Do note however, that if a person in criminal custody with an ICE hold has prior criminal convictions that make them deportable, OR if a person is not in a legal status, then ICE would NOT release that person from ICE custody, and any criminal bail that had been paid would be lost. Family members of persons in criminal custody with an ICE hold should consult with a competent immigration and criminal defense attorney before making bail decisions.

Question: Hello Attorney Beverly. Is there any possibility to ask waiver for overstaying here in USA to get green cards. Marissa.

Answer: Thank you for your question. We see a great many clients who have overstayed their I-94 validity. In some instances, persons who have remained beyond their I-94 validity may be eligible to file for green cards.

For instance, if a person last entered the United States legally, with a visitor visa for example, and that person later marries a U.S. citizen, that person is eligible to file for a green card. The law states that they need only prove that they last entered the United States legally through an immigration inspection. They do not need a waiver because they overstayed their I-94, even if they overstayed many years. They also do not need to pay any penalty fee, only normal filing fees.

In addition to preferential treatment for spouses of U.S. citizens, there is also preferential treatment for unmarried children under 21 and parents of U.S. citizens. They also need only show that they last entered the country legally to be eligible to file for adjustment of status, or a green card. The fact that they overstayed their I-94 any length of time does not preclude them filing for a green card.

However, other persons who are NOT immediate relatives of a U.S. citizen (spouses, unmarried children under 21 and parents) who entered the United States legally the last time they entered and overstayed their I-94 generally ARE NOT eligible to file for a green card here in the U.S. For example, the Reader’s friend and his family who last entered the United States as a visitor and have overstayed their I-94 for 8 years will not be able to file for a green card. As they are not immediate relatives of a U.S. citizen (spouse, unmarried children under 21 and parents), they must remain in a valid immigration status in order to receive a green card, and their valid status ended about 7 ½ years ago. The fact that both an employer and the friend’s mother filed petitions for the friend in 2003 and 2004 will not allow the family to obtain green cards in the U.S.

There is a narrow exception to this rule that a non-immediate relative of a U.S. citizen who has overstayed or even an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen who last entered the country illegally must be in valid immigration status to be eligible to file for a green card. Section 245(i) of the immigration law states that a non-immediate relative who has fallen out of status or an immediate relative who entered illegally in the first place and now has a way to immigrate, can remain in the United States and file for a green card if 1) that person is the beneficiary of a family petition filed before April 30, 2001; 2) that person is the beneficiary of an employment petition filed before April 30, 2001; or 3) that person is the beneficiary of a labor certification filed before April 30, 2001. This beneficiary has to pay a $1,000 penalty fee in addition to the normal filing fees. As well, if the petition or labor certification was filed after 1998, physical presence on December 20, 2000 must be shown.

Attorney Beverly Byrd has exclusively practiced U.S. immigration law at Byrd & Associates for over ten years, helping thousands in the Filipino community. She obtained a law degree and then graduated with a Master’s in International Law from the prestigious Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. Attorney Byrd currently offers for a limited time a $20 consultation and family based green card services in the U.S. for only $1,200 to Manila Mail readers. Please contact her to schedule a consultation via e-mail at info@byrdassociates.com, or at either of her two Bay Area offices found below. You can also see her website at www.byrdassociates.com for more information.

San Jose Office
(408) 995-3268
95 S. Market Street, Suite 300
San Jose, CA 95113

San Francisco Office
(408) 995-3268 (Main Scheduling Number)
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94111

H-2B

By Atty Monica Ganjoo

Question: What is the H-2B visa category?
Answer: The H-2B visa category is used by United States companies that wish to temporarily employ skilled and unskilled foreign workers in nonagricultural positions. The employer has to have a temporary need and it must show that United States workers are not available.

Question: How long is an H-2B visa valid for?
Answer: The initial period of stay granted by the Department of Homeland Security (previously known as the Immigration and Naturalization Service) is governed by the period of time that the employer needs the services. This period cannot extend beyond an initial period of one year. However, extensions of stay in increments of one year are possible, but the foreign worker cannot be continuously employed in the United States for more than three years.

Question: What is the first step in obtaining an H-2B visa for someone?
Answer: The very first step is to obtain a labor certification application. This must be obtained by the employer. The request is made to the Department of Labor. You file this request with the state employment service office with jurisdiction over the location of the proposed employment. This labor certification application can cover one foreign worker, or it can cover a number of foreign workers filling the same position who will be working at the same location.

Question: What is the second step in obtaining an H-2B visa for someone?
Answer: The second step comes after the labor certification application has been approved by the Department of Labor. This approval must be filed with the application that is to be sent to the Department of Homeland Security.

Question: What is the third and final step in obtaining an H-2B visa for someone?
Answer: Once the Department of Homeland Security approves the H-2B visa petition, the foreign worker(s) must take the approval notice to a United States Embassy/Consulate in order to apply for the H-2B visa in person. The foreign worker will need to apply for this visa in order to be granted admission to the United States.

Question: If an employer files for several foreign workers using the same approved labor certification application, do all the foreign workers have to go to the same United States Embassy/Consulate abroad to obtain their visas?
Answer: No, they do not. They may go to different embassies abroad.

Question: Can family members of the H-2B visa holder accompany him/her to the United States?
Answer: Yes, spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21 may accompany the H-2B visa holder. They will need to apply for an H-4 visa at the United States Embassy/Consulate. The family members are not allowed to work; however, they are allowed to engage in studies in the United States.

Question: How does the employer file for an extension of the foreign worker’s stay in H-2B category?
Answer: Any extensions must be made at the employer’s request. The employer needs to demonstrate that the initial authorization period is not enough for completion of the duties that is to be performed and must prove that the unavailability of qualified United States workers exists. The employer shows this by obtaining a new labor certification application from the Department of Labor.

Question: What are some examples of H-2B jobs?
Answer: Some examples are: (1) a family wanting to hire a child care attendant in order to supervise their infant child while both of the parents work and the help will be temporary; (2) an employee is going to go on maternity leave for six months and a temporary replacement is needed; (3) a ski resort needs temporary servers and chefs for busy ski season.
For more information, call Attorney Monica Ganjoo for a consultation.

Ganjoo Law Offices currently offer a consultation with Attorney Monica Ganjoo in San Francisco and San Jose for only $25. The Staff of Ganjoo Law Offices speak a total of six different languages. For a consultation with Monica Ganjoo, call one of her offices below:
870 Market Street, Suite 340
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 495-3710
111 W. St. John Street, Suite 513
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 975-0500

What properties are protected under Chapter 7 bankruptcy?

By Atty Crispin Lozano

Most properties of the debtor are protected in Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Properties include homestead in the residence, 401 (k) or other pension plans, cars, bank accounts, and other personal properties. The protection is availed of by using exemptions under the California code of Civil Procedure Sec. 704 and Sec. 703. California does not use the Federal bankruptcy exemptions.If you are a residence of California you can only choose Sec. 703 or Sec. 704 exemptions. Sec. 704 is used to protect your homestead or the equity in your house. Sec. 703 is used if you have no equity in your house but you have many personal properties such as bank accounts, high value cars that can be exempted up to a maximum of $21,825. If you are married but the other spouse is not filing, you can only use Sec. 703 if your spouse will execute a Spousal Waiver that waives his or her right to use the same Sec. 703 exemptions during the time the bankruptcy is pending.

Question: What is the residency requirement to avail of the exemptions?
Answer: The debtor must be a residence of the state where he or she is filing bankruptcy for the two years before filing in order to avail of the state exemption.

Question: What debts are discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy?
Answer: The debts that are discharged include credit card debts, medical bills, utility bills, unpaid balance after foreclosure of home or repossession of a car, personal loans and other unsecured debts. While personal liability for secured debts like a home can be discharged in Chapter 7, so long as the debtor remains in possession of the house, the lender can exercise their rights on the security by foreclosure if the payments are not current.

Question: What debts are not discharged in Chapter 7?
Answer: Debts that are not discharged include student loans, domestic support obligations, debts incurred while driving under the influence, debts ordered to be repaid by the court because they were incurred by fraud, restitution, criminal fines and penalties, and parking tickets.
Immigration News
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Arizona Immigration Law requiring mandatory use of E-verify (internet based system) by checking legal work authorization of all employees and using sanctions for employers who intentionally hire illegal aliens by suspending or revoking their state license.

On March 1, 2011, we received an approval of adjustment of status by an Immigration Judge for an alien who was originally denied adjustment of status based on petition by employer.
On January 25, 2011, we received an approval of a self-petition by a battered spouse. Her entry with a different name was forgiven.

On December 23, 2010, we received an approval from the Immigration Court for a waiver of misrepresentation for an alien who entered as single but actually married.

On January 5, 2010, we received an approval in Immigration Court of an adjustment of status based on good faith marriage despite an age difference of 18 years.

Abused spouse of U.S. citizen or permanent residents can self petition even if there is a problem with the entry documents such as C or D visa or entry without inspection or assumed name.
Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) can be used for filing tax returns and is required before bank accounts can be opened.

Bankruptcy News

Collection actions continue and you can be sued if you are in debt settlement.
Chapter 7 will eliminate all unsecured debts. If you are near retirement age, you must eliminate most of your debts.

Bankruptcy will stop foreclosure actions. If your trustee sale date is 10 days before, you can still file for bankruptcy.

If your salary is being garnished, you have a court case about debts or you are being harassed by creditors, bankruptcy can stop garnishment, court cases, harassing creditors and eliminate the debt.

Bankruptcy is cheaper, faster and safer than debt settlement which has no guaranteed success.
Preserve your health, eliminate stress and live a happy life by eliminating your debts which is the root of all problems.

Crispin Caday Lozano was born in the Philippines and a naturalized U.S. citizen. He is an active member of the State Bar of California, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the National Association of Consumers Bankruptcy Attorneys. He specializes in immigration law and bankruptcy law. He earned his Juris Doctor at Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California. He is also a Certified Public Accountant, a Real Estate Broker and a Bachelor of Business Administration Cum Laude graduate. He has four offices which are located in Hayward, San Jose, and Cerritos, California. You can contact him at telephone number 1-877-456-9266.

Help! My Brother Has Been Taken Into Immigration Custody In Tacoma, Washington!

By Atty Beverly Byrd

QUESTION: Hello Attorney Byrd. My brother is a permanent resident and has been taken into immigration custody, and today, they have sent him to Tacoma, Washington. He had a drug conviction and a grand theft conviction in 2006. How bad is his case, and what can we do to get him out of immigration custody and bring him back here to California? Thank you for your time and advice to my brother and our community. God Bless, Criselda.

ANSWER: Hello Criselda. Thank you for your question. A permanent resident who has been convicted of any drug conviction except 30 grams or less of marijuana for one’s own personal use is deportable. As well, a permanent resident that has been convicted of grand theft is also deportable. In addition to being deportable, that person is also subject to mandatory custody under current immigration law. This means that the law requires that that person be kept in immigration custody throughout the duration of the removal or deportation proceedings. The immigration judge does not have the authority to let that person out of custody. No immigration bond will be set.

Since no immigration bond can be set, and that permanent resident has to remain in immigration custody, the immigration judge will very likely not agree to change the venue of the case to California. When someone is subject to mandatory custody and they have been taken out of California, the Government attorney usually protests any change of location, and the immigration judge usually agrees with the government. The Government, or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), places a person in custody in a place here they have a bed space. In other words, your brother was taken to Tacoma, Washington because there was no bed space in the Bay Area, but there was available bed space in the detention facility in Tacoma, Washington. Many Bay Area residents that are taken into and kept in immigration custody are taken to large detention facilities in Tacoma, Washington, Eloy, Arizona and Florence, Arizona because they have large accommodations.

At this point, you should seek the advice of a competent immigration attorney who exclusively handles immigration matters, and has a great deal of experience in deportation matters. That attorney can carefully analyze your brother’s case and determine if he is indeed subject to mandatory detention or if a case can be made for bond. Set your expectations that he will remain in immigration custody so you and he are not disappointed. The immigration attorney you choose can analyze the facts in your brother’s case and determine if your brother has any defenses to deportation. He may be eligible to apply for Cancellation of Removal for Permanent Residents, but it will depend on when your brother became a permanent resident. If he is eligible for Cancellation, then your brother will have to prove that he deserves a second chance. He can demonstrate such things as the long length of time he has been in the United States, the hardship to himself and his family members if he is removed to the Philippines, any community service, any military involvement, a work history and tax payment history, and any rehabilitation. The immigration judge will balance these positive factors against his two criminal convictions, and any other negative factors in his case. Your brother may be eligible for other forms of relief, but the immigration attorney you chose to help him will make that decision.
Even though your brother is kept in custody in Tacoma, Washington, the immigration attorney you choose in California will be able to make a court appearance via telephone at the preliminary hearings. At the time of your brother’s first hearing, or Master Calendar hearing, the immigration judge will telephone your brother’s immigration attorney at their office and speak with the attorney about the allegations in your brother’s case, and the defense applications that your brother may file. Then the judge will set a trial date if there are no other issues to be resolved. Your brother’s immigration attorney will then need to travel to Tacoma to prepare your brother for trial and to represent him at the trial.

Hopefully, your brother will have a defense to his deportation. Good luck.

Attorney Byrd has been exclusively practicing immigration law for over 10 years at Byrd & Associates and has helped thousands in the Filipino community. You can visit her website at www.byrdassociates.com, and can schedule a consultation with Attorney Byrd by contacting her via e-mail at bab@byrdassociates.com, or by telephoning her San Jose office or San Francisco office. For a limited time, Attorney Byrd offers family based Green Card processing for only $1,200 and Naturalization (Citizenship) Application processing for only $600.

San Jose Office
95 S. Market Street
Suite 300
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 995-3268

San Francisco Office
One Embarcadero Center
Suite 500
San Franciso, CA 94111
(408) 995-3268
(main scheduling line)