The
Immigration Department of
Hanis Irvine Prothero provides professional
immigration legal services to people from all over the World.
The firm's clients include a wide range of U.S. and international
businesses, non-profit organizations, families, and individuals.
Because Immigration Law is federal law, many immigration matters can
be successfully filed regardless of physical location.
Cynthia Irvine,
Florian Purganan, and
Mary Beth Leeper maintain a focused practice to ensure that they are
informed with the most current information in this complex and always
changing area of law. In addition to our professional legal
counseling, we will complete all forms, assist our clients in the
collection of essential documentation, file all applications, and
attend immigration interviews and hearings with our clients.
The Department
also features attorneys and staff members who speak a variety
of foreign languages, and who provide constant access to confidential
updates to case status securely online.
Our department can assist
local, national, and international businesses in questions of immigration
for employees both here and abroad. There are several types
of temporary visas available for many employment situations, including
those for professional employees, intra-company transferees, business
visitors, international investors, and treaty traders. Our department
will advise on the standards and requirements of the various
visa options and recommend which are applicable to the client’s
particular situation. In addition, U.S. employers may sponsor
foreign national employees for Permanent Resident status.
We will
advise both employers and employees on whether this process is a viable
option for their profession and for their circumstances of employment.
The Immigration Department of
Hanis Irvine Prothero routinely assists
in the reunification of families through the immigrant visa process.
We are experienced in all types of family-based immigration applications
including spousal, fiancé, parent, child, and sibling petitions.
Our Immigration Law Department provides advice to our clients on the
application process that will result in the fastest possible reunification
of family members under the law, including counsel on any eligibility
for special immigration programs available to family members. We will
also explain and acquire all possible benefits for our clients while
their applications are pending including work authorization and permission
to travel outside the United States.
Cynthia and
Florian can also
guide permanent residents through the entire process of naturalization.
In addition to the general services of determining eligibility
for citizenship and filing the application, we will help to give our
clients the optimal chance of success at their citizenship interview
by helping to prepare our clients for the required English and Civics
tests. We also handle appeals of denials of citizenship and advise
our clients as to their options and chances for success on appeal.
