Our Austin immigration law firm specializes on representing U.S. citizens seeking permanent resident status for their spouses, parents, and children and on seeking U.S. citizenship (naturalization) for people who already hold green cards. We often handle cases to remove two year “conditional” limits from green cards obtained through marriage. We frequently represent applicants who need to renew or replace expiring, lost, or stolen green cards. Other family sponsored matters we handle include adjustment of status, consular processing for relatives needing green card interviews at U.S. consulates abroad, K-1 fiancée visas, and reentry permits for green card holders needing to temporarily reside/work overseas. We obtain temporary work permits (“EADs”) and travel permits (“advance paroles”) for our adjustment of status clients. We also represent many DACA recipients to seek renewals.
At this time our firm is not handling visitor, student, H-1B, H-2, E-1, E-2 treaty investor/trader visas, EB-5 immigrant investor cases, L-1, O-1 nonimmigrant visas, asylum, or removal (deportation) defense.
Visas
We represent spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens (over age 21) seeking immigrant (“green card”) status for relatives. We also represent U.S. citizens seeking K-1 fiancée nonimmigrant visas.
Green Card Status
We represent spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens (over age 21) seeking immigrant (“green card”) status for relatives.
Work Visas
We seek temporary work permits (“EADs”) & temporary foreign travel permits (“Advance Paroles”) as part as their relatives green card cases.
DACA
We are representing DACA holders who need to seek another two year work permit (“EAD”) to renew that status.
Citizenship
-Most people become U.S. citizens by: Birth within the United States, birth abroad to a U.S. citizen parent, or naturalization within the U.S. after first having immigrated. Additionally, any child under the age of 18 with green card status who is residing in the custody of a biological parent who is a U.S. citizen will also acquire U.S. citizenship due to the Child Citizenship Act (CCA) passed by Congress in 2000. A person may be eligible for naturalization if he/she has resided in the United States for at least 5 years as a permanent resident (or 3 years if married to and living with a U.S. citizen spouse).
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During my pro bono consultations this morning I was reminded that countless families are terrified about having one of their members detained by ICE agents. Many are parents U.S. citizens and even green card holders but they have another relative who does not have a feasible pathway to obtain a temporary or permanent immigration status. Our country would be wise to pass an immigration reform law like the legislation signed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.
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Thank you for what you do!
Too bad Congress won’t enlist the help of immigration attorneys to write some decent legislation!
Found you on fb. So thankful for you Paul!
Yes, I too wish our country would do that.
I just filed an appeal to BIA. Cuban client is detained since December 2025. Very difficult right now. Keep up the good work
Congress just cant get it together to enact immigration reform of any kind. .over the years they have done nothing to address it. Why are they so afraid to do the right thing? I have absolutely no respect for them
My “green card” was useful today when I had to appear at the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to renew my drivers license. State drivers license agencies should not be involved with determining immigration and citizenship status! Those frequently complicated determinations should only be made by immigration agencies. The DMV officials should limit their work to determining that a person has learned the rules of the road and is a safe driver. I anticipated that they would require me to show documentation of my citizenship. When asked I gave them my U.S. citizen identification card. I knew the DPS officials probably would never have seen one of these cards because these have not been issued since April 7, 1983. I politely explained that this document is still listed as one of their many acceptable documents. The agent took it to the supervisor of their entire offices. After reviewing their manuals, they eventually agreed that my card proved my U.S. citizenship. Big Brother is watching us!
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I like your style, Paul!
Paul, did they make you provide you social security number?
Way to go, Paul.
Fascinating. Good for you! Make them do their jobs correctly.
Why do you have a green card, Paul?
I ordered one of the US passport cards a few years ago. I like to carry when I travel internationally. It's nice to be able to leave my passport in the hotel, and then have just the passport card on me as ID!
Yes!!!!!
100% agree with you, but also I'm curious why you even have one of these???
I agree that they should only evaluate safe vs. unsafe drivers and vehicles. Too many hands in the process and not legally trained for the nuances of various situations.
It’s in thePatriot Act…
Our country needs comprehensive immigration law reform. Long overdue!
Policy Brief: It Was Never About Unlawful Migration—Attacks on Legal Immigration Harm America
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The Administration has dismantled lawful immigration pathways wholesale, severely damaging our economy and national security, upending lives, and growing the undocumented population. This brief explor…0 CommentsComment on Facebook
