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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Being excited about a new law book probably makes me a nerdy immigration lawyer. I just received my copy of Kathy Mautino’s comprehensive new book on U.S. naturalization & citizenship. Kathy is The Guru on this important area of law. Her book is going to be an important resource that will benefit countless lawyers and individuals. Available from LexisNexis. So timely after the Supreme Court’s recent birthright citizenship decision. 🇺🇸
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Keep it up Pablo. You are a great example for us young lawyers.
Hope Kathy will send out updates as immigration laws seem to change so frequently. I appreciate your positive attitude in these uncertain times.
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For 250 years, our country has been blessed with new immigrants and citizens. Today our client, Anne, acquired U.S. citizenship in a swearing-in ceremony at the federal courthouse in San Antonio and registered to vote. Anne is a cyber security engineer from France. There were 99 new citizens from 38 different countries in today’s ceremony! New citizens like Anne continue to help our country thrive. 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
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Congratulations!
This must be so satisfying—in light of everything else.
Congratulations 🎉🎊🎈 Let’s help others achieve the same dream 💙💙💙
Congratulations Anne on this incredible achievement and welcome to the family of American citizens! We are so proud to have you. 🙌
I’m honored to be recognized by Chambers USA as a Senior Statesperson. Chambers is a prestigious annual directory which evaluates legal professionals.
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Congratulations Paul!!
You deserve the recognition!
And for good reason! Congratulations on an honor well deserved!!!🙏🏅🎖️🎖️🏅
Congratulations Paul! Well done.
Congratulations to you on being recognized as a Senior Statesperson by Chambers USA, a well-deserved honor!
Congrats! Perge!
And you take good care of people. Bless you.
Felicidades hermano!! Keep up the good fight for justice. P!
Congratulations Paul. You deserve it!
Congratulations! Very well deserved!!
Well deserved!
Well deserved for the wonderful work you do!
Congratulations 👏👏👏
Congrats Paul! You were already a legend.
Proud of you…AGAIN!!
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Congratulations, Paul!
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Big congratulations, Paul. Well deserved.
Congratulations Paul! Super job!
Congratulations, Paul!
The Court Case Dismissal Prayer is one of the most effective spiritual remedies for those facing legal challenges 👉 realonlineprophet (@) gmail. com
Yesterday evening at the County Line:
Fifty-one years ago this month the six of us started our first year classes at the University of Texas law school. We’ve enjoyed keeping up with each other with barbecue dinners a couple of times each year (along with other classmates who couldn’t join us this evening). We still fondly remember our inspiring professors from those intensive Summer classes: Ernest Smith, Mark Yudof, Barbara Aldave & Bernie Ward. They introduced us to property, tort, contract & constitutional law. Grateful for the opportunities the law school opened for us and the friendships initiated five decades ago.
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Nice you keep up with each other. Old friends are wonderful!
Congratulations Paul and All! I started in ‘75 at UT Law after finishing my USAF Vietnam War commitment! Married with three kids / daughter born first day of law school. Great times! Ed Cohen called on me regarding first assignment which i had not read at St. David’s! Didn’t give him my excuse. Worked through law school. Told him of my excuse years later!
Congrats to all for such a wonderful legacy. I'm not a lawyer, but I well remember Mark Yudof from his Educational Policy and the Law book that was required reading for a Human Development and Family Studies taught by a similarly great professor, Kenneth Strike.
