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A green card is more than a piece of paper. It’s a ticket to a better life for millions of foreign born nationals seeking to achieve permanent legal resident status in America.

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A green card grants you the ability to live and work legally in the U.S.  As a permanent legal resident, you will have more opportunities. Green card holders are often able to get better jobs for better pay. Perhaps most important, a green card gives you peace of mind that comes from knowing you have the legal right to live and work in America for the rest of your life. Although you will still be under the authority of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office, your risk of being deported is vastly reduced.

You can obtain a green card through family-based immigration or by employment-based immigration. We can assist you in your application for legal permanent residency in the U.S. whether you are now living in the United States or in your home country. Our immigration attorneys assist clients from across the nation and around the world from our offices in Southern California.

If you need help obtaining a green card, please contact the immigration lawyers at R. Bracken & Associates, Attorneys at Law.  We have a great amount of experience helping people just like you get their green cards and enjoying all the benefits it offers.  Call today to schedule an initial consultation. Our immigration attorneys will listen carefully to your specific needs and goals and clearly explain how they can help. To learn more, please contact us today to schedule a consultation at an office near you.

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Our offices are located in neighborhoods in Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and the Inland Empire. Evening and weekend appointments are available. Please contact us today to schedule an initial consultation at an office near you.

Are you a veteran or U.S. soldier who is married to a spouse without legal status?  Do you have a parent, child, or step-child who is in the United States illegally but desires legal status? Perhaps in the past you were told that your family member cannot obtain legal status in the U.S.  In such cases you may have been told that your family member would have to return to their home country where they could face inadmissibility, waivers, and a host of uncertainty.  This may not be necessary for family members of veterans or military members who have been granted Parole in Place.

Parole in Place (PIP) is a relatively unknown discretionary measure that can be granted by any District Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).  Due to a policy expansion published on November 15, 2013, this discretionary measure was extended from solely benefiting spouses of active military members to also include the parents, children, and spouses of veterans, as well as active military members. Once granted, the U.S. soldier or veteran is usually able to then petition for his or her family member inside the U.S. for lawful permanent residence without anyone needing to leave the country.  PIP requests are considered by the District Director on a case by case basis.  One must utilize great care in seeking it and should not attempt to obtain it without the assistance of a competent immigration attorney.

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Richard Bracken is a veteran who has served in the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate General (JAG) for the U.S. Army. Throughout the years he has helped innumerable soldiers and veterans, and can advise you on obtaining Parole in Place from within the U.S.  For consultation about obtaining Parole in Place, please contact us today.

You can depend on R. Bracken & associates, Attorneys at Law for Parole in Place and Green Card assistance.

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Our office is located near Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire. Evening and weekend appointments are available. Please contact us today to schedule an initial consultation.

In instances where an alien has been granted permanent residency through his or her spouse, and within two years of entering the marriage, the residency status is usually deemed “conditional”. You can tell if  your status is conditional when your residency card has an expiration date that is two years from the admission date instead of ten years.  Due to the Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments (IMFA), Congress has mandated that conditional permanent residents must follow a comprehensive procedure to have the conditional status removed.  Conditional residents who do not comply with the requirements at the end of the two-year period will find that their residency status is automatically “terminated” by the Immigration Service after the two year anniversary of issuance and they are normally placed into removal proceedings before an Immigration Judge thereafter.

Should the alien resident and spouse remain married near the end of the two year period, a jointly signed petition with supporting documents should be filed within ninety days of the second anniversary of the grant of conditional status. Sometimes both spouses will also be required to appear at a personal interview with the immigration service before conditions are removed.

Occasionally marriages terminate prior to the second anniversary.  In this circumstance the conditional status can usually still be removed so long as a waiver based upon a bona fide marriage is approved by the Immigration Service.

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We are very experienced in filing joint petitions as well as in situations where waiver petitions are necessary due to death or divorce.  You can obtain the removal of conditions on your green card.  We can assist you on your I-751 application whether you are now living in the United States or in your home country.  Our immigration attorneys assist clients from across the nation and around the world from our offices in Southern California.

If you need help removing conditions on a green card, please contact the immigration lawyers at R. Bracken & Associates, Attorneys at Law.  We have a great amount of experience helping people just like you.  Call today to schedule an initial consultation. Our immigration attorneys will listen carefully to your specific needs and goals and clearly explain how they can help. To learn more, please contact us today to schedule a consultation at an office near you.

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Our offices are located in San Bernardino County and the Inland Empire. Evening and weekend appointments are available. Please contact us today to schedule an initial consultation at an office near you.

Individuals who wish to come to the U.S. to visit or to live permanently can apply for visas at the U.S. embassy or U.S. consulate office in their home country.  Having a U.S. attorney who is familiar with immigration law can help facilitate the process.

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The attorneys of R. Bracken & Associates, Attorneys at Law have helped individual and business clients from around the world obtain visas through consular processing.  To learn if we can be of assistance to you, please contact us today for an initial consultation.

Working by phone and e-mail we can prepare you for your application interview so you will have the required documents and understand exactly what will be expected of you. If for some reason, your application is denied, an experienced immigration lawyer may be able to seek a waiver that can allow your visa application to be approved.

Every U.S. embassy and consulate office has its own set of rules for the visa application process. We have worked with many embassies and understand how to help you achieve your goals as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.

Whether you are applying for an immigrant visa or wish to visit the U.S. temporarily, we can help. To discuss your specific situation, please contact us today for a consultation.

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Our offices are located in San Bernardino County and the Inland Empire.  Evening and weekend appointments are available. Please contact us today to schedule an initial consultation at an office near you.

Is there a crisis in your homeland that would threaten your life, your freedom, or your safety if you returned? If so, you may be able to remain in the United States by pursuing temporary protected status (TPS) through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

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Temporary protected status is only provided to those who are already in the U.S.  It is given to people whose homelands are officially recognized by the U.S. Attorney General as being unsafe due to a crisis or natural disaster. War, severe civil unrest, floods, and earthquakes are often the reasons for offering temporary protected status to the citizens of a troubled country. The designation lasts for six to 18 months and may be renewed.

Countries currently designated by the U.S. Attorney General for temporary protected status are:

• Burundi
• El Salvador
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Liberia
• Nicaragua
• Somalia
• Sudan

Temporary protected status does not lead to permanent residency, but you can obtain a work permit while you remain in the U.S.  Not every citizen of a designated country qualifies for TPS.  To learn if you may be eligible, please contact R. Bracken & Associates, Attorneys at Law for a consultation.  Our experienced immigration lawyers can explain the law and let you know whether temporary protected status is an option for you.

It is not uncommon for some individuals seeking lawful status to have been involved with things that might have rendered them “inadmissible”. Inadmissibility is a term of art in immigration law which means that the person who is seeking to enter, or change status, in the U.S. is prohibited by law to be awarded the benefit sought.  There are MANY forms of inadmissibility.  Some of the most common ones are:

• False Claims of Citizenship
• Communicable Diseases
• Crimes of Moral Turpitude
• Previous Deportations
• Prior Immigration Violations
• Misrepresentation
• Document Fraud
• Drug Offenses
• Unlawful Presence in the U.S.
• Mental Disorder
• Visa Overstays
• Entering the U.S. Without Inspection
• Smuggling
• Unlawful Voting

Most of the grounds of inadmissibility can be overcome with special waivers, sometimes refered to as ‘pardons’.  Often the waivers require a showing that a qualifying relative exists who will experience extreme hardships if the immigrant in question is not allowed into the U.S.  Sadly, some of the grounds of inadmissibility have no waivers at all.  In those cases the government has  no choice but to deny the case in the end.  Because the stakes are so high it is critical to consult with a qualified immigration attorney before attempting to receive any immigration benefit, especially if there is any question about the potential immigrant’s past conduct and his or her future admissibility.

Waivers should not be approached lightly.  In fact, we always advise clients to never attempt an inadmissibility waiver without an attorney’s help because there is so much at stake.  If you don’t meet the legal standard of review, the government will likely not grant the waiver.  Having a waiver denied can be devastating because it usually leads to removal proceedings before an Immigration Judge if the denial occurs in the U.S. and, if overseas, loved ones remain separated, sometimes indefinitely.

Over the years, attorneys at R. Bracken & Associates have successfully helped hundreds of families overcome grounds of inadmissibility.

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If you think you may need assistance overcoming a bar to admissibility with a 212(d), 212(e), 212(g), 212(h), 212(i), 212(k), I-212, or I-601 wavier, please contact the immigration lawyers at R. Bracken & Associates, Attorneys at Law. We have an immense amount of experience helping people obtain waivers, people who are now lawful permanent residents or U.S. citizens.  Call today to schedule an initial consultation. Our immigration attorneys will confidentially listen to your specific needs and goals and clearly explain how they can help. To learn more, please contact us today to schedule a consultation at an office near you.