- Child SupportThere are specific eligibility requirements and steps to naturalize or acquire U.S. citizenship. This is one of many reasons why it is important to at least consult with a skilled immigration attorney before submitting your application. Some common obstacles to obtaining citizenship, or unique circumstances that provide a different path to citizenship, include applications for military members, children born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen parent, fraud issues in how the applicant obtained their underlying green card, criminal issues, failure to pay taxes or child support, the need for exemptions to taking the English and/or civics test, and more.
- Criminal DefenseAnarida Delaj is an associate attorney. She received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. While she was in law school, Anarida served as a Student Counselor in the Appellate Litigation Clinic. There she assisted as counsel in an immigration appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She also worked as a clerk in the Michigan Attorney General's Department and interned at the Third Circuit Court. Anarida completed her undergraduate studies at Michigan State University Honors College, where she received her bachelor's degree magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in Criminal Law and a minor in Spanish.
- Citizenship and NaturalizationLoide’s experience in immigration law is extensive and comprehensive. She has successfully represented clients in Immigration Courts and USCIS Field Offices throughout the U.S. and in U.S. Embassies all over the globe. She has cultivated a successful practice focused on complex immigration litigation, including appellate litigation at the Board of Immigration of Appeals, Family based petitions, and Naturalization and Citizenship, I-601/A, I-212, and I-612 Waivers, Humanitarian Parole, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, VAWA petitions, Parole in Place (PIP) for the family of U.S. Military service members, and Removal Defense.
- Family ImmigrationOne of the fundamental tenants of U.S. immigration law is family reunification. The process of petitioning for your family to come to the United States is known as family-based immigration. There are multiple routes you can take to help your family gain citizenship or legal permanent residency (a green card). The process can play out very differently depending on various factors, including (but not limited to) whether your family member is inside or outside the U.S.; how you are related; and if you, the petitioner, are a U.S. citizen or have a green card.
- Employment ImmigrationIf you are a foreign national with certain skills, education, and/or work experience, you may be eligible for an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa that will allow you to work and/or obtain a green card in the United States.
- Green Cards
- Student VisasNonimmigrant visas are for foreign nationals who wish to enter the United States temporarily for tourism or visits, business, employment, study and exchange, or another purpose for which a visa is required. There are different types of nonimmigrant visas depending on the purpose of travel. The typical routes that students and those in training take include F-1 or M-1 student visas, J-1 exchange or trainee visas, and H-3 trainee visas.
- Investor VisasGarfield Law Group was founded by David Garfield who began his career as a solo practitioner in Washington, D.C. in the early 1980s, serving asylees and refugees escaping conflict in Central America and Ethiopia. In the decades since, Mr. Garfield has gone on to establish a highly respected full-service immigration law firm, serving communities worldwide in practice areas including removal defense, family-based immigration, complex litigation, humanitarian visas, waivers, employment-based visas, and consular processing and investor visas.
- Removal DefenseThe Garfield Law Group is experienced in the area of removal defense, including on behalf of clients who have been detained. If you would like to discuss your case to see if we can assist you through a removal proceeding, please contact us today.