Immigration Lawyers

Immigration lawyers help with getting U.S. citizenship, work visas, business visas and green cards. These Los Angeles attorneys specialize in immigration matters.

Immigration Law Practice

• Agricultural worker and labor
• Temporary labor
• Foreign news media
• Exchange visitor's visa
• permanent residency.
• Fiancee of U.S. citizen
• Extraordinary ability
• Athletes
• Entertainers
• B-1/B-2 visitor
• Business
• Academic student
• International organization
• Specialty occupation
• Registered nurse
• B-2 - for pleasure
• Visas
• Investor

Los Angeles Immigration Lawyers

Directory of Los Angeles immigration attorneys and law firms.

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Immigration Law educational programs for immigration law practitioners. Levels of expertise and legal and procedural developments affecting their clientele. The section monitors federal immigration legislation and comments on proposed regulations affecting immigration practitioners.

• Immigration Proposals
• Status filings
• Advance paroles
• Work authorizations
• Immigration Law Related Links   

American Immigration Lawyers Association

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is the national association of over 10,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. AILA Member attorneys represent tens of thousands of U.S. families who have applied for permanent residence for their spouses, children, and other close relatives to lawfully enter and reside in the United States. AILA Members also represent thousands of U.S. businesses and industries who sponsor highly skilled foreign workers seeking to enter the United States in a temporary or --having proven the unavailability of U.S. workers -- permanent basis.

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Sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association

The Immigration Legal Assistance Project provides, for a nominal fee, legal assistance and counseling to all categories of low income persons. The Project also does “adjustment of status” and other filings for the private immigration bar. The Project uses its limited resources to:

• provide immigration legal advice for U.S. Citizens, immigrants, and aliens
• preparation of immigration & Naturalization forms
• translation, certification, notarization and copying of documents
• tie-in lawyer referral service and all appropriate social service agencies
• training for law students, attorneys and volunteers in all aspects of immigration law and procedures. For further information please, click here.

Immigration Legal Assistance - Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of legal help can I receive?
The Immigration Legal Assistance Project provides advice and consultation on immigration law, and can help you prepare various immigration forms, including, but not limited to:

1. Adjustment of status
2. Family petitions
3. Conditional residency
4. Naturalizations
5. Lost green cards
6. Travel permits
7. translations of Spanish language documents
8. VISA packets
9. affidavits of support

Where is the immigration and naturalization service located?
The INS is located at 300 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Their main information room is 1001. You may obtain all INS immigration forms at this room or you may order by telephone. The telephone number is 800-870-3676. For further information on INS services, you may contact them at their web cite at www.usdoj.gov/ins.

What is the attorney filing service and how does it work?
Presently the Los Angeles Immigration Legal Assistance Project charges an attorney filing fee of $30.00 per “adjustment of status” and advance paroles are an additional $30.00. Adjustment of status applications are filed on Mondays and Thursdays, although a limited number can be filed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Advance paroles are filed daily. All fees collected go to fund the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s legal services projects, such as, immigration, battered women, people with HIV, and the homeless.

Applications can be sent to our mailing address at Post Office Box 531968, Los Angeles, CA 90053. Applications can also be dropped off at our office. We are located at 300 North Los Angeles Street, Room 3107, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Office hours are 8:00am - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Our telephone number is (213) 485-1872. For further information please, click here.

How do I contact the Immigration Legal Assistance Project?
Our office does not give legal information over the telephone. You must come in person. We charge $20.00 for a consultation and nominal fees for other immigration applications. No appointment is necessary. We are a walk-in clinic. Please bring in all immigration forms and documents which you may have. Our office hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. We are not open on Saturday, Sunday or any Federal holiday. Our telephone number is (213) 485-1872.

The Law Offices of Carl Shusterman
Guide to legal immigration to the U.S. written by former Immigration Service trial attorney with 20 years of experience.

Reeves & Associates
Immigration lawyers. Site has articles, news, and bulletins on visa quotas and other immigration issues.

Gallagher Sandoval, PC
Law firm offering immigration solutions to individuals, small businesses, and multinational corporations.

Hanlon & Greene, P.C.
Our Los Angeles area immigration attorneys are focused on meeting the immigration and naturalization needs of individuals, families, and businesses.