Chicago Immigration Law Attorneys
Cook County Work Visa Lawyers

Our Nation depends on immigrants' labor, and I hope we can create an immigration system as dependable as they are. Luis Gutierrez, U.S. Representative Illinois

Unfortunately, the United States immigration system is not all that dependable. The immigration system remains complicated, with rules and visa quotas constantly changing. In recent years, immigration and visa laws have gotten tighter and there is far less room for forgiveness regarding immigration violations. Now, more than ever, it takes a skilled Chicago immigration attorney to help you understand your options and what you need to do to legally live and work in this country.

The immigration and visa lawyers at Katz Law Office in Chicago are dedicated to helping people who wish to work and live in the United States. We are active not only as legal advocates but as human rights advocates as well, working hard to protect the rights of all the people in our neighborhood, including the immigrant and Spanish-speaking communities. If you are facing an immigration challenge, it is important that you receive sound legal advice in a language you can understand BEFORE making decisions that could alter your family's immigration status and result in deportation or loss of your green card.

Contact Katz Law Firm today or call (773) 847-8982 for a free initial consultation with a work visa lawyer to discuss your immigration matter.

We will take the time to review your situation, explain your options and recommend a path to immigration or citizenship. Our immigration and visa attorneys can represent you and your family in both administrative hearings before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and in immigration-related proceedings in the courts. We represent clients in Chicago, Cook County, and the surrounding areas.

Hablamos Español - Our bilingual immigration attorneys speak fluent Spanish and can guide you throughout the legal process in plain language that you can understand.

We can provide knowledgeable advice and effective representation regarding a variety of immigration and visa concerns:

Do you want to legally work in the country and you are not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident? You need to obtain permission to legally work in the United States. Our immigration lawyers can help you obtain or renew a work permit, which is called an Employment Authorization Document.

Do you need help getting an immigration visa? Our visa lawyers know how to navigate the complicated immigration system and can help you obtain H-1B and H-2B visas and many other visas:

• B-1 Business Visas for Temporary Visitors for Business
• B-2 Business Visas for Temporary Visitors for Pleasure
• F-1 Student Visas for Students wishing to study in the United States
• H-1B Visas for Temporary Workers in Specialty Occupations
• H-2B Visas for Skilled and Unskilled Workers
• L Visas for Intra-company Transfers
• J. Visas for Exchange Visitors

Do you wonder how to get a green card? A green card will give you official immigration status as a lawful permanent resident. The immigration attorneys at Katz Law Firm can determine whether you are eligible for a green card, and explain how you can get a green card and become a lawful permanent resident.

Do you have an offer of permanent employment in the U.S.? One path to becoming a lawful permanent resident of the United States is permanent employment. Our attorneys can help you with EB immigration visas and employment immigration concerns. We can also assist employers who wish to hire foreign workers file labor certification (PERM) requests and petitions for alien worker, sponsor foreign workers, and complete all other steps necessary to legally hire foreign workers.

Do you want to bring a family member to the United States? If you are a citizen or lawful permanent resident and meet certain requirements, you can petition for family members and relatives to immigrate to the Unites States. Immediate relatives such as husbands, wives, and unmarried children under age 21 will not have to wait for an immigrant visa number. If you would like to bring your spouse, children, or other relatives to the United States, we can explain the requirements and help you through the family immigration process. If you want to bring a fiancé or fiancée to the United States, we can help you obtain a fiancé K-1 visa and adjust your new spouse's status to permanent residence after the wedding.

If you want to become a U.S. citizen, our immigration lawyers can explain the naturalization process, prepare your application for citizenship, and advise you about how to prepare you for the required citizenship testing.

Asylum can be granted to a person outside of his or her country of nationality who is unable or unwilling to return because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinions. Our attorneys can help you file an Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal and represent you in all proceedings regarding your request for asylum.

Non-citizens can be deported if they violate United States immigration or criminal laws. If you have received a Notice to Appear from U.S Immigration and. Customs Enforcement, contact our immigration lawyers to discuss how we can defend you and challenge your removal. If you have been charged with a crime such as DUI and a conviction will affect your immigration status, our experienced criminal defense attorneys will aggressively defend you in criminal court.

Contact our Chicago immigration visa lawyer today to take advantage of a free initial consultation regarding your immigration matter. The Katz Law Office is conveniently located on Cermak Road at Western Avenue, just 2 blocks south of the Western Avenue CTA Blue Line "El" stop.

Hablamos Español - Our Chicago lawyers speak fluent Spanish and can guide you throughout the legal process in plain language that you can understand.