Hartwell, GA Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Generally, an adult U.S. citizen may petition in the Immediate Relative visa category for a parent who entered the U.S. lawfully and with inspection. This is true regardless of whether the parent may have overstayed his initial visa and regardless of whether he may have worked without authorization. Especially if you are not thoroughly familiar with the application process, it would be wise to engage an immigration law firm to provide representation. Some immigration law firms, including mine, offer legal services on a "flat fee" basis so that a client will know the total expense from the very beginning, and a few immigration law firms, including mine, offer an initial consultation free of charge.

Your father may have to wait for passage of a new law to allow him to come back to the country. As part of the Senate bill for comprehensive immigration reform, relief could be given to those who were deported and had family members in the States. No one of course knows at this stage what parts of an immigration reform package would pass. Under present law, your father is unfortunately barred for a long time since he undoubtedly stayed in the U. S. for more than a year before going back to his home country, and then by the act of trying to reenter illegally and being deported, incurred a permanent bar. Hopefully some relief will be available to him in the future. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.