United States

United States

United States immigration and citizenship, with David, a member of the California Bar and of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. For Americans moving the other way, the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty sits under the Netherlands.

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US citizenship

Do you live in the USA? Are you considering to become American? Do you meet all the criteria to become an American citizen? Want to make sure your naturalization application will be approved?

David is your man. David is a member of the California Bar and the American Immigration Lawyers Association and can help you get the best chances to secure your US citizenship.

There can be many reasons to become an American citizen, but consider it carefully. Some of the reasons can be:

  • The right to vote.
  • Securing your residency rights, no risk of future deportation.
  • Tax benefits.
  • Financial and health benefits. Especially after recent laws that drastically reduce or deny federal funding and other benefits to permanent residents, such as SSI, Medicare, FEMA funds and more.
  • Petition for other members of your family to live with you.
  • Move (temporary) abroad without losing any benefits in the U.S.

In order to become a US citizen, you must be eligible. Our office is experienced in helping you to evaluate if you are eligible. We can prepare and file the application for you and provide you with the questions and answers to the test of American history and government you need to pass.

There are some instances where you may already be an American citizen through your parents or grandparents. We can analyse your particular case and file the appropriate documents to assist you to acquire or verify your citizenship.

Please also check if your current country allows dual nationality/citizenship! Not all do, and thus you may need to make a tough choice. Sometimes there are exceptions allowing dual nationality. Many countries, like the UK, allow dual nationality. However, check before you start paying the application fees. One of our colleagues can assist with that.

Just get in touch with us if you need help.

US immigration

Are you wanting to move to the US? Are you in the US and want to stay? Do you have challenges and need help? David is your man. He has years of experience and knows how to find solutions. David is a member of the California Bar and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Visas:

  • Visitor visa, B visa
  • Non-immigrant, temporary visa
  • Professional Visas, H-1B visa, H1C visa, L-1A or L-1B
  • Investor visas, E visa
  • Student visas, F or M visa
  • International exchange visas, J and Q visa
  • Fiancée/fiancé visa, K visa
  • Visa to avoid separation of spouses and children of green card holders, V visa
  • TN visas for Canadians and Mexicans (NAFTA)
  • Special skill visas, O and P visas

Obtaining a Green Card
There are several ways to obtain legal residency in the US. These could be through family-based or employment-based sponsorship, political asylum, business investment of one million dollars in a new enterprise, the lottery and even deportation.

  • Family-Based Immigration, parents, spouse and minor children of a U.S. citizen, immediate relatives
  • Family-Based Immigration, non-immediate relatives
  • Employment-Based Immigration
  • Employer sponsorship, labour certification
  • etc.

Of course David can assist with US Citizenship applications as well (see above).

As you may realise US immigration has strict requirements and procedures. When we evaluate your case we will not give you false hopes. We are not selling the dream but will guide you through the maze or tell you not to enter.

We can assist in getting you work authorization and possibly a travel permit while waiting for application processing. In some instances, the alien cannot leave the US until the application processing is complete.

We provide you with the best advice and preparation so that the application is filed correctly to avoid delays or even the denial of your petition. We can assist in eliminating unnecessary delays by filing the appropriate documents in the order dictated by the US Department of Homeland Security.

If you need advise or assistance from David contact us:

Self-help links — relief from deportation

Looking for the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty? That is a Dutch route for US citizens — see DAFT.