Asylum in the United States
How US asylum works: affirmative vs defensive filings, the strict one-year deadline, credible fear interviews, and work permits.

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Read the guides on visas, green cards, and citizenship, then search the directory yourself.
Immigration categories do not always match how people describe their situation. Someone who says “I need a green card” may be dealing with a family petition, an employment petition, or an asylum case that has been pending for two years. Pick the closest match below. Each page explains what the category covers and has its own attorney search.
Sponsoring a spouse, child, parent, or fiancé.
Permanent residence through family, work, or a humanitarian category.
Applying for US citizenship after permanent residence.
For people who fear returning to their home country.


Sponsoring a spouse, child, parent, or fiancé.
Permanent residence through family, work, or a humanitarian category.
Applying for US citizenship after permanent residence.
For people who fear returning to their home country.
Removal proceedings, detention, bond, and appeals.
H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, and employer-sponsored categories.
F-1 and M-1 status, OPT, and changes of status.
EB-5, E-2, and employer compliance.
We offer multiple ways to support you, depending on where you are in your immigration journey.

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A short warning, because this costs people a lot of money every year.
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Immigration processes are long and badly explained almost everywhere. These are written to answer the question you actually typed.
How US asylum works: affirmative vs defensive filings, the strict one-year deadline, credible fear interviews, and work permits.
How to get a green card through family, employment, or a humanitarian pathway. Priority dates and adjustment of status.
Sponsoring a spouse, child, parent, or fiancé for a green card. The I-130, I-485, K-1 visas, and removing two-year conditions.
Which US work visa fits your situation, what each category requires, and where petitions commonly fail. Find work visa attorneys.
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