Our Immigration Expertise

Our immigration practice is divided into three main areas: family immigration, employment immigration, and litigation. We serve a diverse clientele, from the individual to the largest businesses.

Family immigration is appropriate when a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident wishes to have a family member obtain permanent (immigrant) or temporary (non-immigrant) status in the U.S. Examples of family immigration matters are: fiancé(e) visas (K-1), and permanent residence cards for spouses, parents, children, and siblings. Family immigration can also involve citizenship--when a permanent resident wishes to be naturalized and obtain U.S. citizenship.

Employment immigration assistance is usually needed by a business that is seeking to employ foreign workers. Examples of employment-related and business immigration matters are: permanent residence (often known as a green card) based on employment; H1-B specialty occupation visas; agricultural worker visas; nurse and physical therapist visas; certification from the Department of Labor to hire foreign workers; TN or Trade NAFTA status; student visas (e.g. J-1); company transfers (L-1); and religious worker visas (R-1).

Litigation related to immigration is usually the result of a disagreement with immigration authorities, when a person's eligibility to enter or remain in the United States is called into question. Examples of these disagreements include: deportation and removal hearings, appeals from denials of family or employment immigration petitions, and mandamus and habeas corpus proceedings.

Technology
At HenterLaw, we use the most modern forms of communication with our clients.  In particular, we use a secure, online database to provide our clients with the very best service and access to their case.  

Furthermore, our office is specifically designed to allow us to easily and efficiently interact with our national and international clients by telephone, e-mail, fax, and express mail. We use technology (such as email, fax, secure areas of the internet to upload and download files for review, etc.) to quickly and effectively communicate and represent our clients whether they are in Central Virginia, the United States, Central or South America, Europe, Asia, or anywhere else. We also offer video conferencing for those clients whose systems are compatible (many of our clients overseas enjoy using the videoconference mode in Skype).  With our office techology, HenterLaw PLC is proud to be the "local" attorney that our clients prefer.

To learn more about how we may be able help you, please visit one of the pages below:

• Family Immigration
• Employment Immigration
• Litigation

or go to a description of our other practice areas.

If you have an immigration problem or question, are wondering whether you need to retain an immigration lawyer, or would like a description of how we may able to help you (including any discussion of likely legal fees), please contact us here and we will happily respond to your inquiry as soon as we are able.

Regardless of the nature of your immigration concern, we encourage you to contact us without delay. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processes petitions in the order in which they receive them. This simply means that, whether your immigration issues will take months or years to resolve, the sooner you submit your completed petition (or other documents) to USCIS, the sooner you may obtain entry into the U.S. or properly change your status.

If you wish, you can check the Department of State's visa bulletin here to see whether a certain visa is available. Also, the Department of Homeland Security has posted a list of government filing fees here.

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