Nelson | Smith, LLP - Immigration Attorneys - Portland, Oregon

NELSON | SMITH helps to ease filing restriction on Asylum Seekers.
5/11/2008
In a precedent setting case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently published a NELSON | SMITH case that will help to ease the filing restriction placed on individuals who are afraid to return to their home country.

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USCIS Extends Optional Practical Training for Graduates Awaiting New H-1Bs
4/6/2008
On April 4, 2008, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced changes to the Optional Practical Training program (OPT), a program that has traditionally allowed foreign graduates of U.S. degree programs to work in the Un
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welcome_342 Welcome to the immigration law offices of NELSON | SMITH, LLP. We are a progressive, west coast law firm focused exclusively on United States immigration law. Our offices are located in Portland, Oregon.

NELSON | SMITH, LLP provides a full range of immigration services, including: Family-Based petitions and applications, Fiancee Visas, Adoption, Employment options, including EB1-5, Investors, Healthcare Professionals, Non-Immigrant Visas - H-1B, Student F1/J1, Artists and Athletes, Asylum, Deportation defense, Naturalization and other immigration services. We also regularly assist clients with immigration appeals and federal court litigation related to immigration issues.

Our law firm successfully handles hundreds of immigration related cases each year. NELSON | SMITH, LLP is honored to have assisted clients from literally every corner of the globe. We look forward to hearing from you about your immigration matter.

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	American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

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	Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

	Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)

	Department of Justice (DOJ)

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	3/18/2007: U.S. Immigration Begins Criminal Checks of U.S. Citizen Petitioners The Adam Walsh Act changed the immigration law to make it more difficult for a United States citizen (USC) or Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) to apply for or sponsor a non-citizen family member, if the citizen or

	12/1/2006: Family Hopes Father Won't Be Deported “Fabian Ruiz was 19 when he first decided to seek work in the United States. He and a cousin waited until nightfall, then ducked through a hole in a fence separating Nogales, Mexico, from Nogales, Arizona. They stowed away on a freight train bound f

	12/1/2006: Major Changes on the Immigration Horizon Before the Senate's version of comprehensive immigration reform can become law, the Senate must reach an agreement with the House of Representatives, which passed a mean-spirited separate bill that would require everyone here without status to leave the c

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