Legal Question in Immigration Law in California

I filed the petion for my adopted mother since last year and I haven't heard any feed back from INS yet. What should I do?


Asked on 1/26/10, 8:50 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Luba Smal Smal Immigration Law Office

Go to www.uscis.gov, look up the USCIS Customer Support 800 number, and call them to inquire about the status of the pending petition. This assumes that you have a receipt notice and a case number.

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Answered on 1/31/10, 10:40 am
Alice Yardum-Hunter Alice M. Yardum-Hunter, a Law Corp.

If after going through the advice above and remaining unsatisfied, liaison for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for the Service Center office where filed could bring your specific case to the attention of management for further action. For this you'd need to work with a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Assn. which is the largest and most influential professional organization of attorneys in the immigration law field which educates counsel, publishes books and articles, and holds the most well known conferences in the field. They also advocate for aliens and provide liaison services.

I don't work for AILA, but as a member, I can tell you they are an invaluable resource. The first thing to do would be to determine if the petition was done correctly and confirm that eligibility exists. It's possible that there was some error in the filing. If there was not, then steps toward personal attention through AILA liaison would be how this could be handled.

The above is not legal advice. It is information only and does not form an attorney client relationship. For further information, write or call: [email protected] or 818 609 1953.

Sincerely,

Alice Yardum-Hunter, Attorney at Law

Certified Specialist, Immigration & Nationality Law

State Bar of CA, Bd. of Legal Specialization

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Answered on 1/31/10, 12:13 pm


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