Practice Areas

Naturalization and Marriage Interviews

Preparing For A Citizenship Or Green Card Interview With The Lawyers At Lee & Garasia, LLC The practice of immigration law is infinitely more complicated than just preparing forms accurately. For U.S. Citizenship as well as most U.S. Permanent Re… Read More

Newark Immigration Field Office

If you have an immigration interview scheduled in New Jersey, it will be scheduled at either one of three offices, depending on where you live. There are three District Offices in New Jersey. There is the main District Office located in Newark, New J… Read More

Mount Laurel Immigration Field Office

If you have an immigration interview scheduled in New Jersey, it will be scheduled at either one of three offices, depending on where you live. There are three District Offices in New Jersey. There is the main District Office located in Newark, New J… Read More

Cranbury Immigration Field Office

If you have an immigration interview scheduled in New Jersey, it will be scheduled at either one of three offices, depending on where you live. There are three District Offices in New Jersey. There is the main District Office located in Newark , New… Read More

Citizenship

To the average person, the laws applicable to U.S. Citizenship are perhaps some of the most arcane and intricate of all immigration and nationality law. Part of the confusion stems from the fact that there are actually four ways an individual may bec… Read More

Crimes

New Jersey Criminal Defense Lawyers For Immigrants And Nonimmigrants If you or someone you know is not a United States Citizen and has been charged with a criminal offense, you may need the expertise of not only a criminal defense lawyer but an immig… Read More

Aggravated Felonies

What New Jersey Crimes Can Be Called an Immigration Aggravated Felony? Like the term Crime Involving Moral Turpitude (“CIMT”), an Aggravated Felony is a legal “term of art.” However, unlike a CIMT that is conceivably more open to debate, an A… Read More

Post Conviction

A landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court, Padilla vs. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct. 1473 (2010), underscores that the immigration consequences of a criminal conviction are not “collateral,” and that criminal defense attorneys are obligated t… Read More

Crimes of Moral Turpitude

The term of Crime Involving Moral Turpitude is a legal term of art with unfortunately no fixed definition. Whether a criminal offense is or is not a “CIMT” is critical to a foreign national because it raises issues of inadmissibility and deportab… Read More

Deportation

New Jersey Immigration Deportation And Detention Lawyers If you are not a United States Citizen and have been arrested and jailed, there is a very real possibility of Immigration placing a hold or “Detainer” on you in order to determine your stat… Read More

Cancellation of Removal for Lawful Permanent Residents

One of the most frequently sought after forms of relief in Immigration Court is Cancellation of Removal. There are two types of Cancellation: one for lawful permanent residents (those who already have a “green card”) and one for nonpermanent resi… Read More

Cancellation For Nonpermanent Residents

One of the most frequently sought after forms of relief in Immigration Court is Cancellation of Removal. There are two types of Cancellation: one for lawful permanent residents (those who already have a “green card”) and one for certain nonperman… Read More

ICE Locator

How Can I Find Out Where Immigration Is Holding Someone? If an individual is picked up or detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the most important question and concern that family members and friends may have is, “Where is he/she?” Of… Read More

Immigration Detention Centers In NJ

When the Department of Homeland Security takes an individual into custody within the State of New Jersey, the individual is taken and detained at one of six detention facilities, unless or until conditions of release can be arranged. The determinatio… Read More

Newark Immigration Court

Newark Immigration Lawyer For Deportation/Removal Cases If an individual is served with a Notice To Appear (NTA) in New Jersey, he/she will be summoned to appear at Immigration Court. There are two immigration courts in New Jersey. The courts fall un… Read More

Elizabeth Immigration Court

Elizabeth Attorneys With Experience Fighting Deportation If an individual is served with a Notice To Appear (NTA) in New Jersey, he/she will be summoned to appear at Immigration Court. There are two immigration courts in New Jersey. The courts fall u… Read More

Employment Cases

New Jersey Employment Visa Attorneys Working Toward Your Goals The Law Office of Lee & Garasia, LLC, has been a trusted source of immigration counsel for companies and businesses since 1997. Our practice is located in Metuchen, New Jersey, and re… Read More

Immigration for Athletes

Our office also specializes in the exponentially growing field of visas for Mixed Martial Artists and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Athletes. Known as The Black Belt Immigration Lawyer™, Mr. Lee has been the attorney of choice for several world class fighter… Read More

Inquiries, NOIDs, RFEs

The daily practice of immigration law is not limited to just filing cases or appearing at interviews or Immigration Court. Our office routinely handles general immigration matters including case status inquiries; responding to Requests for Evidence (… Read More

Family Immigration

Experienced Green Card And Visa Lawyers In New Jersey For All Your Immigration Needs Located in Central New Jersey, our firm specializes in preparing and filing immigration petitions for individuals and family members. Unlike other immigration firms… Read More

Conditional Green Card

Filing Jointly To Remove Conditions On A Green Card If an immigrant receives permanent residence through marriage to a United States Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident, the validity of the green card will depend on the duration of the underlying ma… Read More

I-751 Waiver

Self-Petition For Green Card Under the Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986, a conditional green card holder must ordinarily file a joint petition with his/her U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident spouse to remove the conditions no earlier than 90… Read More

Fiancé(e) Visa

If you are a United States Citizen, you may legally petition for your fiancé(e) living abroad. The fiancé(e) visa is also commonly known as the K-1 visa. With such a visa, your loved one will be able to enter the United States in order to legally m… Read More

US Citizen Spouse Visa

If you are a United States Citizen, you may legally petition for your spouse’s green card, or permanent residence. Spouses of United States Citizens are considered “immediate relatives” and are not subject to the visa numerical limitations. Bas… Read More

US Family Visa

If you are a United States Citizen, you may legally petition for members of your family (subject to certain restrictions). The following categories are eligible to immigrate as relatives of U.S. Citizens: Spouses: Immediate Relatives Parents: Immedia… Read More

Permanent Resident Spouse Visa

If you are a lawful permanent resident or green card holder, you may legally petition for your husband or wife’s green card, subject to certain restrictions. Spouses of permanent residents are considered “preference relatives” and are subject t… Read More

Permanent Resident Family Visa

If you have are a lawful permanent resident of the United States, you may legally petition for members of your family (subject to certain restrictions). The following categories are eligible to immigrate as relatives of green card holders: Spouses �… Read More

Humanitarian Case

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DACA Program

Since the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program came out in 2012, it has allowed thousands of “dreamers”—individuals who entered the country at a young age and have grown up here—to apply for protected status and work au… Read More

Child Status Protection Act

Important Note: De Osorio vs. Mayorkas has been reversed by The United States Supreme Court. In a 5-4 decision issued on June 9, 2014, the Court ruled in Scialabba v. DeOsorio that derivative beneficiaries (save those in F2A) are not entitled to reta… Read More

Petition Reinstatement

Once a petitioner files for his/her relative(s) abroad, the waiting time with respect to one’s preference category can be relatively lengthy. Upon receipt and approval of the I-130 petition, intending immigrants must wait for their priority dates t… Read More

Motions

All of the family-sponsored visa categories, except for the immediate relative category, are subject to backlogs that can last up to a decade. Naturally, a lot can change during this time. Failure to notify USCIS of relevant changes can have disastro… Read More

Visas

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Temp Visas

In addition to processing visa applications for permanent residence, our office also handles a wide array of temporary visa applications. (For a list of the more popular temporary visas out there, please see our Articles Section for more information.… Read More

Waivers

Middlesex County Immigration Waiver Lawyers Working To Achieve Positive Results Our firm also specializes in the preparation of immigration waivers. Waivers are applicable in a number of situations and are often the only way an individual may be deem… Read More

212i Fraud Waiver

If the government has determined that a non-US citizen has committed fraud or willful misrepresentation in connection with an immigration benefit, he or she will be determined to be inadmissible to the United States. This finding can have serious imp… Read More

601A Waiver

The Provisional Waiver is also known as the I-601A Waiver, not to be confused with an I-601 waiver. In actuality, the I-601 is the USCIS immigration form that foreign nationals complete to apply for a waiver, including criminal waivers, fraud waivers… Read More

212h Crimes Waiver

Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), convictions of certain crimes can render a non-US Citizen deportable and/or inadmissible. For more information on what types of crimes can jeopardize a person’s immigration status, please refer… Read More

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