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Areas of practice
The Law Office of Anuj A. Shah provides services in all of the major areas of Immigration Law, including, but not limited to, the following:
NONIMMIGRANT : TEMPORARY STATUS
  • B-1/B-2 Visitor : B-1 - for Business / B-2 - for Pleasure
  • E-1 - Treaty Trader / E-2 - Treaty Investor
  • F-1 - Academic Student
  • G - Representatives of International Organizations
  • H1B - Specialty Occupation
  • H1C - Registered Nurses
  • H2A - Agricultural Labor
  • H2B - Other Temporary Labor
  • H-3 - Trainee
  • I - Representatives of Foreign News Media
  • J - Exchange Visitor
  • L - Intra Company Transferee
  • M - Vocational Student
  • O-1, O-2 - Extraordinary Ability
  • P-1, P-2, P-3 - Athletes and Group Entertainers
  • Q - International Cultural Exchange Program
  • R - Religious Vocation or Profession
  • TN - Trade NAFTA Professionals
    • (All the foregoing includes, of course, representation for Dependents, as well)
IMMIGRANT: PERMANENT STATUS
1. EMPLOYMENT BASED
  • EB1 - First Preference
    1. Persons of Extraordinary Ability
    2. Outstanding Professors and Researchers
    3. Multinational Executives and Managers
  • EB2 - Second Preference
  • Members of Professions holding Advanced Degrees or Aliens of Exceptional Ability.
  • EB3 - Third Preference
  • Skilled Workers, Professionals and other Workers.
  • EB4 - Fourth Preference - Special Immigrants
  • The EB4 category includes persons such as Religious Workers, Commuters from Border, Retired G-4 (Employee of international Organizations), Returning Residents and Ministers of religion.
  • EB5 - Fifth Preference - Employment Creation Investors
2. FAMILY-BASED
  • Immediate Relatives
  • Preference Categories
    1. First Preference - Unmarried sons or daughters (over age 21) of U.S. citizens
    2. Second Preference – (2A) Spouses and unmarried children (under age 21) of LPRs; (2B) Unmarried sons and daughters (over age 21) of LPRs.
    3. Third Preference - Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens.
    4. Fourth Preference - Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens.

  • K - Fiancé/e (K1) or Spouse (K3) of U.S. Citizen
IMMIGRATION LITIGATION/COURT PROCEEDINGS
The Law Office of Anuj A. Shah represents and defends foreign nationals in a wide range of litigation-oriented matters before the Immigration Court system.  We represent clients in court cases involving, but not limited to, the following:
  • Deportation (Removal) Hearing
  • Cancellation of removal
  • Adjustment of status
  • Contested hearing on abandonment of permanent residence
  • Motions to Terminate
  • Motions to Reconsider
  • Motions to Reopen
  • Appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals
  • Appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
OTHER AREAS IN IMMIGRATION
  • DIVERSITY VISAS : DV1 VISAS ("GREEN CARD LOTTERY")
  • ASYLUM / REFUGEE
  • CITIZENSHIP MATTERS
  • I-9 (EMPLOYEE ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION) COMPLIANCE AND COUNSEL FOR EMPLOYERS
  • USCIS REPRESENTATION AND CONSULAR PRACTICE
  • REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE USCIS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND U. S. CONSULATES WORLDWIDE
Why THE LAW OFFICE OF ANUJ A. SHAH

There are a myriad of ways in which foreign nationals (FNs) can enter and remain in the United States, both on a temporary basis (as non-immigrants) and on permanent one (as immigrants). And once here, there are a number of pathways to Legal Permanent Residence and Citizenship for those who are eligible and choose to pursue those avenues.

At The Law Office of Anuj A. Shah, based in Houston, Texas, our mission is to provide superior hands-on, client-centered Immigration Law services in order to achieve clients' Immigration-based objectives.  Put simply, we offer Global Immigration Services for an International Community, and we do it with Integrity, Commitment, and Excellence.

When I first met Anuj and he told me that there was a possibility to get my greencard...
"--Baltazar H.--"

Words cannot express our gratitude to you for going above and beyond what any other attorney would do to to help us... -Laurent and Jennifer L.

When we first met Anuj Shah, my husband and I were in dire straits. Although we had always done everything by the book...
"--Carla D.--"

I took a flight from Mumbai to Los Angeles in December 2007, for a vacation, little knowing that I would eventually fall in love and get married to a US Citizen....
"--Ashwini J.--"

Because of Anuj we were able to stay in the United States and be with our loved ones in a very....
"--Amit D.--"

I  had a complicated case and I don't know what we would have done without Anuj....
"--Rash M.--"

It has been a pleasure to work with a lawyer who is genuinely interested in helping his clients. ....
"--Manu B.--"

We really appreciated and enjoyed Anuj's services, especially because he went out of his way on a few things ....
"--Pierre and Samanci Zohy--"