Citizenship and Immigration
Citizenship and immigration in Memphis and Nashville
The Frager Law Firm takes pride in our country’s diversity and helps people from foreign countries with United States citizenship and immigration in Tennessee.
From the first European immigration of the 1600’s and throughout the following centuries, America's doors gradually opened to people worldwide. A society that emerged from people of many ethnic backgrounds, the U.S. welcomes immigration as a way of building our nation.
However, new and frequently changing immigration laws complicate the immigration process. Immigrants must be eligible, adhere to U.S. laws, and correctly apply for visas, permanent residency, and citizenship. Many need legal guidance to obtain the status they seek. The Frager Law Firm has decades of experience helping clients with citizenship and immigration in Nashville, Memphis, and throughout Tennessee.
Three major steps in immigration
For immigrants who wish settle permanently, the transition from immigrant to U.S. citizen involves three major steps:
- Obtaining an immigrant visa. While the most common immigrant visas are family-based and employment-based visas, many other options are also available, such as business and executive visas, physicians and healthcare professionals visas, and fiancé visas.
- Applying for adjustment of status or permanent residency (green card). Permanent residents enjoy more privileges than immigrant visa holders and may have the opportunity to become U.S. citizens.
- Naturalization (citizenship). An immigrant who successfully goes through the naturalization process becomes a U.S. citizen. U.S. citizens enjoy many freedoms, such as the right to vote, hold government positions, and the ability to reside outside the U.S. for longer time periods than green card holders.
Each of the basic three steps to acquiring citizenship involves compliance with numerous, specific requirements. Seeking legal guidance from an experienced immigration lawyer can help you achieve your immigration and citizenship goals and avoid pitfalls you did not realize existed. At the Frager Law Firm, we have trained staff fluent in 13 different languages to assist with language barriers. We make the immigration process as easy as possible for you.
To discuss citizenship and immigration in Tennessee, arrange a consultation today with the Frager Law Firm. Rely on the skills and experience of our immigration law attorneys in Tennessee. Get legal help for your immigration concerns.
