Bander Law Firm

Immigration Lawyers @ Bander Law Firm

• Michael Bander

Bander Law Firm Services

One of South Florida's leading law firms concentrating on immigration and nationality law. Our firm was founded in Miami in 1980 by the late Michael A. Bander (1938-2018) at the gateway to Latin America, the Caribbean and the Gulf. Our Miami office is easily accessible from I-95 and near U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Miami District Office headquarters. Bander Law provides comprehensive immigration law services to businesses, institutions, families and individuals world-wide.

The firm is widely recognized for its aggressive law practice, taking on challenging cases that require experienced practitioners and finding workable solutions. Our success rate is exceptionally high; we know the law and will challenge USCIS when they take too long or make a mistake, even if that means suing in federal court. While the firm handles all types of immigration and nationality cases, we have been recognized for our ingenuity in cases that involve the Cuban Adjustment Act (particularly for individuals born outside of Cuba to a Cuban-born parent), recovery of renounced or lost U.S. citizenship, the Violence Against Women Act, and expedited EB-5 petitions.

As a two-generation law firm with more than 35 years in the business, our firm has established a strong reputation in the community. Named one of The Best Lawyers in America by his peers, one of "Florida's Top Lawyers" by Florida Monthly, and one of the "Best of Miami" by Miami Today, Michael A. Bander was regularly listed in the South Florida Legal Guide as one of the best lawyers in South Florida, while Stephen M. Bander is listed in Super Lawyers and also in the South Florida Legal Guide.

In our long history in South Florida, we have counseled many artists and art professionals and we are proud supporters of many charities as well as major arts and cultural groups.

Areas of Practice

BUSINESS
We help U.S. employers through the process of obtaining authorization for foreign workers to provide temporary or permanent services.

IMMIGRANT VISAS
We specialize in assisting individuals immigrate to the U.S. as lawful permanent residents. This is done based on family relationships, vocational skills (via labor certification, extraordinary ability or national interest waiver petition, multinational manager or executive petition, or religious worker petition) or through investment and job creation.

CONSULAR LIAISON
We aid those seeking administrative review of a consular officer’s incorrect interpretation or misapplication of immigration law resulting in a denied visa application at U.S. consulates abroad.

FEDERAL LITIGATION
We provide support by bringing federal court actions against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for failing to adjudicate a petition or application.

CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT
We provide assistance to individuals born outside of Cuba seeking U.S. lawful permanent residence under the Cuban Adjustment Act.

FAMILY
We provide assistance to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents seeking lawful permanent residence for their spouses, parents, children and siblings. We also help those seeking lawful permanent residence under the Violence Against Women Act.

NON IMMIGRANT VISAS
We help individuals obtain temporary permission to come to the U.S. as professionals and skilled workers, investors, traders, executives or managers, journalists, performers or athletes, fashion models, religious workers or trainees.

LABOR CERTIFICATES
We assist U.S. employers in obtaining a U.S. Dept. of Labor Certification. This will demonstrate that the employer could not find a qualified U.S. worker for a proffered job and therefore may seek an immigrant visa for a qualified foreign worker.

NATIONALITY ISSUES
We help children of U.S. citizens born abroad prove they are U.S. citizens at birth or acquire U.S. citizenship. Our services include assisting minor children in becoming U.S. citizens under the Child Citizenship Act.

CBP CURRENCY SEIZURE RECOVERY
We provide assistance to individuals wishing to recover currency seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection upon arrival to U.S. ports of entry.

DEPORTATION
We assist individuals applying for relief from deportation based on a family relationship, the Violence Against Women Act, the Cuban Adjustment Act, U.S. nationality or Cancellation of Removal.

EXCLUSION
We help those individuals excluded from the U.S. demonstrate their admissibility or apply for waivers of inadmissibility at U.S. consulates abroad.

RECLAMATION OF CITIZENSHIP
We help individuals who renounced, or did not retain U.S. citizenship, recover their U.S. citizenship.

NATURALIZATION
We facilitate U.S. lawful permanent resident's applications for U.S. naturalization.

AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
We provide assistance to U.S. lawful permanent resident spouses suing to enforce the financial obligations under the affidavit of support.

GLOBAL ENTRY ENROLLMENT OR REINSTATEMENT
We provide assistance to individuals enrolling in Global Entry or requesting reinstatement.

CONGRESSIONAL ADVOCACY
We use congressional advocacy to help clients advance applications and petitions.