Osberg-Braun Immigration

Immigration Lawyers @ Osberg-Braun Immigration

• Linda Osberg-Braun - Founder Partner

Osberg-Braun Immigration Services

Full Service Immigration Attorneys
Osberg-Braun & Ruiz Immigration is a full-service immigration law firm specializing in developing custom case strategy and implementation. The Founder and Partner, Linda Osberg-Braun, is a former Deputy District Counsel for INS and Federal Public Defender. She is known nationwide for her knowledge of the intricacies of immigration law, the Department of Homeland Security operations and solving complex immigration issues. Linda’s partner, Jennifer Ruiz, is a former prosecutor and tenacious litigator. Linda and Jennifer help clients from the simplest of cases to the most complex of litigation matters. Don’t let your life in the United States be ruined by people who do not know how the immigration system works. Instead, explore all your immigration options and avenues with Linda and Jennifer. Meet with their dedicated team to discover the opportunity and the freedom the United States offers you. Put your future in Osberg-Braun & Ruiz’s experienced hands.

Know Your Immigration Rights
Once you come in for a consultation, Osberg-Braun & Ruiz will explain every aspect of your case and discuss all available options for you and your family. Linda is a Board Certified expert in all aspects of immigration law. Once your tailored case strategy is developed, Osberg-Braun & Ruiz is available to you from that day forward until you reach your immigration goal. There are many lawyers and notaries who do not know what they are doing and many times can make a case worse just by their actions alone. You should only consult with experienced and licensed attorneys, like Linda and Jennifer, who can give you sound advice on your road to remaining lawfully in the United States. As you see in the news every day, immigration is a very hot topic and you need to make sure you are in the right hands and get the best possible advice. Your immigration status is too important to leave in the hands of an inexperienced or unqualified person. Come meet with Linda and Jennifer and see what makes them different.

Practice Areas
Residency (Green Card)
An individual can obtain residency through a sponsorship or petition filed for them by someone else or, in certain specific cases such as a Cuban citizen, victim of abuse or a crime, an individual can file on their own for a green card.

Citizenship
A lawful permanent resident can apply for citizenship after 3 years, if married to a US citizen, and after 5 years if not pursuing citizenship based on marriage to a US citizen.

Visas
The attorneys at Osberg-Braun & Ruiz are experienced in obtaining visas on behalf of individuals who want to invest, work or travel to the United States on a temporary basis. A temporary worker visa is for a person who wants to enter the United States for employment lasting a fixed period of time.

Release From Custody
If a family member has been picked up by ICE and taken into custody, it is very important that you hire an experienced firm like Osberg-Braun & Ruiz to get involved right away. The attorneys at Osberg-Braun & Ruiz will immediately meet with your family and obtain the necessary documents and information that they will then forward to ICE to begin the negotiations for the release of your family member.

Waivers
If you have a criminal history, entered the United States illegally or used any type of fraud or misrepresentation in trying to enter or obtain status in the United States, then there may be waivers available to you that forgive these acts.

Asylum
Asylum is available to you if you can prove you’ve been persecuted or have a “well-founded fear” of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. If proven, you’re considered a “refugee,” and must seek asylum within one year of arriving in the United States.

Immigration Court and Deportation Defense
As an undocumented person, you may be scared and think you do not have any way to fight the system if you are picked up by ICE, are placed in removal proceedings or have to appear before USCIS. This is simply not the case and Osberg-Braun & Ruiz is here to help you.

VAWA and U Visas
If you are a battered spouse, child or parent of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, you may apply for an immigrant visa petition under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The law requires that you were subject to extreme cruelty or battery. The filing is done in complete confidence with USCIS meaning that the abuser will not know you filed for permanent resident status based on abuse. The abuse standard applies equally whether the victim is a man or a woman.

Appeals
When the court or USCIS issues an unfavorable decision in your case, you have the right to appeal. However, appeals require strict deadlines and they can be as short as thirty days from the date of denial and in some cases can be even shorter.

Consular Processing
If you live outside of the United States and are the beneficiary of an approved petition along with an available visa number, you can consular process into the United States and obtain lawful permanent resident status. Read More...

Federal Court Litigation
In some cases, the decision issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals can be challenged even further in Federal Court. An individual can also file a mandamus case in Federal Court to compel USCIS to issue a decision when an individual has been waiting an unreasonably long period of time. Read More...