Immigration or the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the federal agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. They are a component of the Department of Homeland Security. Individuals who wish to become U.S. citizens through naturalization submit their applications to USCIS.

To contact USCIS you can:

• Visit online at https://www.uscis.gov/
• Call at 1 (800) 375-5283
• If you are an applicant, petitioner, or legal representative, sign up for a USCIS online account to access personalized, real-time information about individual cases from your computer, cell phone, or tablet.  Through your online account, you can track the status of your case. You can also send case-specific messages to the USCIS Contact Center and receive answers through the secure inbox. You may send an online message to get help if you have been locked out of your USCIS online account or need other technical assistance
• Online virtual assistant – https://www.uscis.gov/emma

Attorneys do not need to be licensed in the state where they live or practice to represent you before USCIS. As long as they are eligible to practice law, and in good standing in every jurisdiction where they are licensed they can represent you before USCIS.

Immigration lawyers provide advice and guidance for matters such as visa applications, green cards, citizenship and naturalization, deportation issues, and employment for non-citizens. In few cases they go as far as representing clients in asylum and refugee cases, and in some instances criminal law.

Permanent residence includes the right to work in the U.S. for most employers or for yourself. Permanent residents continue to hold citizenship of another country.

• Hague Adoption Convention Program
• Orphan Adoption Program
• U.S. Citizen Petition for a Spouse
• U.S. Citizen Petition for a Fiancé(e)
• U.S. Citizen Petition for an Adopted Child
• U.S. Citizen Petition for Other Relatives Inside of the United States
• U.S. Citizen Petition for Other Relatives Outside of the United States
• Replace My Naturalization Certificate or Certificate of Citizenship
• Proof of Citizenship for U.S. Citizens
• U.S. Citizen Petition for an Immediate Relative

• Green Card for Family Members of a Permanent Resident
• Becoming a U.S. Citizen Through Naturalization
• Remove My Conditional Status Based on Investment
• Citizenship Through Parents
• Green Card for Battered Spouse, Child or Parent of U.S. Citizen
• Naturalization for Military Members and Their Families
• Travel Outside of the U.S. as a Permanent Resident
• Renew or Replace My Green Card
• Remove My Conditional Status

• Green Card for Family Members of a Permanent Resident
• Green Card for Battered Spouse, Child or Parent of U.S. Citizen
• EB-3: Permanent Workers – Skilled Workers, Professionals and Unskilled Workers
• Green Card (Permanent Resident Card) for a Widow(er) of a U.S. Citizen
• EB-2: Permanent Workers – Exceptional Ability or Advanced Degree
• Becoming a Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder) Through Asylee Status
• Becoming a Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder) Through a Job Offer
• Citizenship Through Parents
• Humanitarian Parole
• EB-1: Permanent Workers – Extraordinary Ability/Outstanding Professor/Multinational Executive
• Green Card for Battered Spouse, Child or Parent of U.S. Citizen
• Change My Nonimmigrant Status
• Extend My Stay As a Family Member of an Employment-Based Nonimmigrant
• Becoming a Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder) Through Refugee Status
• Green Card Eligibility
• H-2A, H-2B, and H-3 Visa
• H-1B Visas for Temporary Workers
• P-1A or P-1B Visa
• O-1 Visa, Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement
• Obtaining Derivative Refugee or Asylee Status for Children
• Extend My Nonimmigrant Stay
• Extend My Authorized Period of Stay as an Employment-Based Nonimmigrant
• L Visas (L-1A and L-1B) for Temporary Workers
• EB-4: Permanent Workers – Special Immigrants
• EB-5: Permanent Workers – Immigrant Investors
• Obtaining Derivative Refugee/Asylee Status for a Spouse
• Obtaining Refugee Status
• Obtaining Asylum Status
• P-2 and P-3 Visa
• Q Visa, Cultural Exchange
• Change My Employment-based Nonimmigrant Status
• Temporary Protected Status
• R-1 Visa, Temporary Nonimmigrant Religious Workers
• U.S. Citizen Petition for Other Relatives Inside of the United States
• U.S. Citizen Petition for Other Relatives Outside of the United States
• U.S. Citizen Petition for an Immediate Relative
• E Visas (E-1, E-2, and E-3) for Temporary Workers
• Obtain Employment Authorization Document