Maryland Immigration Lawyers
America is the land of opportunity for individuals, families and businesses. At the law offices of Smith & Lyons–Schmidt, PC in Glen Burnie, we help you take advantage of the opportunities this country offers by providing a full range of immigration law services.
Whether you are a business seeking visas for skilled foreign workers, a citizen or a permanent legal resident of the U.S. who wants to bring a family member to this country or a foreign national seeking a green card, our immigration lawyer can help.
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Immigration Law Attorneys Smith & Lyons–Schmidt, PC • 410–768–7105
Please contact our law firm for legal assistance with immigration issues, including:
- Asylum and refugee cases: Returning to their home countries would mean certain death for some foreign nationals. We have assisted high-visibility clients obtain the visas they need to stay in the U.S. Contact us if you need a visa based on asylum or protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT).
- Removal and deportation proceedings: We have experience in representing clients who are facing deportation.
- Family-based immigration: Our immigration attorney can assist you with fiancé visas and visas for your spouse, children, stepchildren, siblings and parents.
- Employment-based immigration: We represent individuals and businesses in need of employment-based visas of all kinds. Teachers, nurses, doctors, physical therapists and other high-demand workers may be able to obtain visas more quickly. We assist businesses in the PERM labor certification process and help foreign students obtain a change of status in order to accept permanent employment in the U.S.
- Nonimmigrant visas: For visitors and businesspeople in the U.S. temporarily.
- Criminal defense: We are sensitive to the complex intersection of immigration law and criminal law and work to protect our clients' ability to stay in the U.S.
- Battered spouse cases: We represent foreign nationals who are victims of spousal abuse and those who are accused of spousal battery.
- Citizenship/naturalization: Our immigration law attorney provides personal service as he walks you through the process of becoming a naturalized citizen of the U.S.
Attorney John S. Smith traveled widely in Europe, Asia and South America while a member of the U.S. Army. He brings a worldview to his immigration law practice. To discuss your immigration-related legal issue, please contact our law firm today.
Immigration Law Terms
- Adjustment of status: the process of applying for legal permanent residence from within the United States as opposed to applying from abroad which is called “consular processing.”
- Green Card: this is the informal term for “an alien registration card” or Form I-551. It is proof that its holder has legal permanent resident status.