Glendale, California Immigration Attorneys of Karapetian & Associates

Each day, immigrants from all over the world pursue the dream of American citizenship.  Unfortunately, many immigrants lose their opportunity for U.S. citizenship because they lack proper legal representation.  Immigration, citizenship and nationality are increasingly complex and dynamic areas of law.  Only dedicated and experienced professionals can be expected to keep up with the demands of guiding clients through this ever changing environment.

The California immigration attorneys of Karapetian & Associates focus their practice solely on immigration matters and represents private individuals, families, businesses, universities and non-profit organizations before Immigration Judges, Board of Immigration Appeals, District Court and United States Circuit Courts.  Although the Firm's office is located in California, they are qualified to represent all immigration clients in all U.S. deportation cases, in visa applications throughout the United States and in U.S. consular processing throughout the world. 

On March 1, 2003, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) became part of the United States Department of Homeland Security and its functions were divided into three bureaus of that department:

• USCIS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• ICE - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• CBP - U.S. Customs and Border Protection

The Glendale, California immigration lawyers of Karapetian & Associates possess a thorough understanding of immigration law and handles a variety of cases governed by USCIS including:

• Permanent Resident
• Battered Spouse Petition
• Consular Processing
• Criminal Deportation/Removal Defense
• Non-criminal Deportation/Removal Defense
• Employment Based Cases
• Family Based Visas/Fiancée Visas
• Fiancée Visas
• H, L, E, Visas
• Board of Immigration Appeals/Federal Court Litigation
• Employment Visas/Labor Certification
• Naturalization
• Political Asylum
• Waivers of Inadmissibility
• Employment Authorization
• Temporary Protected Status
• TN Visas
• I-130 Petition