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If you are an immigrant to the United States, you must successfully navigate the many twists and turns in the immigration process. We have earned a reputation as personable, effective immigration lawyers with very competitive rates. We guide you through family immigration, as well as individual immigration, so that you understand every step of the process.

To arrange a free initial consultation with a knowledgeable and helpful immigration attorney, contact ScottVassell & LeeCC Law Firm today.

Family Immigration and Individual Immigration

• Immigrant visas: I-130/I-485 Petition for Alien Relative/Permanent Resident applications
• Non-immigrant visas, including, but not limited to, the following: H1B, B, E-1/E-2, F-1, H2, H3, L-1, L-2, and Blanket L visas, K, O, P, Q, R and S, T, and U visas.
• Fiancé visa K-1
• TN visas
• VAWA / I-360 (Self Petition for Abused Spouse)
• I-765 Workers Permit
• I-131 Advanced Parole
• TPS
• Diversity Visa Lottery
• FOIA requests
• Student visas / M-1 Visas
• Citizenship
• Adjustment of status

The owner of ScottVassell & LeeCC Law Firm is herself an immigrant from Canada. She has a personal understanding of the concerns and needs of immigrants, as well as the training and experience to be an effective immigration attorney handling a wide variety of immigration issues.

Call or email us to inquire about our free limited telephone consultations. We have Spanish, Portuguese Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese and French services available.

We have competitive rates and we accept Visa and MasterCard. Our office hours are Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; evenings by appointment. You can also talk to a lawyer about family immigration at one of our satellite offices in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland.

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Our criminal law practice is focused on the DMV area (i.e. Commonwealth of Virginia, District of Columbia & Maryland). The main areas of criminal practice focus on individuals charged with:

• Larceny
• Shop lifting
• Domestic Violence & Protective Orders
• Drug Possession and/or Distribution
• Unlawful Possession of Firearms
• Drunk Driving While Under the Influence

You may contact the law firm to schedule an appointment by emailing our scheduling information line at  Contact Us or by calling one of our office locations in the DMV conveniently listed herein on each page of our website (Initial Free 20 min initial Consults are available in addition to our standard office appointments).

Scott CC Immigration Law also has a robust immigration practice in which Ms. Crenshaw, along with the Vassell lawyer team, defends clients caught in the complex intersection of criminal and immigration law matters.

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The H-1B Visa is a temporary work visa issued to foreign nationals who want to work in a professional job in the United States. Only a limited number of H-1B visas are issued each year, and competition for one is fierce. If you want an H-1B visa, you need to plan ahead and act quickly.

Scott CC Immigration Law is an immigration law practice that has helped a large number of clients obtain H-1B visas. Our Fairfax H-1B visa lawyers are experienced and knowledgeable, and work diligently to help our clients achieve their visa goals. We also have attorneys available to help in Rockville, MD and Washington, D.C.

Contact us today to arrange for a free limited telephone consultation.

How We Can Help

The H-1B visa petition must be filed by an employer, not the individual. Our attorneys provide aggressive, comprehensive visa application and immigration service advocacy. One of our experienced lawyers can review your situation and advise you regarding your prospects for obtaining a visa. We can prepare your visa petition and the required documentation, file it and follow up with USCIS. Our firm will provide you with frequent updates regarding the petition’s progress, or you can always track it online.

Our goal will be to get your H-1B visa quickly, and make the process as smooth as possible.

Still in School? Start Planning Now

If you are a foreign student in the U.S. or abroad who wants to work in the U.S., you should start planning immediately. If you are in the U.S. now and do not plan ahead, you could lose your legal immigration status.

Scott CC Immigration Law can advise you of your options and provide you with all your immigration legal services. If you do not qualify for an H-1B visa, we can try to get an employment visa for you in another category that enables you to live and work in the U.S.

Contact a Work Visa Attorney Today

Contact us to inquire about our free limited telephone consultations. We have competitive rates, and we accept Visa and MasterCard.

Spanish, Portuguese Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese and French services available. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. We have offices in Fairfax, Virginia; Rockville, Maryland; and Washington D.C., and also hold conferences via Skype ^TM.

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If you are a visa holder or your immigration status is unclear and you get arrested, you need an experienced immigration lawyer as soon as possible. Without it, your immigration status could be at risk. Conviction on the charge could result in removal proceedings and eventual deportation.

The attorneys at Scott CC Immigration Law are aggressive and experienced immigration advocates. We work to prevent loss of immigration status and deportation of clients accused in criminal matters.

For a free limited telephone conversation, contact our firm as soon as possible.

Coordinating Efforts with Your Criminal Defense Attorney

In criminal cases, most defense attorneys focus on defending their client against only the charge itself. They may not consider the effects of a conviction or plea bargain on the immigration status of their client.

At Scott CC Immigration Law, we understand these effects and have experience handling them. We can work closely with your criminal defense attorney to preserve your immigration status and protect your rights during the legal process.

Explain your situation to your criminal defense attorney. Then call our firm.

Deportation and Removal Defense Advocates

Scott CC Immigration Law has successfully represented hundreds of clients in removal proceedings. If you have already been convicted on a criminal charge, our firm can defend your rights in the removal hearing and in any appeals that may follow.

Any interaction with a U.S. government official can result in immigration problems leading to removal. If you plan to travel outside the U.S., an attorney at our firm can review your situation and advise you regarding potential problems.

Contact an Attorney Today

Call or email us to inquire about our free limited telephone consultations. We have competitive rates and we accept Visa and MasterCard.

Spanish, Portuguese Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese and French services available. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. We have offices in Fairfax, Virginia, Rockville, Maryland and Washington D.C., and also hold conferences via Skype

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We provide U.S. Immigration Solutions in the following areas:

• Employment of a Foreign National Worker
• Business Expansion into the United States
• Starting a new company in the United States
• Religious and Charitable Organization Employment
• Investment in the United States

The process of obtaining a U.S. work or business visa is complicated with serious deadlines and ever new emerging laws which can greatly benefit or disadvantage your case. We represent employers and business owners who routinely and seasonally hire foreign national workers. At Scott CC Immigration Law we make sure you have a personable, knowledgeable attorney to guide both the employer and employee through the process of obtaining permanent or temporary employment status. Our lead lawyer is an immigrant from Canada and has a deep understanding of the challenges immigrants face.

Permanent and Temporary Immigration Visas:

At Scott CC Immigration Law, we have a strong record of success in the following immigration areas:

• Immigrant petitions I-140/I-485 (Permanent Residency or Green Card):work-based petition by U.S. Employer for the following: Professionals, executives, managers, business owners, lower skilled workers and all employment-based immigration categories (I, II, III, IV, & V).
• Non-immigrant petitions H-1B, B, E-1/E-2, F-1, H2A, H2B, H3, L-1, L-2, Blanket L, O, P, Q, R, TN visas, plus I-9 Compliance and Audit Services.

Call or email us to inquire about our free limited telephone consultations. Spanish, Portuguese Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese and French translation services are available.

Our detailed consultations allow us to determine accurately the best suited work visa and we will walk you through the process. If you are a business investor seeking immigrant status, we give you detailed advise on the types of options available that will bring you the results you desire.

Note What’s New:

**New changes to Federal Regulation: H2A visas, providing significant relief for temporary or seasonal agricultural jobs.

**Religious Workers-I-129 now required for most religious workers.

**Important changes to H1B and Labor Certification processing in 2009.

Scott CC Immigration Law can help you get the work visa or family visa you want and need. Call us or email us to set up a consultation and inquire about our competitive rates. Spanish, Portuguese Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese and French services available.

Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; evening appointments available. We have satellite offices in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland; Skype ^TM conferences also available. We accept Visa and MasterCard.

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If you know someone who is out of status here in the United States and has been the victim of a crime, he or she may be eligible for a U Visa. U visas are available to foreign nationals or aliens who are in the United States and entered without inspection (“EWI”) or have overstayed an original visa grant.

U visas have even been considered and granted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) based on the following scenarios.

• A foreign national who was in a common law marriage, and has two U.S. children with her common law husband. Her husband is later killed. She is eligible for a U visa.

• Likewise, a client while working for an employer is involved in a robbery and assists in finding the escaped criminal is yet another example of someone who qualifies.

Qualifying Criminal Activity for U visas are listed in 8 C.F.R. Sec. 214.14. U visas petitions require the filing of form I-918 and a certification by the respective police department, amongst other requirements. A U visa also entitles the individual to a workers’ permit, and the possibility of adjusting to a U.S. permanent resident. If an individual or alien is in removal proceedings they may obtain temporary or permanent relief through the grant of a U visa. U visas are complex and require representation by an experienced U.S. Immigration lawyer.

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Asylum

Asylum status may be given to an individual who meets a very strict definition of refugee. A refugee or asylee is defined as any person outside his or her county of nationality (or in the case of a persons having no nationality, their last habitual residence) who, because of a “well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion, is unable or unwilling to return to that country, and is unable or unwilling to avail him or herself of the protection of that country. There are conditions where a refugee is also someone still residing in their country which is not discussed in this brief article.

An asylee must apply within one year of arrival in the U.S. If the foreign national is placed in removal, and has never applied for asylum relief, they must then seek Withholding of Removal or CAT in court which is explained below. Once an individual is granted asylum they will eventually be able to adjust to a Permanent Resident and eventually Citizenship.

Withholding of Removal

While this option is similar to asylum, withholding of removal and CAT (explained below) is available when a foreign national does not meet the criteria for asylum, such as filing within one year. Also, Withholding of Removal/CAT is available if a foreign national is placed in removal or deportation proceedings.

Withholding of Removal found in INA 241(b)(3); 8 CFR 208.16 requires an applicant to demonstrate the following:

An applicant must show a clear probability of harm, or that it is more likely than not that her life or freedom would be threatened (on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion) if returned to his or her home country. The standard here is higher than asylum “which is a well founded fear.”

Withholding is mandatory if Attorney General determines that the applicant’s life or freedom would be threatened. While there are important benefits gained such as the applicant’s ability to receive work authorization, this is not an automatic right to remain in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) may impose conditions; remove the individual to a third country, and/or move to revoke the status. Client cannot apply directly for lawful permanent residency, and client cannot petition to bring family members to the U.S. except certain conditions and exceptions are met.

CAT

CAT, which stands for the United Nations (“UN”) Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) is also available to clients who are in removal proceedings or who have failed to meet the criteria for asylum. Torture is defined as any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions.

If it is more likely than not that an applicant will be tortured then no State shall expel, return or extradite a person to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that he or she would be in danger of being subjected to torture.

Contact Scott CC Immigration Law

The above explanation of Asylum, Withholding of Removal and CAT are complex legal arguments which require an experienced immigration attorney to navigate the hurdles and obstacles when you are fearful and it is unsafe to return home. If you or someone you know is in serious danger if they return to their home country,

Spanish, Portuguese Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese and French services available. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. We have offices in Fairfax, Virginia, Rockville, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., and also hold conferences via Skype ^TM.

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Scott CC Immigration Law provides a full range of visa services to business people, professionals and corporations. We are noted for our knowledge of immigration law and procedures, rapid responses and high levels of client service.

To arrange a consultation with a knowledgeable immigration attorney, contact Scott CC Immigration Law today.

Our firm provides advice and services regarding:

• Visas for executive, managers and employees of international firms (L-1A and L-1B visa)
• Temporary work visas for professionals (H-1B visa)
• Treaty Trader visas (E-1 visa)
• Treaty Investor visas (E-2 visa)
• Visas for people in business, the arts, athletics, sciences, education and the motion picture or television industry (O visa)
• Licensed nurse visas (H-1A visa)
• NAFTA visas for Canadian and Mexican citizens (TN visa)
• Labor certification and PERM
• I-9 compliance and audit services
• And other immigration services for professional and skilled workers

For a free limited telephone conversation, contact our firm. We want to help you achieve your work visa goals.

Professional Service and Responsive Communication

Scott CC Immigration Law understands the importance of obtaining a visa. We will act quickly to prepare your visa petition and related documentation. We will closely monitor its progress, pressing your petition forward through the immigration law system. We will keep you updated by phone or e-mail, and you can access the status of your petition online. When you call with questions or concerns, we will respond promptly.

Scott CC Immigration Law will work to help you with your visa matters as quickly and efficiently as possible.

If you are starting a business in the U.S., our firm can address your work visa needs and provide a full range of business formation and organization services.

Porting Over an I-140 AC21 – Changing Jobs?

If a foreign national employee is seeking to port over an I-140 to a new employer under AC21, it is essential to have a U.S. Immigration lawyer review the current job and the job one seeks to ‘port over’ and ensure it is a “match” that meets the federal regulation requirements. Preserving the priority date is essential especially when in Employment based category 3 (E-B3 category).

Contact a Lawyer Today

Call or email us to inquire about our free limited telephone consultations. We have competitive rates and we accept Visa and MasterCard.

Spanish, Portuguese Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese and French services available. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. We have offices in Fairfax, Virginia, Rockville, Maryland and Washington D.C., and also hold conferences via Skype ^TM.

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Scott CC Immigration Law is a practice dedicated to helping clients achieve their immigration goals. We provide a full range of services to clients wishing to obtain visas and legal residence in the U.S. Our attorneys are hard-working, efficient and offer competitive rates.

To arrange a free initial consultation with a skilled immigration lawyer, contact us today.

Scott CC Immigration Law can assist you in these immigration matters:

All of the above visas have various time limits and employment restrictions. In many cases though, status can be changed. Our attorneys can assist you with a change of status proceeding.

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