immigration & citizenship
- applications
- appeals
Welcome...
I am an immigration and citizenship attorney with offices in Oakland and Fremont, California. I represent clients in the following matters:
Immigration and Citizenship Applications. Immigrant spouse and family petitions (I-130) and fiancee petitions (I-129F). Applications for adjustment of status to permanent residence (I-485), immigrant visas (DS-230), and naturalization (N-400). Also, various waivers of inadmissibility (I-601, I-602, I-212, etc.).
Federal Court Litigation. Lawsuits to challenge denied or delayed immigration or naturalization applications (actions for administrative review, mandamus, habeas corpus, etc.). We offer a reduced fee for a limited number of these types of cases.
Immigration Advice for Criminal Charges and Convictions. Advice on the best plea to minimize the immigration effects of a conviction. Evaluation of the consequences of a past conviction.
Removal/Deportation Defense. Representation before an immigration judge, appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), motions to reopen, and petitions for review to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. We welcome cases where the client is in ICE detention.
Appeals for Immigration Applications. Appeals to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO or AAU) for a denied: I-601 for waiver of criminal conviction, misrepresentation, or unlawful presence; I-212 for admission after deportation; or I-360 for special immigrant juvenile or VAWA status. Appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) for a denied or revoked I-130 for a spouse or family member. Motions to reopen or reconsider.
I litigate immigration, citizenship, or removal decisions in federal court where the petitioner or applicant resides anywhere in California.
I represent persons in removal proceedings if they reside in Northern California, which is served by the San Francisco Immigration Court. I also represent detained persons before the immigration courts in Florence and Eloy, Arizona, Seattle/Tacoma, Washington, and in Southern California if their family resides in Northern California.
I usually accept adjustment of status and naturalization cases only before the San Francisco and San Jose Field Offices.
--Scott Mossman, Immigration Attorney