Law Office of Scott A. Mossman

Immigration & Citizenship Law

I am an immigration and citizenship attorney in Oakland, serving the entire San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California. I represent clients in the following matters:

Immigration Advice for Criminal Charges and Convictions. Advice on the best plea to minimize the immigration effects of pending criminal charges for any case in California. I provide confidential in-person consultations for noncitizens detained in any of the county jails in the Bay Area. Read my blog on criminal issues at immigrantpleas.com

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. Most of my removal cases are before the San Francisco Immigration Court. I accept both detained and non-detained clients.

Immigration and Citizenship Applications. Petitions for immigrant spouses and family members (I-130) and for fiancées (I-129F). Applications for adjustment of status to permanent residence (I-485). Various waivers of inadmissibility (I-601, I-602, I-212, etc.). Petitions to remove conditional status on permanent residence (I-751). Naturalization to United States citizenship (N-400). I typically represent applicants at both the San Francisco and San Jose USCIS Field Offices.

Appeals for Immigration and Naturalization Applications. N-336 requests for a new hearing on a naturalization application. I-290B appeals to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO or AAU) for a denied: I-601 waiver (for a criminal conviction, misrepresentation, unlawful presence, etc.), I-212 for admission after removal, I-821 for temporary protected status (TPS), etc. EOIR-29 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 too.

Federal Court Litigation. Lawsuits to challenge denied or delayed immigration or naturalization applications (actions for administrative review, mandamus, habeas corpus, etc.). I offer a reduced fee for a limited number of these types of cases. I represent clients in the federal courts in San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Fresno, and Los Angeles in these cases.

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