Cook County Immigration Attorneys at O'Flaherty Law

Top 3 Qualities to Look for in Your Attorney

Your attorney should not speak in legalese.

Finding an attorney that is a “real person” can be difficult. Many attorneys surround themselves almost exclusively with other attorneys and are accustomed to speaking in ivory tower legalese. You should be able to connect with your attorney on a personal level, and he or she should speak to you in plain language that you can understand. You will be working very closely with this person on issues that are very important to you. It is important that he or she be down-to-Earth and someone that you connect with.

Your attorney should be accessible.

The most common complaint that clients have of their attorneys is that the attorney is unreachable, does not communicate with them regularly, or does not promptly return your calls. Your attorney should reach out to you about your case regularly and respond within 24 hours to calls and e-mails. An open line of communication between you and your attorney is essential to building trust.

Your attorney should be realistic with you about costs and outcomes.

Your attorney’s goal should not be to win at all costs. Rather, it should be to achieve a favorable outcome for you as efficiently as possible. It is important that your attorney set realistic expectations at the outset as to the costs you should expect, concerns that the attorney has about the outcome of your case, and the length of time that you should expect your case to take.

‍Regardless of the nature your case, we have an experienced attorney who will focus on your individual needs. Our team of attorneys works closely together, bringing each of their different fields of experience to bear in order to optimize our client care.

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O'Flaherty Law of Chicago

1941 N. Elston Ave., Ste. A

Chicago, Illinois 60642

(312) 736-1384

chicago@oflaherty-law.com

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I am personally committed to ensuring that each one of our clients receives the highest level of client service from our team. Our mission is to provide excellent legal work in a cost-effective manner while maintaining open lines of communication between our clients and their attorneys. Many of our clients are going through difficult times in their lives when they reach out to us. They should feel comfortable leaning on the experience and knowledge of our attorneys as their counselors and advocates. We are here to help!

- Attorney Kevin O'Flaherty, Owner

Cook County Immigration attorney, Kevin O'Flaherty, explains how to apply for asylum.

Learn How to Apply for Asylum from Our Cook County Attorneys

Our Cook County immigration attorneys can assist you in obtaining Affirmative Asylum or Defensive Asylum if you are here and are afraid to return to your home country,

Affirmative Asylum can be applied for within 6 months of your legal status in the United States ending and before deportation proceedings have begun. If your eligibility period has passed, it's still possible to apply for Affirmative Asylum if you can show extraordinary circumstances explaining the delay in your departure, including but not limited to:

New facts or information
Changed conditions in your home country
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Recent attacks on similarly situated individuals or your family

Defensive Asylum is an option as a defense to a deportation.

To be successful in either Affirmative Asylum or Defensive Asylum proceedings, you must demonstrate that there is a reasonable fear that deportation would result in persecution based on race, religion, nationality, social group, or political opinion. You deserve to have the protection you need.

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In this episode of Learn About Law, our Cook County immigration attorney Andrew explains immigration 1-485 form and what documents and materials you should collect to fill out the form.

Cook County Business Immigration Lawyer Explains I-485 Form

In this episode, our Cook County immigration attorneys discuss what documents and materials you should collect before filling out and completing Immigration Form I-485 for adjustment of status. Form I-485 is the main USCIS application for immigrants who are eligible to apply for lawful permanent residence (US green card) and can also do so while living in the US and not having to leave the country for an overseas consular interview.

Individuals eligible to file Form I-485 will typically fall into one of four categories:

Those who came to the US on a temporary work visa such as an H-1B and were sponsored by their employer for a green card
Those who came to the US on a temporary visa, but married a US citizen
Individuals who received asylum in the US
The fiancé of a US citizen who got married before their fiancée visa expired

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Cook County immigration attorney Kevin O'Flaherty discusses the changes to Immigration Form I-130, the Petition for Alien Relatives to enter the United States.

Changes to Immigration Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relatives

Our Cook County immigration attorneys explains the I-130 petition form and what current changes that have occurred to it. The first step in the process of sponsoring a relative’s Visa petition is to prepare Form I-130 and file it with the office of USCIS. ‍The instructions section of Form I-130 has been revised to state that USCIS may require the citizen or resident to appear for an interview collect additional information, conduct background checks including an FBI criminal history check, and to verify the petitioner’s identity by providing fingerprints, a photograph and/or a signature. It is advisable to work with an immigration attorney when completing Form I-130, because petitions that contain errors or that are incomplete may significantly delay the green card process.

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Cook County Immigration Attorneys | Naturalization Lawyers, Cook County IL

Top 3 Qualities to Look for in Your Attorney

Your attorney should not speak in legalese.

Your attorney should be accessible.

Your attorney should be realistic with you about costs and outcomes.

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