Immigration Law Practice Areas
Godoy Law P.A. handles every major area of U.S. immigration law for clients in Miami and across South Florida. Our core practice areas are family-based immigration, green cards, citizenship and naturalization, deportation defense, asylum, Temporary Protected Status, and work visas. We also handle waivers, U-Visa and VAWA cases, and consular processing.
Click any practice area below to see what is involved, what we charge, and what the typical timeline looks like. If your situation is not listed, call us anyway – immigration law has more sub-categories than any one page can cover, and we may handle it under one of the broader practice areas.
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01
Family-Based Immigration
Family petitions are the most common path to a green card in the United States and the heart of our practice. We handle I-130 petitions filed by U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents for spouses, children, parents, and siblings. We also handle K-1 fiancé visas, adjustment of status, and consular processing for relatives abroad.
02
Green Cards (Lawful Permanent Residence)
Green cards through marriage, family, employment, asylum, refugee status, or VAWA. We handle the full process from initial petition through the green card interview and conditional residence removal if applicable. We also represent clients who already have green cards in renewal, replacement, and removal-of-conditions cases.
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Citizenship and Naturalization
Naturalization through Form N-400 for lawful permanent residents who have met the residency, physical presence, good moral character, and civics requirements. We handle citizenship interview preparation, complex cases involving criminal history or extended absences from the U.S., and derivation of citizenship cases for clients who may already be U.S. citizens without realizing it.
04
Defense in removal proceedings at the Miami Immigration Court and elsewhere. We pursue every available form of relief, including cancellation of removal, asylum, adjustment of status, voluntary departure, and waivers. We also handle bond hearings for detained clients, appeals to the BIA, and motions to reopen previously closed cases.
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Asylum
Affirmative asylum applications through USCIS and defensive asylum claims in immigration court. We represent clients fleeing persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Our asylum work includes withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture (CAT) protection where asylum is unavailable.
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Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
TPS applications and re-registrations for nationals of designated countries, including Haiti, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and others. We help with initial TPS filings, re-registration during open periods, late initial registration where eligible, and applications for advance parole and employment authorization for TPS holders.
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Work Visas and Employment-Based Immigration
Employment-based nonimmigrant visas including H-1B, L-1, O-1, E-2, and TN. We work with both employers and individual beneficiaries on petitions, extensions, and employment-based green cards. For investors and entrepreneurs, we handle E-2 treaty investor visas and EB-5 immigrant investor cases.
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Waivers of Inadmissibility
Waivers under sections 212(h), 212(i), and other provisions for clients with prior immigration violations, criminal history, or other grounds of inadmissibility. We handle I-601 and I-601A provisional unlawful presence waivers, particularly common in marriage-based green card cases.
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Humanitarian Visas: U-Visa, T-Visa, VAWA
Self-petitions and humanitarian visas for survivors of crime, trafficking, and domestic abuse. U-Visa petitions for crime victims who assist law enforcement, T-Visa petitions for trafficking survivors, and VAWA self-petitions for spouses and children of abusive U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know which practice area applies to my case?
Many immigration cases touch more than one practice area. A spouse of a U.S. citizen who is also in removal proceedings has a family-based case, a deportation defense case, and possibly a waiver case all at once. Schedule a consultation - we will tell you which forms of relief are realistic and which are not.
Do you handle cases outside the practice areas listed?
Yes. Immigration has dozens of sub-categories. The list above covers the most common case types in South Florida. If your situation involves an area not listed, ask us. Examples include adoption-related immigration, citizenship for children born abroad, juvenile immigrant cases (SIJ), and consular processing for specific visa categories.
Can one case file involve multiple practice areas?
Yes, and many do. Asylum cases often run parallel to deportation defense. A green card application can require a waiver. A naturalization interview can surface old removal orders. We prepare each case looking at all available forms of relief at once, not just the obvious one.
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