Getting started
Your first video consult: what to have on the table
The documents, dates and questions that make a 30-minute call worth it, and what we can tell you by the end of it.
Elvira Covarrubias5 min read
Immigration lawyers · San Jose and by video
Your family’s next step, with the fee in writing first
We file family petitions, green cards, citizenship and DACA renewals for families across California. Meet us by video in English, Spanish or Vietnamese, and know the full price before you decide.
Guides
Read this before you file anything
Plain answers to the questions families ask us most, written by our lawyers.
DACARenewing DACA: when to file and what changes
USCIS suggests filing 120 to 150 days before your current DACA expires. Here is how we plan around that window.
Rodrigo Valdivia4 min read
What we handle
Four kinds of cases, each for a flat fee
We keep to the cases we file every week, so we can price them before we start.
- Flat fee
Family visas
Petitions for a spouse, parent, child or sibling, and VAWA self-petitions for people hurt by a U.S. citizen or resident in their family.
More on family visas - Flat fee
Green cards
Adjustment of status in the U.S. or consular processing abroad, with the work permit and travel permit while you wait.
More on green cards - Flat fee
Citizenship
The naturalization form, a fee-waiver request if you qualify, and practice for the civics test and interview.
More on citizenship - Flat fee
DACA
Renewals, work permits and advance parole, filed in the window that keeps your permit from lapsing.
More on DACA
Watch first
See a first consult before you book one
Thuy Truong walks through a sample consult: what she asks, what you share on screen, and how the fee is set at the end.
Prefer reading? The same steps are in our written guide, with a checklist of documents to have nearby.
A sample first consult, start to finish
Questions
What families ask before they call
Do I have to come to San Jose?
No. Most clients never visit the office. We meet by video, you sign electronically, and you upload documents from your phone. If you’d rather meet in person, the office on North Third Street is open on weekdays.
What does the flat fee cover?
All the work on the case named in your agreement: the forms, the evidence list, the cover letter, answers to any request for evidence, and preparing you for the interview. Government filing fees are separate and go straight to USCIS.
Are you notarios?
No. We are licensed lawyers. A notario or immigration consultant can’t give legal advice, and the wrong form can cost you years. Ask anyone helping with your case for their bar number.
Who speaks Spanish?
Elvira Covarrubias and Rodrigo Valdivia meet in Spanish. Thuy Truong meets in Vietnamese and English. Tell us your language when you book.
Is what I tell you private?
Yes, once you’re talking with a lawyer about your case. Please don’t put the details of your situation in the website form; save them for the consult.
Tell us what you need, and we’ll tell you the fee
A 30-minute video consult has a set fee, and it counts toward your flat fee if you hire us.