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John
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Attorney at Law |
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Practicing U.S.
Immigration Law |
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Email:
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(419) 463-6358 |
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P.O. Box 213 / Fremont, Ohio 43240 / USA |
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Member of the American Immigration Lawyers
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License I am licensed and in good
standing with the State of Illinois, and I have been since May, 1997. You can click here to confirm my
registration. |
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Areas of Representation I only practice U.S.
immigration law. I have been
practicing it since 1997. My area of
expertise is family immigration, but I can work in other areas also. I can represent clients from
throughout the United States and from around the world. That is because U.S. immigration law is
federal in jurisdiction. |
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When Should an Attorney Be Consulted ? An attorney should be
consulted for any of the following reasons: 1. to obtain a professional opinion about the
case, 2. to have a professional perform the work of
the case, 3. if there is a serious problem with the
case. In U.S. immigration law, a serious problem includes, but is not
limited to, the following: * entering the United States
without a visa or inspection * overstaying a visa * a criminal offense more
serious than a parking ticket (or
having that
on one's record, even if it has been sealed or expunged) * violating the terms of a
visa * illegal use or possession of
drugs * having a serious illness or
a serious medical condition * etc. |
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Services and Fees The first step
is an initial consultation. I would
listen and ask questions while you would tell me about your situation. Everything would remain confidential. It would last about an hour, either by
telephone or by secure email.
Afterwards, I would give you my opinion. The fee for an
initial consultation is $50 (USD). If you are interested, please send me an
email with a short description (one paragraph) of your situation. I will reply in order to schedule the
consultation. Some cases are
routine and have no serious problems.
After an initial consultation, some of these cases could be
represented for as little as $250 (USD) plus
government filing fees and expenses. Other cases
are more complicated or challenging.
After an initial consultation, my fee would be $150 (USD) per hour. We
would mutually agree upon the goal, and I would issue an itemized bill at the
completion of each stage of the project.
In all cases,
the client is fully responsible for all government filing fees and other expenses. |
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If
You Cannot Afford an Attorney In the United States,
Legal Aid provides free or low-cost legal assistance for people who genuinely
cannot afford to hire an attorney. There
are many different, local organizations of Legal Aid in the United
States. To find one near you, type the
words "legal aid" and your closest city into a search engine (like Google).
Also, there is a large amount
of free, reliable information about immigrating to the United States at two
websites of the U.S. government. These
websites also have free forms that are used in immigration cases. One website is at http://travel.state.gov. It is for the U.S. Department of State,
Consular Affairs. It is about visas,
passports, and entering the U.S. The other website is http://uscis.gov. It is for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (what used to be called the INS).
It is about immigration in general. |
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Disclaimers The material at this
webpage is not legal advice; it is only general information. Reading this webpage does not make John Gfoeller
your attorney, and it does not make you his client. Hiring an attorney should not be based upon
advertisements; be sure to perform your own, independent research. |
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Closing Video Thank you for visiting my webpage.
Take care, and Be well. (If the
video does not appear above, please click this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCaKKtOCyZY)
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