Immigration and Naturalization

"Immigration is a mystery and a mastery of obfuscation, and the lawyers who can figure it out are worth their weight in gold."

- INS spokeswoman Karen Kraushaar

Find your best route through the maze of immigration law

Patricia Depew personally guides her clients through the complex-and always changing-laws and regulations that govern aliens wanting to work in the United States or aliens wanting to immigrate to the United States. She has helped entrepreneurs, software engineers, specialty cooks, film producers, directors, actors, political activists and others obtain visas, permanent residency, political asylum, and citizenship for themselves and family members.

Fight to the finish line

Immigration status is often an urgent issue, one that affects family ties and quality of life. Sometimes it's even a matter of life or death. Yet the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) is a huge bureaucracy with an enormous backlog. Ms. Depew knows how to deal with the system to resolve cases in the fastest possible way.

See the big picture

Ms. Depew fights for each individual she represents. She advises the client of the legal situation and possible courses of action, and keeps the client informed and involved throughout the process. In addition to her expertise in immigration law, Ms. Depew draws on her problem-solving skills and rich background to help clients achieve their life and career goals. For example, her experience in the entertainment industry has helped her qualify specialists such as directors of cinematography for work visas.