Q: Can a UK citizen use an immigration lawyer from the United states in order to obtain a visa?
My daughter moved to London 4 years ago and married a UK citizen. She wants to obtain a visa for her husband. Does she need an attorney from UK to help her husband get a visa or can she get a lawyer from the U.S. to help her with that?
A: If by "getting a visa for her husband" you mean that she wants to sponsor her husband for U.S. Legal Permanent Resident status, then to the extent that they intend on hiring a lawyer, it should be one who is authorized to practice U.S. immigration law. There may be a U.K. attorney who is licensed to practice law in the United States, but even an attorney based in the U.S. would likely be able to assist. My office, located in Tampa, FL, represents clients that are not presently residing in the United States. If your daughter is residing lawfully in the U.K. (and assuming that it is in fact U.S. Legal Permanent Resident status she seeks for her husband), she may be able to file the first stage of the case (Petition for Alien Relative) with the overseas U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) in London. For details on that as well as to get a better idea about the entire process, your daughter may wish to schedule a consultation with a competent U.S. licensed immigration attorney. Many attorneys, like myself, offer telephone or online (Skype) consultations for prospective clients currently living abroad.
A: I am assuming your USC daughter wants to sponsor her husband to immigrate to the USA. She needs a US Immigration Attorney
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