Family Immigration | Albany Immigration Lawyer. The firm provides immigration legal services for family-based visas, employment-based visas, and naturalization to the Albany and Capital Region.

Same Sex Immigration Benefits

Same Sex Marriage Visa and Immigration Benefits After DOMA Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. Put differently, the Court stated that the Federal government must treat all legally married couples equally (including, legally married same-sex couples). What Does This Mean For Immigration Benefit Purposes?

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Family-Based Immigration To United States

Most immigrants to the United States come through the family-based immigration process. However, simply having a relative who is a U.S. citizen is not enough to qualify for immigration. Immigration eligibility is determined based upon a number of factors, including a person’s age, family relationship and marital status, among other […]

How Does Someone Immigrate to the United States?

Not everyone is eligible to immigrate to the United States. Instead, a person intending to immigrate must first establish eligibility to immigrate. There are multiple means of establishing eligibility, however, the most common means of eligibility are family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, and investor immigration.

Within each of […]

Gafner Law Firm Opens Albany Immigration Law Office

Gafner Law Firm is proud to announce the opening of its Albany Immigration Law Office. With a practice exclusively focused on immigration law, the firm hopes that its Albany immigration law office will allow it to provide the Albany area with a reliable source of immigration advice […]