US Immigration Law Firm, CTR & Associates Bangkok, Launches ctrlegal.com for EB5, Green Card, K1 Visa, and US Embassy Attorney
Bangkok, Thailand (PRWEB) June 11, 2010 -- CTR and Associates Ltd. is a full service US law firm in Bangkok offering professional and experienced US attorney services since it was established in January 2008, by Cathy Tran Reck, a US attorney licensed to practice law under the State of California. Cathy Tran Reck is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (http://www.aila.org/) and is dedicated to providing full US visa processing services to American citizen expats and visitors to Thailand and neighboring countries.
The US Embassy in Bangkok is the third largest American embassy in the world and provides a wide range of US legal and visa services and the protection of US citizens not only in Bangkok, Thailand but in the South East Asian region as a whole. To carry out its functions, the embassy has several sections and offices working together towards the achievement of its goals and objectives in the region. These include the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok (http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/visas.html) which is bifurcated into American Citizen Services and the Visa Section.
CTR and Associates Ltd is located in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand and only a short distance from the US Embassy and USCIS District Office. The explicit objective of the law firm is to maintain a high caliber of qualified American attorneys to provide immigration services to clients at the US Embassy on a one to one level and not from the US. For example, Thais requesting entry to the US for non-immigrant intent for business under tourist visa category B1, or for tourism under a B2 visa, and have been denied for overstay or violation of the terms of the visa, may require legal help from an experienced American immigration attorney in Bangkok to appeal to the Consular Officer at the Visa Section in Bangkok to consider the new visa application on its own merits. For visa applicants requesting entry to the US on an immigrant intent because of a pending a family petition, such as IR1 or CR1, and may require a consultation with an American attorney in Bangkok for guidance in navigating the immigration process, from visa application to the visa interview, at the US Embassy in Bangkok and not in their immigration office in California, New York, or Texas. The firm offers US immigration services ranging from K1 Fiance(é) Visas (including K2), K3 Marriage Visas (K4 for dependents), CR-1, IR-1, EB5 Green Card, and Work Permit Visas. (http://www.ctrlegal.com/us-legal-services/us-visa-services/)
The ctrlegal.com (http://www.ctrlegal.com) website was launched to provide an overview of the US visa and immigration services provided by CTR and Associates Ltd. It is a source of US and Bangkok legal immigration news, with useful links to updated immigration law and policy, and regular hot tips applicants should know at their visa interview with the Embassy and Consulate. Some of the immigration services provided by the American Immigration Attorneys in Bangkok are;
K1 Fiance Visa Processing (http://www.ctrlegal.com/us-legal-services/us-visa-services/k1-fiance-visa/) - US citizens may petition for their girlfriend or boyfriend through a fiance visa process with the I-129F Fiance(e) Visa Form at USCIS Service Center. American petitioners use the K1 and K2 fiance visa process for loved ones and any eligible minor dependent in one visa application form when the couple plan to marry in the US.
US Tourist Visa Application (http://www.ctrlegal.com/us-legal-services/us-visa-services/us-tourist-visas/) - Tourist visas such as the B1 and B2 are popular non-immigrant visas processed at the Bangkok Embassy. The Visa Section of the Bangkok Embassy receives tourist visa applications from applicants after a personal visa interview prior to issuing the visa.
EB5 Investor Green Card (http://www.ctrlegal.com/us-legal-services/eb-5-investor-green-card/) - EB-5 investor green card program grants lawful permanent resident status to eligible investors and certain family members and in most cases, visas are approved within 18 months. The American attorneys at CTR and Associates Ltd. Bangkok prepare and submit all necessary visa papers to the Visa Section of the Bangkok Embassy and prepare applicants for their visa interview.
Visa denials 214(b) and 221(g) (http://www.ctrlegal.com/us-legal-services/us-visa-services/visa-denials-214b-and-visa-denials-221g/) - CTR and Associates Ltd. attorneys specialize in American immigration visas, particularly with visa refusal in the following categories: K1 Fiance Visa, K3 Visa, IR immigrant visas for immediate relatives under the Immigration & Nationality Act (INA) Section 221g and Section 214b. Through the US Embassy in Bangkok, the firm processes 221g waivers and appeals on Form I-601 where the US citizen must show sufficient evidence that the US citizen petitioner would suffer extreme hardship factors if the applicant's waiver is not approved.
American Citizen Services at US Consulate (http://www.ctrlegal.com/us-legal-services/us-visa-services/embassy-bangkok-thailand/american-citizen-services/) - American citizens living abroad or traveling may require American citizen services at the US Consulate whether it is to make a US passport application, report of birth of a US citizen abroad, report off a death of a US citizen abroad, legalization of a US citizen child based on the US citizen father to a non-citizen national, or facilitating applications for federal benefits.
The progressive success of Cathy Tran Reck and Associates Ltd. Bangkok is drawn from the experience and professionalism of their American attorneys dedicated training and continuing education on how to avoid the Fraud Prevention Unit and Administrative Processing due to common denial reason: insufficient evidence to establish a bona fide relationship to the US citizen petitioner. The 221g visa refusal, also referred to as the "blue sheet," is commonly issued in K1 visa (http://www.ctrlegal.com/) cases to deny an immigrant visa even though USCIS Service Center may have approved the I-129F from the US citizen petitioner. This is generally predicated on the Consular Officer's finding that the visa applicant is in a sham marriage, or lack sufficient evidence to overcome the presumption of fraud. Cases such as these are normally reported as fraud and returned to USCIS with the Consular Officer's recommendation to revoke the approved I-129F. USCIS will then receive the file and the American citizen petitioner may have to refile the visa, submit additional evidence, and perhaps have the case sent back to the US Embassy for a second interview.
Cathy Tran Reck and Associates Ltd. Bangkok add an international law firm dimension to the immigration process in Thailand as the US attorneys are 'on the ground' and available to inquire directly with the US Embassy, Department of Homeland Security, USCIS, in addition to meeting with the visa applicant and prepare the applicant for the visa interview. The Embassy and Consulate services are designed for applicants and attorneys abroad with US immigration clients.
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