Each day, immigrants from all over the world pursue the dream of American citizenship. Unfortunately, many immigrants lose their opportunity for U.S. citizenship because they lack proper legal representation.

Immigration, citizenship and nationality are increasingly complex and dynamic areas of law. Only dedicated professionals can be expected to keep up with the demands of guiding clients through this ever-changing environment. As skilled Philadelphia Immigration Lawyers, my colleagues and I provide full-service, personalized and efficient legal representation to companies, individuals and families.

Hogan & Vandenberg LLC, is a boutique law firm focusing solely on U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law.  We have four major areas of Immigration Practice: Business Immigration, Family Immigration, Student Immigration, and Immigration Litigation. 

Our Business Immigration Practice has extensive experience in PERM Labor Certifications, E-1/E-2 Treaty Traders/Investors, L-1 Intracompany Managerial Transferees, H-1B Professionals, and O-1 Nonimmigrants of Extraordinary Ability in the arts, athletics, sciences, education business, or the motion picture industry. Hogan & Vandenberg LLC has the strong knowledge of applicable laws and regulations crucial to ensuring long-term success for companies and individuals.

Our Family Immigration Practice helps bring together families and keep them together. This includes immediate relatives -- spouses, parents, and unmarried children under 21 -- as well as petitions for brothers & sisters and married or single sons and daughters. We can also assist you to bring your fiance/fiancee to the United States. Careful consideration of visa requirements is key to quickly reuniting with family members and loved ones in the United States.

Our Student Immigration Practice helps those who wish to enter the United States to study or train at all levels, from English as a Second Language ("ESL") programs to hospitality management training to post-doctoral programs at national universities. This includes F-1, J-1, M-1, and H-3 visas. Our Business Immigration Practice ensures a smooth transition for students wishing to remain in the United States to work or to immigrate. We also assist students with reinsatements and changes of status.

Our Immigration Litigation Practice is especially active. We provide a full range of deportation defense, including representation at bond hearings and associated proceedings before Immigration Courts nationwide. We have successfully represented asylum seekers from many countries, including Rwanda, China, Pakistan, Chechnya, and Egypt.

Where clients' adjustment of status or naturalization applications have stalled, we can file Motions for Writs of Mandamus to force the Department of Homeland Security to adjudicate these important applications. Our appellate litigation has successfully briefed and argued cases at the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA"), U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Courts of Appeal in the Third and Eleventh Circuits. We are experienced and prepared to litigate to protect our clients and ensure they receive top-quality representation and the full protection of law at all levels.

As respected Philadelphia Immigration Lawyers, we posses a thorough understanding of immigration law, including the following practice areas:

• Business Immigration
• Family and Citizenship Immigration
• Student Immigration
• Immigration Litigation
• Fiancée Visas
• I-130 Petition
• Deportation
• Board of Immigration Appeals Litigation
• Immigration Court Representation
• Green Cards
• Asylum
• Consular Processing
• Applications for Adjustment of Status
  
• Waivers of Inadmissibility
• Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Issues
• PERM
• Labor Cases

All attorneys of our Firm are members in good standing with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and active in the local AILA chapter. We are well-qualified to represent clients in front of USCIS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, ICE - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and before Immigration Judges, Board of Immigration Appeals, District Court and United States Circuit Courts. We regularly litigate and defend clients in EOIR courts up and down the East Coast, ranging from Arlington, Virginia to Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark and New York. We are available to travel to other EOIR courts if necessary.

We have been very successful in meeting the legal needs of members of the immigrant community, whether it be by helping them to acquire their green card through their family or job, helping them to become naturalized U.S. citizens, or helping them to attain asylum, thus allowing them to remain in the U.S.

If you or someone you know in Pennsylvania or worldwide needs the assistance of an experienced Philadelphia Immigration Lawyer, call Attorney John Vandenberg today at 866-384-2205, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your consultation.