Hello! My name is

Cristina A. Godinez

I am a U.S. immigration attorney and a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.


I represent businesses sponsoring foreign workers for U.S. permanent residence or work visas. I also help U.S. citizens and green card holders bring their families to the United States.

SERVICES

U.S. Visa Services for

Nurses & Physical Therapists

We help hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, staffing agencies and independent health practitioner offices with their international nurse and physical therapist recruitment.

Spouses or Fiancé(e)s

We have been able to help couples, including those in same-sex relationships obtain visas.
A U.S. citizen or green card holder may file a petition so that their spouse can live in the U.S. as a permanent resident.

Extraordinary Ability Individuals

We help noncitizens who can establish that they possess extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics obtain their green cards or temporary O-1 work visas.

SOLUTIONS

U.S. Immigration Solutions

  • A U.S. citizen may petition to bring their spouse, parents, children or siblings to the United States. 
  • A green card holder may petition to bring their spouse, unmarried children over 21 and children under 21 to the United States. 
  • U.S. employers may petition priority workers, advanced degree professionals, skilled workers and nonprofessionals to grow their businesses
  • H-1B specialty occupation
  • TN visas for Canadians and Mexicans
  • E-3 visas for Australians
  • O-1 visas for extraordinary ability persons
  • L-1 intracompany transfers
  • R-1 religious workers
  • P for athletes, artists and entertainers
  • E visas for international trade or investment
  • International Entrepreneur Parole    
  • Humanitarian or Significant Benefit Parole
  • Military Parole in Place
  • Family Reunification Parole
  • Filipino World War II Veteran Parole
 
  • VAWA immigration for survivors of domestic abuse
  • T visas for human trafficking survivors
  • U visas for victims of qualifying crimes
  • Asylum
  • Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
 
  • Case evaluation and planning
 

Resources

  • To get your I-94 admission record, click here
  • To find out if your priority date is current, click here
  • To check the status of your petition or application, click here
  • To report a change of address to the USCIS, click here
  • To check the status of your U.S. visa application with the U.S. State Department, click here

Contact

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Law Office of Cristina A. Godinez, P.C. 

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