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Immigrant Visas

The miami immigration lawyers at Pozo Goldstein & Miranda, LLP have extensive experience in family-based residency matters, including adjustment of status issues. We can assist you with

• Form I-130 - Visa Petition for Immediate Relative
• Form I-485 - Application for Lawful Permanent Residence
• Form I-765 - Application for Employment Authorization
• Form I-864 - Affidavit of support

Pedro A. Miranda is a former U.S. Immigration Judge.  Steven A. Goldstein is a former U.S. Immigration Trial Attorney with extensive experience in all issues concerning immigration law, including family-based visa petitions. We know the questions you can expect in marriage adjustment proceedings. We can assist you with a conditional lawful permanent residency application if you have been married for less than two years. At Pozo Goldstein & Miranda, we know how prosecutors conduct investigations when they believe someone has married "for papers" (por papillas). We know that, in some cases, you may have to go through a grueling interview process. An experienced immigration attorney from our office will help you prepare for your interview and will be present at your interview. If you are a sponsor or co-sponsor, or a lawful permanent resident (LPR), the attorneys at Pozo Goldstein & Miranda can assist you with the affidavit of support. If you have an immigration concern involving family residency, an attorney can provide you with professional advice.  

The EB-5 program grants two-year conditional visas to individuals seeking permanent residence based on their involvement in a new commercial enterprise. These visas are also available for the investors' immediate family members. Investors can qualify for an EB-5 visa in three ways:

• Under the first option, a foreign national is required to invest $1 million in a commercial enterprise. After the two-year conditional period has expired, the visa holder must prove that the enterprise directly created ten full-time U.S. jobs in order to receive legal permanent resident status.
• EB-5 visas are also issued to foreign nationals who invest $500,000 in enterprises located in rural areas - with populations of less than 20,000 - or in areas with unemployment rates at 150 percent or more of the national unemployment rate. As with the first option, the granting of legal permanent resident status is made contingent upon whether or not the enterprise directly created ten full-time U.S. jobs.
• Under a so-called "Immigrant Investor Pilot Program," foreign nationals can combine their investments in "regional centers." Investors may prove that their enterprises either directly or indirectly created ten U.S. jobs, and they must meet the employment requirement at the end of the two-year conditional period to qualify for adjustment to legal permanent resident status.

About 10,000 visas are set aside annually for the EB-5 program, with 3,000 of these reserved for the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program.  (8 U.S.C. 1153 (b)(5)).