Immigration
Your next chapter, without fear.
Abhaya Immigration, the immigration practice of Shook Law PC, is named for the Sanskrit word for fearlessness. This page is the map: every matter the practice handles, how an engagement works, and the free support you can use today. We cannot promise approval or a government timeline; the relevant agency decides, and government filing fees are separate from the attorney fee.
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Knowing the rules before you file.
Fearlessness is not a promise about how a case ends. No honest lawyer can promise that, and the agencies decide. It is knowing the rules before you file, hearing the hard truths about your case early, and never being surprised by a deadline you could have known about.
That is the practice behind this section: plain words for every matter, the process each agency runs, the documents that matter, and the fees — a flat attorney fee agreed in writing, with government filing fees separate.
Where does your case start
Every matter the practice handles, in the words you would use for it.
Family green cards — keeping a family together: marriage, parents, children, siblings, and adjustment of status.
Citizenship — naturalization, from the N-400 to the oath.
Employment visas — work-based visas and employer sponsorship.
Consular processing — the National Visa Center, the DS-260, and the embassy interview.
USCIS notices — answering a request for evidence, a notice of intent to deny, or another letter with a deadline.
Humanitarian relief — asylum, T and U visas, and VAWA, in plain words.
Removal defense — a Notice to Appear, immigration court, bond, and the relief the law allows. If you have a court date, start here.
How an engagement works
A first conversation, then a plan.
The shape is the same for every matter; the forms differ.
The first conversation
You describe your situation in your own words — what you hope to do, where you are now, and any deadline or notice you are facing. If English is not your first language, say so when you reach out.
The fee, in writing
The attorney fee is a flat amount agreed in writing before work begins. Government filing fees and other agreed costs are separate.
The filings, and the agencies that decide them
Petitions and applications go to the agency responsible for that stage: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the National Visa Center and a consulate, or the immigration court. We cannot promise approval or a timeline; the agency decides.
What happens next, in the open
You always know what was filed, what the agency said, and what the next step is — including the hard truths, said early, while there is still time to act on them.
Before you hire anyone
Some answers are free.
The agencies' own tools answer most first questions: case status, processing times, the fee calculator, document checklists, know-your-rights material, and nonprofit referrals, each with guidance on when it helps and when to stop reading and call a lawyer. They are collected, with that guidance, in thefree-support hub.
Talk through your case with Abhaya Immigration
A first conversation covers which matter is yours, what the law generally requires, and what the next step is. If you have already worked through the free-support hub, bring what you found.
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