Temecula Immigration Law - What Are Your Chances of Success?

Temecula, CA Immigration Lawyer, John Mansfield, explains:

One of the most common questions that I'm asked is "What Are My Chances of winning my immigration law case?" or, "Will I win My Immigration Case?." Obviously, the answer to that question depends on several factors.

First, your case must fit within one of the legally recognized categories approved for granting relief. Certainly you will want to go to an immigration attorney who is going to give you an honest evaluation of your immigration case. Be sure that you are honest and forthcoming with your lawyer even at the first consultation, to ensure you get an educated and fully informed legal opinion regarding your chances of success in an immigration case.

A huge factor in the success or failure of an immigration case is selecting the right attorney. You may have a comfortable relationship with your family attorney that perhaps draws up wills and trusts, or maybe someone who handle your divorce or does personal injury, but you've got be very careful. You don't want to use someone who is not familiar with the complex immigration laws. Understand that just because someone may be an attorney, he or she may not necessarily be an expert with immigration law.

Immigration law is unlike any other area except, perhaps, tax law. It's similar to tax law in that it's very complex, it's very technical and it changes almost every day. I would say immigration law changes even faster and more frequently than tax law does. You really want someone who is either a specialist or exclusively practices in the area of immigration and nationality law. It's that technical, it's that complex, and if you have been in the system or know someone who has, then you certainly know that to be true.

Whether you are going to win your case or have a good chance of winning, depends greatly on whether you disclose any criminal records, or previous deportations. Perhaps you've taken a volunteer departure with the border patrol? Perhaps you have a entered the US illegally? Perhaps you over-stayed your authorized time period? There are a number of things that factor into your chances of a successful immigration case.

Beware of attorney's that will try to tell you "you have a case" over the phone. They can perhaps give you an idea that you may have a case, but for someone to tell you over the phone or by email that you definitely have a case, and that they can win it for you, should be a red flag to youÉbe cautious.

The good news is that in most cases my firm has an extremely high success rate. For example, in adjustment of statutes -cases which are generally family based, green card applications, my firm has a 99% success rate. If it's a court case with deportation, we generally have somewhere between a 75-90 percent success rate. I considered that pretty high and I'm very proud of our record.

I encourage you to get a reasonable and well thought out legal opinion from an immigration attorney BEFORE you commit your time, money and resources and put your life in that persons hand. Please be very careful and deliberate about how you choose your immigration attorney.

Hopefully this is been helpful, and remember: know you rights before you undertake something as important as immigration law.