Karam Law

read moreContact us with immigration questions or for a consultation. Our clients include immigrants, non-immigrants, employers, families, students and asylum seekers from all over the world. If you or someone you know has a question regarding working in the U.S., hiring an employee from abroad, obtaining asylum in the U.S., changing immigration status, obtaining U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, removal/deportation defense or any other immigration matter, please call our firm at (952) 854-3313 for a consultation.

read moreAt Karam Law our experienced attorneys handle all types of employment-based immigration cases. Our clients range from large high-tech companies to small employers and universities to religious or cultural exchange workers, TN employees and intra-company transferees. We use inventive approaches to solve difficult issues. We assist employers to hire the workers they need and assist workers to enter the United States in the visa category most suited to their skills. As immigration lawyers, we will analyze cases thoroughly and help employees obtain the documents and education evaluations vital to the success of their cases.

read moreKaram Law is dedicated to offering vigorous representation in immigration disputes, litigation and appeals before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Immigration Court (IJ), Bureau of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and the U.S. Department of Justice. We also provide deportation and removal defense before the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), IJ and BIA. We have helped many people just like you resolve their complex immigration issues. If you are involved in a dispute with the U.S. government over an immigration, deportation or asylum issue, call Karam Law at (952) 854-3313 for a free phone consultation.

read moreKaram Law helps visa and green card holders as well as citizens bring family members and fiancs into the U.S. Visas are available to for spouses, fiancs, unmarried children and others. This multi-step process of helping family members immigrate can pose many challenges. For help with your family immigration issue, call a lawyer from Karam Law at (952) 854-3313 for a free phone consultation. Or, contact us by e-mail and someone from our firm will be in touch with you promptly. Our law firm is happy to be able to provide one-step processing for certain marriage petitions.

read moreLeslie Karam is the founding and managing partner at Karam Law, a private immigration law firm in Bloomington, MN. She has over 25 years of experience practicing U.S. immigration law. Her main duty is operations management while maintaining and promoting relationships with clients. Ms. Karam is responsible for keeping costs of representation down, problem solving, and advising firm attorneys and staff. Ms. Karam mentors, supervises, and reviews case assignments while ensuring the firm is in full compliance with all laws and ethical standards.

read moreA green card is frequently the eventual objective of non-citizens of the United States. Obtaining a green card gives non-citizens official immigration status (lawful permanent residency) in the United States. With official immigration status, green card holders can obtain Social Security numbers and receive the benefits that come with being a permanent resident, such as long-term employment and the ability to freely leave and return to the United States. During our 20+ years of immigration law experience, we have helped thousands of our clients obtain permanent resident status.

read moreRecognition by the USCIS as an outstanding professor or researcher (OPR) is another route to employment-based immigration benefits, in the form of permanent residence, in the US. Certain individuals may qualify for status as an alien of extraordinary ability, which allows for employment-based immigration benefits (permanent residence) without labor certification. Moreover, no employer or offer of employment is necessary in this category, but the petitioner must prove that he or she intends to pursue work in his or her area of expertise, in the US.

read moreTemporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status granted to eligible nationals of designated countries. As part of the Immigration Act of 1990 ("IMMACT"), P.L. 101-649, Congress established a procedure by which the attorney general may provide TPS to aliens in the United States who are temporarily unable to safely return to their home country because of ongoing-armed conflict, an environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions. During the period for which a country has been designated for TPS, TPS beneficiaries may remain in the United States and may obtain work authorization.