Immigration Services in Sacramento

Immigration law includes many different agencies, applications, defenses, and deadlines. The right service depends on your goal and the history behind it. Capital Gateway Immigration helps clients identify the correct process, understand potential risks, and build a record that supports the relief requested.

Our Sacramento practice focuses on family unity, protection from removal, humanitarian relief, citizenship, and the intersection of criminal and immigration law.

Family-Based Immigration

Family-based immigration allows U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to help certain family members obtain lawful permanent residence. We guide families through each stage of the process, from the initial petition through adjustment of status or an immigrant visa interview abroad.

Marriage-Based Green Cards

We help married couples prepare family petitions and permanent residence applications. Our services include documenting a good-faith marriage, preparing adjustment of status or consular processing applications, addressing potential grounds of inadmissibility, and preparing both spouses for the immigration interview.

Petitions for Relatives

U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents may be able to petition for spouses, children, parents, siblings, and other qualifying relatives. We explain the applicable family preference category, visa availability, eligibility requirements, expected process, and any complications that could affect the case.

Consular Processing

When a qualifying relative is outside the United States, the person may need to apply for an immigrant visa through the National Visa Center and a U.S. embassy or consulate. We assist with government forms, financial sponsorship documents, civil records, interview preparation, and analysis of unlawful presence or other potential grounds of inadmissibility.

Fiancé Visas

A U.S. citizen may petition for a foreign national fiancé or fiancée to enter the United States with a K-1 visa. After entering the country, the couple must marry within 90 days before the foreign national spouse may apply for permanent residence. We assist with the initial petition, consular processing, interview preparation, and the adjustment of status application after marriage.

Removal Defense and Immigration Court

We represent clients in detained and non-detained removal proceedings. Services may include responding to charges, seeking bond redetermination, applying for relief, presenting testimony and evidence, and pursuing an appeal or motion when legally appropriate.

Common forms of relief include cancellation of removal, asylum and related protection, adjustment of status, waivers, and humanitarian options.

Humanitarian Immigration Relief

U Nonimmigrant Status

Certain victims of qualifying criminal activity who suffered substantial physical or mental abuse and were helpful to law enforcement may qualify for U status.

VAWA Self-Petitions

Certain abused spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents may be able to self-petition without the abusive relative’s cooperation.

T Nonimmigrant Status

Survivors of a severe form of human trafficking may qualify for T status if they meet the statutory requirements.

Asylum and Protection from Removal

People who suffered persecution or fear future persecution on a protected ground may have an asylum claim. Related protections include withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture.

Citizenship and Naturalization

We help lawful permanent residents evaluate eligibility, prepare Form N-400, organize supporting records, and prepare for the interview and tests. A risk review is especially important for applicants with extended travel, taxes, selective service questions, criminal records, or earlier immigration inconsistencies.

Military Family Immigration

Certain current or former service members, enlistees, and qualifying relatives may have discretionary immigration options. We assess military parole in place and related family immigration strategies without assuming that parole resolves every eligibility issue.

Criminal-Immigration Advice and Post-Conviction Relief

A criminal charge, plea, or sentence can affect admissibility, removability, relief, detention, and naturalization. We review California records for federal immigration consequences and evaluate whether an appropriate post-conviction remedy could change the analysis.

Not Sure Which Service You Need?

You do not need to diagnose your own case before speaking with a lawyer. Bring the records you have and a timeline of entries, exits, applications, arrests, and court cases. We can identify the questions that need answers before a strategy is chosen. Schedule a consultation or call 916-447-8975.