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I’m sure that if you have done any amount of online US immigration research you may feel more confused now than when you started! There are so many websites out there trying to entice you to go with them. Of course, that only makes sense - websites are online retail stores looking for customers. This was my experience when I lived in the UK and was looking to move to the US. Every website I went to had maybe one piece of the puzzle and no matter how many websites I went to I could never get a comprehensive understanding of everything. Even the US Embassy website is the same. Every website has an apparent ‘careful limit’ to the amount of information they give you. They are deliberately trying to not give you the entire picture simply because they do not want you to take their information and do it yourself. There are also many kinds of liability issues the writers of these web pages are trying to deal with. There is no one rule that fits everyone. One person (alien) may have a degree but a criminal conviction, whilst another person has a degree, no conviction but overstayed a previous visit to the US. Another may have a degree, no conviction, no previous overstay, and has a US girlfriend.  I could go on listing many variations in a graduate’s personal circumstance that would significantly change the advice that should be given. No website can cater to everyone. That’s why I call it the US Immigration Maze.

 After I passed the New York State Bar and decided to practice Immigration Law, I wanted to provide my clients with as much comprehensive information as possible. My goal was to explain the law in plain English and then encourage my clients to contact me for specific advice once they had acquired a sound grasp of the general principles involved in their case. So I spent months and months writing easy-to-understand detailed guides on subjects like, The American Dream: The Real Guide to US Relocation.  This book breaks down the ABCs of US Immigration. I wrote a Business Immigration Guide that talked about the E2 and L1 visa options. I’ve written guides on marrying an American, work permits and green cards. To be honest, I wrote and wrote as much as I could to provide my clients with as much insight as possible. I also had my own agendas. Firstly, I got tired of answering the same basic questions over and over again, so I thought if I write them all up then my time could be better used answering the more complicated questions. Secondly, I wanted my clients to feel, perhaps for the first time, that there was someone out there who was really on their side, someone who cared about helping them. Thirdly, I wanted to win my client’s trust. I wanted them to put their confidence in me to help them navigate through their immigration situation.

Everyday I am rewarded with emails from prospective clients saying how much they’ve enjoyed reading the materials on our website and how much it helped them. It really does make a big difference in your immigration thinking as a lawyer when you have personally experienced the immigration process first-hand. When you know what it feels like to go to the Embassy and be turned down and then have to go through the process again until you’re successful, that experience is invaluable in relating to clients. That gut-wrenching feeling of disappointment and angst? Yes, I’ve been there - got the T-shirt, CD, VHS, DVD, Special Edition, Unrated Edition, Director’s Cut and 3-D poster to prove it! In fact, every client from the very start of the process all the way to US citizenship has to go through a complete range of emotions and experiences. We just try to make sure that we’re there with them every step of the way - making sure that we deal with every bump in the road.

US Immigration really is a minefield; describing it as a ‘maze’ is polite. US Immigration officers make decisions everyday that can make a dream or ruin it at the stroke of a pen. Maybe the US Immigration officer got a bad night’s sleep, or was late to work due to an accident on the way in, or has other negative issues to deal with that put them in a really bad mood, who knows? When they come to review one of our prepared cases, we want them to think twice before they pick a fight with us. We want them to approve the case. I want to make their day by reminding them what a highly professionally prepared case looks like: the case that is a joy to read rather than a chore.

 

I hope this article helps to give you a little more insight into the world of US Immigration. Talk to us, we really care and want to help as many people as we can.  No matter what your immigration issue, you’ll feel better talking to us about it.

 

By Chris M. Ingram, LL.M., ESQ.
Attorney at Law

Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram
Chris M. Ingram - Admitted in New York
Practice limited to US Immigration
Suite 300, 23822 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355
Tel. 661 254 8064

 

Summary of Services: Everyday the Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram provides a comprehensive range of US Immigration expertise. We provide a free consultation for our prospective clients. We can handle the following range of visas and immigration cases: B1/B2, E2, EB1, EB5, F1, H1B, H4, J1, J2, K1, K3, L1, L2, M1, O1, O2, O3, P1, P2, P3, R1, Labor Certification, Labor Condition, PERM, Adjustment of Status, ESTA, US Embassy and Consular Processing and various other types of family and business Immigration. If you would like any assistance at any time please do not hesitate to call this Law Office.

Please Note: No information on this website, including any links there from, should be regarded as providing legal advice.

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Let me start by first explaining what the H-1B visa is and who could be entitled to receive one. The H-1B visa is essentially a temporary work visa for BA graduates and for those non-graduate professionals and skilled workers who have at least 12 years experience in their field. The H-1B visa is available to US employers who wish to recruit overseas talent. The H-1B quickly became the most popular employment visas and was almost taken for granted by employers and employees alike until very recently.  As the popularity of the H-1B visa grew Congress passed legislation that from 1998 - 2004 the annual quota for the H-1B visa would be increased from 65,000 to 195,000 to cope with the demand. The legislation had a ’sunset clause’ meaning that Congress would have to vote on the increased quota in 2004. If Congress failed to pass a vote the quota would automatically return to 65,000.  

 After 9/11 in 2001 all the momentum in the expansion and development of  US Immigration vanished overnight and when Congress came to vote on extending the H-1B quotas there was simply no appetite to expand the influx of foreign workers. The H-1B quota was allowed to return back to its original level. By 2004 the demand for the H-1B had long since exceeded 65,000 per year so that when the quota was reduced the time it took to exhaust the quota got shorter each year. The H-1B quota is released annually on April 1. In 2005, the H-1B quota was exhausted within four months of release and after that (2006) the quota was exhausted in six weeks. 

Then in April 2007 the quota was exhausted three times over on the very first day of release. In 2008, the quota was exhausted in 5 days, mostly because many potential applicants decided that the H-1B had turned more into a lottery and than a serious visa option. Demand had completely outstripped supply and many companies, even today, are suffering because they cannot hire the talent they need to remain internationally competitive. For 2009, the up-take of this visa has slowed down and H-1B’s are taking much longer to be exhausted, which is great news for our clients.

H-1B visas are very attractive because US employers are not required to first offer the job to US citizens. However, the US employer is required to pay the alien the local prevailing wage. In fact, I got my start with a US law firm through the H-1B program. When issued, the H-1B lasts for three years initially, and can then be extended for a further three years in annual increments for a total of six years. This is typically more than enough time for the employer and employee to work with their immigration attorney to prepare and complete any green card application, thus enabling the employee to settle permanently in the US.

H-1Bs for Non-Profit Organizations:

As soon as the H-1B is approved, employers and employees are always encouraged to get the ball rolling on preparing a green card application, as in some cases this process can take 1-5 years, depending on the prevailing backlog at the time. Non-Profit Organizations are exempt from the H-1B quota therefore these visas are available all year round. This exemption provides another tremendous opportunity for people to be in education, the arts, animal care, the health industr or charities just to name a few that are commonly formed as Non-Profit Organizations.  

Now is the time to be looking for your opportunity to relocate to the US using the H-1B visa.

Please contact my office as soon as possible to schedule a free consultation so that we can discuss your options further.

 

By Chris M. Ingram, LL.M., ESQ.
Attorney at Law

 

 

 

Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram
Chris M. Ingram - Admitted in New York
Practice limited to US Immigration
Suite 300, 23822 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355

Tel: 661 256 8064

 

Summary of Services: Everyday the Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram provides a comprehensive range of US Immigration expertise. We provide a free consultation for our prospective clients. We can handle the following range of visas and immigration cases: B1/B2, E2, EB1, EB5, F1, H1B, H4, J1, J2, K1, K3, L1, L2, M1, O1, O2, O3, P1, P2, P3, R1, Labor Certification, Labor Condition, PERM, Adjustment of Status, ESTA, US Embassy and Consular Processing and various other types of family and business Immigration. If you would like any assistance at any time please do not hesitate to call this Law Office.

Please Note: No information on this website, including any links there from, should be regarded as providing legal advice.

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 This month has been very exciting for us on a number of fronts so I’d like to a moment to share the latest news to our readers. Firstly, we’re seeing a lot more families going ahead with their E2 Investment visa plans. It seems like with the pound gaining strength against the dollar more of our readers are stepping up and becoming E2 Business investor clients.

 Fiancee and Marriage Visas have and always will be a staple part of this practice. It has been great to see new clients come on board so we can work their cases. I would like to share, that unfortunately, we are experiencing an increase in the number of enquiries from people who have tried to do this themselves and failed. Once this happens it is something that many Immigration Law firms won’t touch as we know, once n application has been denied, tryng to prove that your application is valid in nigh on impossible. Sometimes folks tackle immigration themselves in the attempt to save money (And who can blame them in this economic climate) however the truth of the matter is, unless you know Immigration Law, even the seemingly easy visa’s  can become an amazing challenge.

The question you want to ask yourself  is ‘Is it worth looking fter the pennies when your future is at stake?”  For me, it’s particularly heartbreaking as I have to be honest with them and tell them I’m unable to fix what they’ve done wrong. A word to the wise, with any immigration matter always place the responsibility of your case in the hands of a licensed immigration attorney. We have years of experience and we’ve handled all sorts of curve balls US Immigration can throw at us and handled them successfully.

 If you have a BA degree and have a job offer in the US there are still H-1B Graduate visas available. It’s certainly worth coming to the US under the visa waiver program for a “holiday” and have a good look around for that perfect opportunity.  In years past, the H-1B visa would be issued April 1^st and all 65,000 would be gone within days. Not so this year. Also, if you’re interested in working with a Non-Profit Organization as a BA Graduate, please remember that these visas are available all year round.  

 This month I’ve posted my own immigration journey as probably many of our newer readers may not know how I relocated to the US and ended up running my own successful immigration practice.

 We like to publish success stories about our clients from time to time. The main purpose of these stories is to inspire and educate our readers about the various US visa options through the eyes of a client. We cannot produce these stories without your support, so if you’re one of our valued clients whom we have help realize the American Dream and would like to have us publish your story please drop us an email, we’d love to. 

 Right now we’re developing an updated version of our current website with a slightly new layout so we can show case our clients living the American Dream.  Imagine having a website where our new readers could be inspired and existing clients get the chance to read about the successes of other clients. Maybe this will be evolve into a more vibrant community online community. Next we’ll be introducing a Hot Tips column where clients can ask us to post any solutions they’ve found when adjusting to life in the US.

 We’re also keeping an eye on how the up coming Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill takes shape. The latest is that we should have the first draft by October and possibly a Bill passed early next year. We’ll give you all the analysis and opportunities as they unfold.

 Enjoy the newsletter and I look forward to talking to you personally very soon.

 

Love has no age limits.  People fall in love at any age. With the Internet and the ease of international travel you can fall in love, if you’re not already spoken for, at any time or place. I was recently speaking to a friend of mine who met his wife at an airport. I met my wife of 24 years in the local town library. I had many of my immigration clients find their American spouse on holiday, at work, on a student exchange, at a party, a wedding, through a friend, blind date, in a chat room, through a dating agency, etc. The stories are as endless as they are fascinating. 

Whilst I am an incurable romantic, US Immigration is not. US Immigration (USCIS) have a completely cynical attitude about marriage because they think that every one who marries an American is only doing so because the alien wants a green card and there is absolutely no love whatsoever involved. “How dare they?” you may ask. Unfortunately, in some countries women often referred to as “mail order brides” are so desperate to get out of their home country that they will do or say almost anything to hook an American Citizen husband; it’s their Holy Grail. There are also many rackets, gangs, and syndicates, if you will, where for a fee upwards of $10,000 - $60,000 you can “buy an American husband / wife” who will go through a sham wedding and file immigration papers for you to get the alien their green card.  So the question then becomes, ‘with all the “true” love going around mixed in with all of fake marriages, how USCIS decides which cases are genuine and which cases are fake? You guessed it; the position of USCIS is to treat every case as being fake unless the documentation clearly proves otherwise.

Many people are naive enough to believe that if they just complete the forms then USCIS will simply process the case. Nothing could be further from the truth. Again, the position of USCIS is the same with any visa application; to take the view that EVERY answer on EVERY form is a LIE unless it is submitted with a third party document to prove or substantiate the entry on the form.  If you say your name is Sid Smith, then present a birth certificate and current passport to prove it. If your name is Cheryl Smith, but it was Cheryl Jones before marriage, then you have to submit documentation from birth to present establishing all the changes. Add this requirement to two people who may have been married before then you can begin to see how involved the documentation can be just to establish your own Identity.

 

Proving the genuineness of the marriage or relationship. How do two people claiming to be in love prove that they are actually in love rather than in contract to get a green card? Well, the genuine couple may have many phone bills showing hours on the phone to each other, or letters swearing their undying love, pictures of themselves together with relatives, family and friends, airline tickets, and on and on. Most couples would not even consider thinking that the submission of such evidence would be necessary, and fail to include it in their application.

 

As attorney’s we know what the score is with USCIS therefore, although we appreciate that in some cases just completing the forms and submitting a few supporting documents might be enough to get through the initial scrutiny, especially if the US Immigration Officer is in a good mood, has already made their fraud detection quota or it’s Friday and nearly time to go home, we have to prepare the case so well, so detailed , so robust, that even if the US Immigration officer was in a foul mood, and was one short of his fraud detection quota therefore was really keen to stamp a case as being suspicious, that the case prepared by us would be the last case he’d want to pick a fight with.  We prepare the best cases possible so that our clients get the smoothest passage through immigration. We’d rather put our clients through the rigor of making sure that everything about the case is expertly documented so that US Immigration officers are eager to stamp our clients cases as approved.

We have many clients come to us having tried to do it themselves and find themselves totally stressed out and in a mess. At that point they would have given anything to have paid a well-qualified attorney ensuring that everything was done right, first time. The most frustrating thing when USCIS picks on a genuine case is the delay this creates for the client. All of their plans can easily get screwed up and many things have to be re-organized until their case has been cleared by US Immigration.

 

So my advice is that although love is most definitely in the air, keep your feet on the ground and always hire an attorney to represent you even if you think your case is easy.

 

Chris

 

 

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Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram
Chris M. Ingram - Admitted in New York
Practice limited to US Immigration
Suite 300, 23822 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355
Tel. 661 254 8064

Summary of Services: Everyday the Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram provides a comprehensive range of US Immigration expertise. We provide a free consultation for our prospective clients. We can handle the following range of visas and immigration cases: B1/B2, E2, EB1, EB5, F1, H1B, H4, J1, J2, K1, K3, L1, L2, M1, O1, O2, O3, P1, P2, P3, R1, Labor Certification, Labor Condition, PERM, Adjustment of Status, ESTA, US Embassy and Consular Processing and various other types of family and business Immigration. If you would like any assistance at any time please do not hesitate to call this Law Office.

 

Please Note: No information on this website, including any links there from, should be regarded as providing legal advice.

 

A student’s life in the USA can be fun, full of adventure, inspiring and a doorway to a whole new learning experience. Here, at the Immigration Law Offices of Chris Ingram, we help young adults negotiate the F1 student visa process with a certain level of ease. Although it is not possible to visit every community college within the 50 States of the USA, it does not restrict our ability to place our students anywhere within the US. We do expect our students to research colleges via the Internet, regarding whether the colleges of interest operate an international student program, course availability and course fees involved. The benefits to attending a community college verses a University are - they are a lot cheaper and they usually offer more enrollment dates throughout the year. This opens up the doors to many young adults who are keen to live as a guest in the USA for an extended period that otherwise is not available from the visa waiver program which allows only three months at a time.  

Besides your regular curriculum, there are other great programs you can be a part of. America is hugely competitive in the sports arena and what better way of making new friends than to be a part of a great sports team? Generally speaking, once you get to America your eating habits will adjust so perhaps taking up some form of exercise isn’t a bad thing. Here in the States restaurants relatively serve large portions in comparison to the UK. The good news is there are healthy places to eat and the best news is that included in some of your college programs are discounts for students.

Understandably, when you become a student, money is always going to be an issue. With student loans on the rise, colleges usually have a wide array of discount programs available to help their students. Corporate America sees students as a future investment and are therefore willing to allow colleges onto their otherwise restricted consignment programs. Part of the reason for becoming a student is to extend not only one’s knowledge but also one’s ability to have fun.

 Not only will you be able to get discounts on theme parks but also theatre (cinema) tickets, concerts and shows. There is no excuse when it comes to excitement whilst being a student abroad. The full-time course takes up an average of twelve hours a week, (excluding homework assignments), so there should be plenty of time to relax and have fun. There is however a down side and that is you will not be eligible to work - not for the first year at least - UNLESS you apply for a job on campus - in which case you can normally negotiate whether your wages will go towards paying for fees or paying for your down time!

After your first year it is possible to go onto a programme called OPT (Optical Practical Training), which allows you to have a one year training in the field. You will need to make enquiries to your college to see if they offer such placements in your field of study, and if they do, this could be a way to earn and learn. It could also open more doors leading to a more permanent arrangement, if this is indeed your goal.

On the subject of a permanent arrangement, who’s to say that while you’re out meeting friends, networking amongst groups or off on an adventure, you don’t run into the man/woman of your dreams? Wilder things have happened! If this happens to you and this relationship blossoms into a marriage proposal, then we can help complete your dreams by creating the pathway to a marriage visa. This subject will be discussed in far more detail in another article.

So if you are a student and you want to come to America to study on an F1 student visa whilst experiencing life in the States, we are ready and standing by to take your call. We have helped students from all over the world settle in any of the 50 States of America. For some we have gone on to help them through a K3 Marriage visa for others they have decided to invest in America through an E2 Investment visa and others have returned to us a few years after their student experience seeking alternative visa pathways. We are unique in the fact that half of our team are originally from England, so we have experienced first-hand what lies ahead when dealing with Immigration. Every success is celebrated and every challenge taken on head first.

We welcome you to the USA as a student and in order to achieve this we would like to invite you to complete our short questionnaire which our team are standing by to receive. They will then contact you directly in order to carve out your pathway to success. Welcome aboard!

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Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram
Chris M. Ingram - Admitted in New York
Practice limited to US Immigration
Suite 300, 23822 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355
Tel. 661 254 8064

Summary of Services: Everyday the Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram provides a comprehensive range of US Immigration expertise. We provide a free consultation for our prospective clients. We can handle the following range of visas and immigration cases: B1/B2, E2, EB1, EB5, F1, H1B, H4, J1, J2, K1, K3, L1, L2, M1, O1, O2, O3, P1, P2, P3, R1, Labor Certification, Labor Condition, PERM, Adjustment of Status, ESTA, US Embassy and Consular Processing and various other types of family and business Immigration. If you would like any assistance at any time please do not hesitate to call this Law Office.

 

Please Note: No information on this website, including any links there from, should be regarded as providing legal advice.

 

 Today we are celebrating the successful green card application of Samantha. Samantha is a top British fashion designer now working in New York. We are so delighted for her and I am very happy to share this truly inspirational story with our readers.

To actually relocate to the US can be quite a challenging experience for anyone. US Immigration has made it very difficult for US employers to bring the talent they need from overseas and for individual aliens too. The Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram is known for its tenacity, determination and has established an enviable, proven track record of success.

We can only succeed as a law firm if our clients succeed in getting their visas and green cards. We celebrate our successes because they matter to us. Every success is another American Dream that now has the potential to be realized. All of our stories are true.  We cannot always share our client’s last name because of the companies they currently work for or for reasons where our client’s confidentiality needs to be protected. I hope you will be as inspired by Samantha’s story as much as we enjoyed working her case. 

Samantha contacted us just over a year ago as the result of a recommendation from one of our other clients. Samantha actually came from Northampton, England; ‘The Rose of the Shires’, where I was born. I was particularly thrilled to have someone from my home town contact my practice here in California, USA.  I even knew the street where she lived quite well.  It’s funny because here I am from Northampton now practicing US Immigration law in Los Angeles, California and here’s Samantha also from Northampton working as a top fashion designer in New York. This truly is the American Dream at work!

When I talked with Samantha during her free telephone consultation it quickly became apparent that she was living in the US on a temporary work visa called the H1B.  Samantha was four years into her H1B term and this visa has a maximum life span of six years, so time was beginning to run out for her. Samantha needed urgent help if she was going to avoid having to return to the UK.  

The H1B visa is essentially a temporary work visa for BA graduates, and has been made available to US employers so that they can recruit overseas talent. These visas are very attractive because US employers are not required to first offer the job to US citizens. However, the US employer is required to pay the alien the local prevailing wage.  In fact, I got my start with a US law firm through the H1B program. The H1B became a highly popular visa and was almost taken for granted by employers and employees alike until very recently. 

As the popularity of the H1B visa grew Congress passed legislation that from 1998 – 2004 the annual quota for the H1B visa would be increased from 65,000 to 195,000. The legislation had a ‘sunset clause’ meaning that Congress would have to vote on the increased quota in 2004, if Congress failed to pass a vote the quota would automatically return to 65,000. After 9/11 in 2001 all the momentum in the expansion and development of US Immigration vanished and the H1B quota was allowed to return back to its original level.  

By 2004 the demand for the H1B exceeded 65,000 per year so that when the quota was reduced the time it took to exhaust the quota got shorter each year. The H1B quota is released April 1^st. The following April, (2005), the H1B quota was exhausted within four months of release and after that (2006) the quota was exhausted in six weeks. Then in April 2007 the quota was exhausted three times over on the very first day of release.  In 2008, the quota was exhausted in 5 days, mostly because many potential applicants decided that the H1B had turned more into a lottery and than a serious visa option. Demand had completely outstripped supply and many companies, even today, are suffering because they cannot hire the talent they need to remain internationally competitive.   

Samantha had become increasingly concerned because there did not appear to be any long term future for her in the US unless an alternative visa could be found. Also, while she remained on the H1B visa, Samantha would be vulnerable to the catastrophic risk of losing her job and having to return to the UK: a double whammy.  

The green card is the only permanent immigration solution for an alien. Green cards are therefore highly coveted. Many people are able to get a green card if they marry an American, or if they have American parents or siblings. However, if you have no family connections, like most people who want to relocate to the US,  they have to seek eligibility for a green card through employment. There are three primary employment based green card categories an alien may qualify for; EB3, EB2 and EB1.  

The EB3 green cards are for those people who could be considered as skilled professionals, having completed at least two years of formal training. This would include RN nurses, apprentice served artisans e.g. carpenters and electrical engineers. The EB3 category also includes university Bachelor of Arts and Sciences graduates. The EB3 therefore, has a much wider catchment of skills than the H1B. Moreover, because there is a 40,000 per year quota on the availability of the EB3 these applications can get backed up in the system for years, which is of course another major draw back for both the employer and the employee.  

Another major factor with the EB3 (and EB2), unlike the H1B, is the requirement that the employer must first advertise the job locally and submit substantial evidence to verify the same.  The advertising and verification process of a job vacancy is called Labor Certification. Remember, the H1B employer is only required to prove that they will be paying the prevailing wage. This prevailing wage verification process is called a Labor Condition (certificate).

Samantha and I could have considered going for the EB3 visa to secure her green card, but with the challenges of Labor Certification (which requires a very supportive employer) and the number of years it could take to process the application we had to consider other possibilities.   

The EB2 green card is only available to senior level academic professionals with at least a Masters degree or an Advance degree such as a PHD. Although, despite very high academic requirements, during most years this quota is not exhausted (like the EB3 there are 40,000 EB2 green cards available each year). With no backlog, these applications can be processed relatively quickly i.e., 12 months or so. The EB2 green card still has two main challenges: Labor Certification and Labor Condition (paying the prevailing wage). Samantha did not have an advanced degree so this option had to be ruled out.  

The EB1 green card is at a higher level still and is reserved for those aliens who can clearly demonstrate that they are at the very pinnacle of their profession. These people do not even need a sponsor, they can sponsor themselves. The challenge for anyone considering this EB1 classification is proving to US Immigration official that the alien has established themselves as being “an alien of extraordinary ability or achievement in the arts, sciences, education, business or sports.” I knew that the only way I could help Samantha would be if I could convince US Immigration that Samantha was indeed at the very top of her specialty within the fashion design industry: ’specialty’ being the operative word.

 When I first asked Samantha what she had done in her career to date she was so modest that this option, at first, seemed improbable. However, I was persistent in peeling back the layers from her career history to discover that she had worked for some of the biggest names in fashion as a knitwear designer, (’the specialty’), such as Ann Taylor, Hickey Freeman, Ralph Lauren and Bobby Jones, to name but a few. Wherever she had worked she had risen up the ladder to a senior position and had excelled. Many department heads and peers were willing to come forward and write testimonials on her behalf confirming the respect she had established amongst her peers. By the time we’d finished exploring her career history I was beginning to develop some confidence that we had the potential makings of an EB1 application. Samantha’s case was far from clear cut and I’m pretty sure that many lawyers would have considered passing on the EB1 as a viable option. 

I have to say that when looking at any potential EB1 candidate it is very much a matter of judgment, persuasion and luck. Persuasion is the most important factor here because a person can be very talented but they are simply not determined enough to gather sufficient evidence to make a persuasive case. The attorney can only work with the evidence presented. US Immigration’s position is that ’the alien does not qualify for anything unless they can produce sufficient and significant documentation to demonstrate that they do’. US Immigration does not approve visas lightly, let alone a green card. There are many talented individuals who work behind the scenes who are not regarded as high-profile figures and whose job title might not lend itself to receiving an immediate impression of ’extraordinary ability or achievement’. However, when they present all of their glowing testimonials that describe the influential work that they do and the many projects they have worked on, it can make all the difference in the world; it’s in the power of persuasion. Samantha had designed many knitwear garments that had regularly appeared in magazines and she had the detailed documentation to prove it. 

Our ideal EB1 client is someone who is definitely talented: an alien of ‘extraordinary ability or achievement’. This is the primary EB1 qualification, but moreover the ideal EB1 client is someone who is prepared to do the hard work; to ask their peers, former associates and employers to write persuasive testimonials that will detail their leadership and other qualities in the profession. In addition to any professional testimonials, the client will have to track down and get copies of any and all certifications, memberships and awards that they may have picked up during their career.  

The only people who are pretty much exempt from this heavy duty workload are those clients who have won a major national or international industry award such as an Oscar, BAFTA, Grammy, Tony or such like.  

As I mentioned earlier, many immigration attorneys may not have given Samantha the time of day because she definitely was not in a glamorous category, per se, (knitwear), to make winning an EB1 clear cut or an obvious choice. In my opinion,  who said any visa application had to be easy and clear cut? It certainly was not easy for me to work my way from Northampton, England to become a qualified Attorney at Law, with my own practice and legal team in Los Angeles. It certainly was not easy for Samantha to work her way up the fashion industry ladder to become a highly successful designer in New York, but if anything is worth having you have to be prepared to work very hard to do what it takes to make it happen; to be persuasive, and US immigration is no different. We enjoy a lot of success as a law firm because we work our clients and ourselves very hard to leave nothing (or as little as possible) to chance. What ever Immigration requires we’ll go above and beyond to give them more. By working diligently with Samantha we were able to ‘re-profile’ her from an unassuming H1B graduate into an EB1 fashion luminary. Everything in her application pack was 100% true, documented and verified.  Samantha had never before been asked to document her entire career in such detail and surprised herself at what she had accomplished in her career to date. Samantha was a ‘diamond in the rough’, if you will, and there are many of them out there. You could be one of them.

After an exhausting process and a wait of 12 months and 21 days wondering if we’d made it, we finally got the news from US Immigration that our EB1 case was approved. Needless to say our office erupted with cheers, high fives and much back-slapping! Our next pleasure was to call Samantha with the great news. When I called I got her answering service but she called me back later that day from Hong Kong, where she had to make a quick fashion stop. Samantha was stunned. She had been successful where others had failed and she knew it. All of her hard work had paid off. This was a great day in our office and a turning point in Samantha’s future.

Now that the EB1 application has been approved,  getting the plastic green card itself is a mere formality. We have to file some additional paperwork to have the card issued, but that’s like waiting for your driving license card to arrive after you’ve passed your driving test. Samantha has certainly passed her EB1 test.

Sharing this story with you gives me a chance to relive the highs of this case and hopefully to inspire you towards your American Dream.  We’d love to work with you so please give us a call or submit our short questionnaire. We’d be delighted to hear from you! 

By Chris M. Ingram, LL.M., ESQ.
Attorney at Law 

 

 

 

 

Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram
Chris M. Ingram - Admitted in New York
Practice limited to US Immigration
Suite 300, 23822 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355
Tel. 661 254 8064

 

Summary of Services: Everyday the Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram provides a comprehensive range of US Immigration expertise. We provide a free consultation for our prospective clients. We can handle the following range of visas and immigration cases: B1/B2, E2, EB1, EB5, F1, H1B, H4, J1, J2, K1, K3, L1, L2, M1, O1, O2, O3, P1, P2, P3, R1, Labor Certification, Labor Condition, PERM, Adjustment of Status, ESTA, US Embassy and Consular Processing and various other types of family and business Immigration. If you would like any assistance at any time please do not hesitate to call this Law Office.

 

Please Note: No information on this website, including any links there from, should be regarded as providing legal advice.

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Thank you for visiting the Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram. There are many Immigration Law Firms out there competing for your attention, so I wanted to take some time to tell you a little about myself personally and how I built my legal team to uniquely serve you. I want to help you realize your American dream, because I had an American dream to relocate to the US successfully.  Let’s start with me.

My name is Chris M. Ingram originally from Northampton, England.  When I decided to enter into University life I was already 27 years old, and married with two children, Ellyse and Philip. Thankfully, with encouragement from my wife, Eva and our extended family, I graduated from De Montfort University in 1996 with a BA (Hons) in Law with Marketing, and child number three, Emily.  After I had completed my degree I stayed on a further two years to complete my Solicitors’ exams and graduated with my Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, sometimes called the Legal Practice Course or LPC.

 

It was during my time at De Montfort that I also discovered I had a flair for writing because some of my professors admired the way I could take a complicated legal issue and then break it down into  plain English. In fact there were a few professors who wanted to buy my notes so they could teach from them.  It’s not that I was particularly clever, it’s just that in order for me to understand it myself I had to take the time to lay out my notes in such a way that I could memorize them easily.  I remember sharing my notes with a few other students only to see them get higher scores than me.

 

After De Montfort University I went to the University of Huddersfield where I completed my Masters of Laws and Letters (LL.M). I had to write a complete Thesis on the Doctrine of Restraint of Trade in Entertainment Contracts. I had to study something, I guess, but seriously it was quite an interesting study which also included studying the contracts of George Michael, Joan Armatrading, Leo Sayer, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and others.  I was also fortunate to visit the Sony Record Company many times and was able to meet some very interesting people.

 

In 1998-9 I had the opportunity to relocate to Los Angeles, California to work in my brother’s record production company that had been set up there. So I left my job of one year working for Shoosmiths Solicitors and with my family, headed West.  After settling in Los Angeles I really wanted to shift gears and work in immigration law. Having emigrated myself and encoutered so many difficulties throughout the process, I wanted to focus on helping others, in particular fellow Brits, to have a much better US Immigration experience. In fact, it became a personal mission for me.

 

After a lot of soul searching, I decided to take the plunge.  I hesitated, in part because it would mean having to study extensively to pass the State Bar Exam to become a licensed Attorney at Law  and I had not long completed a 7 year odyssey.  Regardless,  in this “Land of the Free - Home of the Brave”, I passed the Bar Exam and was admitted to the State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department. In other words I was a  bona fide licensed Attorney at Law. Not only was I licensed to practice any law in New York, if I wanted to specialize in US Immigration I could practice this in all 50 states without taking any more State Bar Exams.  I loved California and this was where I wanted to live and at the same time I could help clients from any where in the world move to anywhere within the US. Fantastic!

Eva and I decided that the best way to reach our target audience would be through the internet, but that would just be the beginning. We created our website called www.breakthroughusa.co.uk . We chose the name Breakthrough USA because we felt that it really did feel like we’d made a breakthrough in our lives. However you cannot have a law firm actually called Breakthrough USA, so the official name of our practice is the  Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram.  Our mission when we started out was to try and design the perfect immigration experience. Obviously, we know we’ll never be perfect, but in truth our goal has been to develop a comprehensive immigration service that looks at the immigration experience through the eyes of the immigrant.  As an immigrant myself, it did not take me long to relive my experiences to remember how trying to move to America felt.

Immigration Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram

As the practice developed we adopted a new logo  invested  into having expert programmers design what we call our Immigration Processing Center (IPC).  Let me explain it this way. As a client you would call your attorney to find out how your case is coming along. Maybe you want to find out if a document you sent has been received and is being dealt with.  In fact, I would imagine that 90% of calls coming into any law office would be to find out how their case is coming along. We created a secondary website www.ingramesq.net where our clients can do just that. Everything our clients need to know about their case can be found when they enter their special secure Personal Identification Number (PIN) to access their case.  Our clients absolutely love it because it means that 24/7 they have access to their case.  This is far better than calling, only to find out the attorney is in a meeting, away from the office, or too busy working on other client cases to take your call at that moment. Also, clients can email their questions and not only will we email you back but we’ll also post your email and the answer on your online case file.

Another innovation that we’ve dedicated countless man hours to is writing up easy-to-understand guides about the various visas that are out there that we handle day to day. Practically everyday someone sends us an email complimenting us on the quality of the information they are able to access on our site.

It’s All About People Like You

The following photos are sent to us by some of our clients which I’d like to share with you.

Meet the Kabots: Katharine came to us a few years ago. She wanted to move to the US to be with her fiancee Michael who was an American citizen.  We started off applying for a K1 visa and prepared all of the documentation very carefully. This was quite an undertaking because, if you’ve never dealt with US Immigration before the process can be quite difficult. There is a presumption that anyone marrying an American is doing so just to get a green card, so everyone is treated as being guilty of that presumption unless the evidence clearly and comprehensively proves the contrary.

 

Meet Shane and Donna: We handle a complete variety of cases. It’s all about helping individuals, couples and families realize their American dream and Shane and Donna were no exception. Shane and Donna are from Wales and they wanted to start a new life in the US.  Donna came over on her own to check things out initially, and when she came she told me that the US Customs Boarder Patrol Officer, instead of doing his job, gave her his phone number! Well Donna is very much spoken for and they are on their way.

 

Meet the Cluetts: It just so happens that Steve was relocating to the very town where my office is based and where I also live. Steve was a former Police Officer and Donna is a graduate computer programmer. Steve and I have over the last few years have become great friends. Steve currently works as a body guard for the seriously rich and famous of Beverly Hills.   Talk about being at the right place and the right time.  As for Donna her career continues to thrive and they are truly living the American Dream.

 

We have a great time with our clients seeing them achieve their American Dream every day; nothing is more rewarding for us. Over the years the Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram has endeavored to build a practice we can be proud of and a practice that clients have come to love and appreciate. We have made many close friends who started out just like you, reading pages on our website. So whether you’re looking for a travel visa, work visa, green card or US citizenship, we’d be delighted to hear from you. So take the first step today as I once did and together we’ll make your American dream become a reality.

Book Your Consultation Today

Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram
Chris M. Ingram - Admitted in New York
Practice limited to US Immigration
Suite 300, 23822 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355
Tel: 661 254 8064

 

 

Summary of Services: Everyday the Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram provides a comprehensive range of US Immigration expertise. We provide a free consultation for our prospective clients. We can handle the following range of visas and immigration cases: B1/B2, E2, EB1, EB5, F1, H1B, H4, J1, J2, K1, K3, L1, L2, M1, O1, O2, O3, P1, P2, P3, R1, Labor Certification, Labor Condition, PERM, Adjustment of Status, ESTA, US Embassy and Consular Processing and various other types of family and business Immigration. If you would like any assistance at any time please do not hesitate to call this Law Office.

Please Note: No information on this website, including any links there from, should be regarded as providing legal advice.

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This is yet another success story and whilst this family has only just begun their “American Dream” getting here was not as easy as they might have imagined. Every immigration story is different but if you are considering moving from one country to another these stories may help in some way.  The Dunbar’s story began ten years ago when they first came to Florida on vacation, as many of us Brit’s do. Although the climate wasn’t favorable, (hot, humid and with unpredictable storms), the lifestyle was and it became obvious that the Dunbars  had gotten the Immigration itch.   Originally from Wales, the Dunbars led fairly normal lives. Julian was a Mack Tools distributor and his wife, Llinos, ran a hobby store/model shop. The two owned a home together and lived the quiet lifestyle of a small bustling village. They have one daughter, Chrissie, who worked for Boots the Chemist.

Julian began researching into Solicitors based in the UK but found most specialized in immigration to Australia and New Zealand. It seemed not many of them wanted to touch US immigration, or whilst Julian spoke with them he got the feeling that they were neither confident nor had enough knowledge of US Immigration.  He never-the-less persisted and stumbled across an immigration web site that caught his eye. Reading the profile of Chris Ingram(Immigration Attorney), Julian learnt of Chris’ own plight to emigrate to the US which inspired Julian to dig a little deeper into this company. The fact that Chris Ingram  had gone through the Immigration maze and was now living his own “American Dream” and he had accomplished this for not only himself but also his family (Wife and three children) convinced Julian and his family they were getting closer to finding the right person for the job. He did however have some valid concerns that this Immigration company was not based in London or even England but somewhere in California. Julian decided to complete the quick questionnaire that promised a free consultation. He wasn’t expecting much but was pleasantly surprised when he received an email the next day with a scheduled appointment to speak to Chris in person. The appointment was a 20 minute consult which turned into an hour or so conversation. This put Julian’s mind at ease as the two got into a really good question and answer meeting. I asked Julian if Chris charged for the extra time and he replied “To the contrary, this was not the last consult we had before reaching our decision as I had explained to Chris we were at the beginning of our decision making period and we had more research to cover before we put pen to paper or pass our credit card details to anyone. Chris was fine with that.”

One of the other  important issue that had to be addressed was in what part of the US did they want to move to! They knew Florida wasn’t for them so they needed to look into one of the other States but which one?  They would need somewhere safe, that had work opportunities, that house prices were favourable and where the climate was good all year round. In 2007 they made a trip out to Arizona and took a good close look at all their options. Julian discovered that not only was the weather great, the area safe but  there could also be an opportunity to purchase a franchise with “Mack Tools”. On their return the family got together and made a joint decision that Arizona was the perfect destination for them. The added bonus was that there was very little chance their home would be taken out by either a Tornado or Hurricane!

So the scene is set. The “Dunbar’s” have their destination and have now secured their Immigration attorney.  In the following interview I wanted to address some questions that “You” as a potential client would have liked to ask if you could sit down with the ”Dunbar’s”. There are many more questions that The Immigration Law Offices of Chris Ingram are happy to help you with as we understand that no two Immigration processes will be the same, and we urge you to complete our questionnaire in order for us to schedule your own private consultation. The “Dunbar’s” came out on what’s known as an E2 Investment Visa. With this visa, the applicant invests monies into a US business either as a start up or buys a going concern (out right or as a 50/50 partnership). In the “Dunbar’s” case, Julian bought a franchise and his daughter (Being over 21) came out on a separate visa called an F1 Student Visa and we will tell her story in “The Dunbar’s success story part two”.

I asked Julian “What were some of the most difficult aspects about Emigrating to the US?”  Now although Julian was well informed on the fee’s and how long the process could take he admits that even he was overwhelmed by the amount of paperwork Immigration required and how detailed every stage was. He even admitted that due to situations going on in the UK, he sometimes forgot to send this document off or that piece of information back, which may have added to the delay. Sometimes it was the Immigration department just spinning their wheels in their own sweet time but it seemed to go on for ages. One of the hardest stages was trying to run and then sell their business in the UK whilst purchasing the franchise here in the US. Making sure all the documents were in and the banks showing that monies had been transferred. At this point timing is everything. You cannot afford to leave anything out including signatures and making sure that when asked for “True” documents  that is what is sent!  The scariest time was waiting for the answer knowing if refused / declined that you have put everything into this venture. So many emotions are flowing at this point I can tell you. This is when you hope that the Attorney you’ve chosen is the best money could buy!

I’m glad to report that the business is doing well. He has even doubled up on his break even figure.  He is looking to employ American citizens within the time frame of the E2 visa and is determined to remain at this steady pace to ensure their success. His Daughter has started a college course and his wife Llinos is enjoying being a Stay at Home Grandma and where better to do that than in Beautiful Arizona.

What advice would you offer someone contemplating the E2 Investment visa? Research, research, research and make sure you have a healthy bank account. We discussed his investment and I asked if it would be possible for anyone to do what he did and buy into a “Mack Tools” franchise? His advice was that “Mack Tools” want people who are in it to win, so ideally you would need some experience in the trade as you really have to be able to hit the ground running. Capital is a must. I had to purchase a truck and a large amount of tools. Mack do help with the marketing aspect of things but at the end of the day it’s your business so you have to make every minute count. I made an approximate investment of $117,000.00 which was a bit of a stretch as we didn’t sell out home in England but had to rent it out through a management company so the monies came from selling the UK business. My saving grace is I know the business I’ve bought into and I have a goal and that is to succeed.

As closure to this success story;  Julian and his family had a dream that started more than ten years ago whilst on vacation in Florida. That dream took shape through determination, hard work, many sleepless nights and a good Immigration Law firm behind them. One day they will ask themselves this question..”If someone told us 15 years ago that in 15 years time we would be looking out over our back fence onto an Arizona landscape with some of the most spectacular sunsets in the world, would we have believed them?”  The answer of course would be no…stranger things have happened but every wish that has come true starts with a dream - For the “Dunbar’s” their American Dream is now a reality!  We wish them every success and happiness for the future as their story continues.

 

Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram
Chris M. Ingram - Admitted in New York
Practice limited to US Immigration
Suite 300, 23822 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355
Tel: 661 254 8064

Summary of Services: Everyday the Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram provides a comprehensive range of US Immigration expertise. We provide a free consultation for our prospective clients. We can handle the following range of visas and immigration cases: B1/B2, E2, EB1, EB5, F1, H1B, H4, J1, J2, K1, K3, L1, L2, M1, O1, O2, O3, P1, P2, P3, R1, Labor Certification, Labor Condition, PERM, Adjustment of Status, ESTA, US Embassy and Consular Processing and various other types of family and business Immigration. If you would like any assistance at any time please do not hesitate to call this Law Office.

Please Note: No information on this website, including any links there from, should be regarded as providing legal advice.

Do You Need Help Finding the Right Business to Invest In?

Many of our E2 clients have been asking us to put them in touch with a Small Business Adviser; someone who could help them find that right business and guide them through the ins and outs of the business selection process. We would like to introduce you to Jeff Tyler - Small Business Adviser.

We have worked with Jeff Tyler for many years and he has been responsible for drafting excellent business plans for our E2 clients. Recently Jeff agreed to set up some exciting new services to help our clients and he is now proud to launch the E2 Small Business Adviser Program.

In a nutshell the three primary services are as follows: -

* Immigration-Style Business Plans - Here
* Finding the Right Business - Here
* On Going Business Coaching - Here

Jeff has had over 20 years experience in working with small and large businesses as a Marketing Consultant so he is more than capable of helping our clients with all of their small business needs. Moreover, Jeff is very familiar as to which businesses US Immigration tend to prefer.

Jeff is an Independent Contractor and is not in any part of our law practice and our clients are not required to use his services. However, those of our clients who have used him swear by him and this is why we continue to refer our valued clients to him whenever we can.

Bearing the above in mind I do hope you will contact Jeff and together make excellent progress in your business selection, so that as your Immigration advocates we can put together the best E2 case possible. Please continue to read the E2 guide I drafted, Here and be sure to be in close contact with my office.

You can contact Jeff directly by email JeffTyler@idea-yes.com or by Phone on 661 222 2384.

Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram
Chris M. Ingram - Admitted in New York
Practice limited to US Immigration
Suite 300, 23822 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355
Tel: 661 254 8064

 

Summary of Services: Everyday the Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram provides a comprehensive range of US Immigration expertise. We provide a free consultation for our prospective clients. We can handle the following range of visas and immigration cases: B1/B2, E2, EB1, EB5, F1, H1B, H4, J1, J2, K1, K3, L1, L2, M1, O1, O2, O3, P1, P2, P3, R1, Labor Certification, Labor Condition, PERM, Adjustment of Status, ESTA, US Embassy and Consular Processing and various other types of family and business Immigration. If you would like any assistance at any time please do not hesitate to call this Law Office.

Please Note: No information on this website, including any links there from, should be regarded as providing legal advice.

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 Like many of you reading this, when I first thought about relocating to America I spent many hours searching information on the Internet only to discover why it’s called “The Internet”. It was a mind boggling web of information, some good and some quite questionable. There were certain ‘fear factors’ attached to hiring an Immigration attorney; would I be happy dealing with an attorney who I may never meet? Who out there is providing honest information verses those who want to make a quick buck? Have they worked with cases and situations similar to that of mine? How do I trust someone I may never meet? 

Now there are web-sites out there who will reel you in, present you with information that they know will go straight over your head, and tell you “There is a way and we would love to show you how”, but will charge you for the answer. I fell for that trick once, only to be told the only way I could emigrate was to invest $500,000 and upwards for them to consider my application.  After that, I made it my goal to find an attorney who would discuss any options open to me before I parted with any more money.

It took a while but I finally came across the Immigration Law Offices of Chris Ingram and his team. What made these guys different was not only had some of their team gone through immigration first hand but appeared to want to listen to my situation, go through options before settling on a course of action - and guess what - all this came at no cost to me. The one concern I had was that they were based in California and I wanted to move to New York but they put my mind at rest by contacting me when they said they would, returned every one of my calls and better still, called me quite regularly to get more information from me. It made me feel like they really cared. Chris once told me that his mission in life was to get as many Brit’s over as he could using his immigration knowledge; this was his passion.

Therefore I am happy to submit my survey in the hope this helps another fellow Brit make the right decision when it comes to handing their future over to an Immigration Law practice that really does care - not only about their clients but also about the end result!

Terry Edward’s Interview:

Q -How did you hear about our company? 
A - Search engine Google.

Q - When you made your initial enquiry, did we respond in a timely and friendly manner?
A - I was actually surprised I received a phone call as you were in USA and I was in England I was expecting a nice cheap email in response, but instead received a phone call the next day which I felt was a nice personal touch.

From the phone conversations I had I have found the service quality of your office very good.

Q - Had you made enquiries through other Immigration attorneys’ offices prior to ours?
A - Yes and filled in a couple of assessments only to be given the great news I qualified but now i needed a more in depth assessment which would cost anywhere from 150 to 300 pounds. No such con with Chris Ingram - all assessments and consultations over the phone with Chris and his team of Immigration experts cost me the princely sum of nothing, this spoke volumes as I felt I was dealing with a company who were interested in helping me with my immigration status and not separating me from my money.

Q - If we provided you with information, was that information clear and concise?
A - The information your team e-mailed to me was brilliant especially “The American Dream” which basically explained everything in easy-to-understand, everyday terms, and once again your team were ready to answer all of my questions and calling me back after reading the literature to answer even more questions.

Q - If you had any questions after your consultation, were they addressed in a timely manner?
A - Yes.

Q - How were you treated by the staff? 
A - The entire team was very friendly, very helpful, and the information I received was very informative.

Q - If someone asked you to recommend an Immigration Law firm would you have any reservations about recommending our law firm?
A - As it is early days for me the dealings I have had so far with your office I would not hesitate to recommend you.

Q - If you have not retained our services to date, is there any reason why you would not use the Immigration Law Offices of Chris Ingram?
A - No.

I would just like to once again thank Chris and his entire team for all their help and guidance so far.

 

Terry Edwards, UK

 

By Aileen Simblet
Staff Writer for Law Office of Chris M. Ingram

Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram
Chris M. Ingram - Admitted in New York
Practice limited to US Immigration
23822 Valencia Blvd., Suite 300, Valencia, CA 91355
Tel. 661 254 8064

Summary of Services: Everyday the Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram provides a comprehensive range of US Immigration expertise. We provide a free consultation for our prospective clients. We can handle the following range of visas and immigration cases: B1/B2, E2, EB1, EB5, F1, H1B, H4, J1, J2, K1, K3, L1, L2, M1, O1, O2, O3, P1, P2, P3, R1, R2, Labor Certification, Labor Condition, PERM, Adjustment of Status, ESTA, US Embassy and Consular Processing and various other types of family and business Immigration. If you would like any assistance at any time please do not hesitate to call this Law Office.

Please Note: No information on this website, including any links there from, should be regarded as providing legal advice.

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  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Opportunity Knocks - Open Up! - US Immigration Lawyers
  • The American Dream - “Ready or Not, Here I Come!”
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Making the Right Choice!
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - “The US Immigration Maze - Let’s Show You the Way!”
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Can You Really Buy a Green Card for Around Five Hundred Thousand Dollars?
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Are You Thinking About Getting Married to a US Citizen?
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Finding the Right Immigration Lawyer. “Give us a quote?” is that the Right approach?
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - If You Pay Peanuts You WILL GET MONKEYS!!!
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) - Are they nuts?
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - “I had a criminal record as a youth. Will this jeapordize an application to Emigrate?”
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Have you heard of ESTA “Electronic System for Travel Authorization”?
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Discover Pennsylvania
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - What Does it Actually Feel Like to Emigrate? Aileen’s Story
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Discover Maryland
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Discover Florida
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Discover Virginia
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Take a Look at South Carolina
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - “It’s All About Helping You”
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Talks About ESTA - Electronic System for Travel Authorization
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Are You Young, Free and Adventurous?
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - The E2 “Investor Visa” Opportunity
  • Straight Talk - Post 9/11 - Reform and Deportation
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - Take a Look at North Carolina
  • US Immigration - Useful Advice and Tips From Our Clients
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - “Well, Your Flights are Booked - but What About Your Pets?”
  • Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram - “How Clients Can Lose Their Green Cards - Don’t Lose Yours!”