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Free immigration tool · New York
Family petitions, marriage visas, H-1B and L-1 work visas, O-1, F-1 and J-1 study, E-2 and EB-5 investment, asylum, TPS, U and T visas, VAWA: the right path depends on your goal and your history. This checker maps your goal to the options that usually fit.
Free tool · Santos Khoury Law
Two quick questions to see which U.S. visa options fit your goal, with the honest trade-offs of each path.
100% confidential. Runs in your browser, nothing is stored or sent.
Choosing the wrong visa strategy costs time, money, and sometimes eligibility itself. Talk it through with our attorneys before you file; the first move often shapes everything after it.
Disclaimer: Visa eligibility depends on many factors this tool cannot capture, including immigration history, prior visa denials, unlawful presence, and criminal records. This tool provides general information only and is not legal advice. Using it does not create an attorney-client relationship with Santos Khoury Law.
How it works in New York
We work daily with families from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, West Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East, in the languages they speak at home.
Our attorneys are admitted in New York and appear at the New York City immigration courts at 26 Federal Plaza and Varick Street, in person and by video. Whatever path fits, the consultation is free and the quote is a flat fee.
New York immigration facts
New York City (Broadway) Immigration Court
26 Federal Plaza, Room 1237, New York, NY 10278
Est. wait 4.5 yrs · 35 judges · Pending 130,000
New York City (Varick) Immigration Court
201 Varick St, Suite 1130, New York, NY 10014
Est. wait 4.2 yrs · 18 judges · Pending 65,000
Wait times and pending-case figures are estimates; confirm your hearing with your A-number through EOIR.
People arrested by ICE in New York City are often processed at 26 Federal Plaza and moved within days to Delaney Hall or Elizabeth in New Jersey, to Batavia in western New York, or out of state. Locating them quickly is the first job.
Affirmative asylum interviews for New York residents are generally scheduled through the New York Asylum Office (Bethpage, NY).
USCIS field offices serving New York: New York City (Manhattan), Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island (Holtsville), Buffalo, Albany.
Our attorneys are admitted in New York and appear at the New York City immigration courts at 26 Federal Plaza and Varick Street, in person and by video.
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Common questions
Start from the goal: joining family, marrying a U.S. citizen, working, studying, investing, visiting, or seeking protection. Each goal has one or two standard paths, and your immigration history (overstays, prior denials, unlawful presence, criminal record) decides which of them is realistic.
Often yes, through a change of status filed before your current status ends, as long as you did not enter with the intent to change. The details matter, and a wrong move can trigger a fraud finding.
For most people, a petition by a U.S. citizen spouse or parent (immediate relative). Employment-based EB-1 and national interest waiver cases can also be fast for strong candidates from most countries.
It can, especially a denial for misrepresentation or a finding of unlawful presence. Denials for insufficient ties or documents are often fixable with a stronger application. Bring every prior decision to the consultation.
Petitions are filed with USCIS by mail or online regardless of where you live in New York; interviews happen at the field offices in New York City (Manhattan), Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island (Holtsville), Buffalo, Albany or, for consular cases, at the U.S. consulate in your home country.
Often. Prior overstays, unlawful presence, a removal order, or a criminal record can close one path and leave another open. Bring every prior document to the consultation.
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Immigration Court Lookup
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