I recently moved to the United States, and many of my friends and relatives from my home country currently live in New York. New York is a large city that hosts many different cultural communities, so it is no surprise that I, a young person who had previously never left the borders of my home, gravitated towards this multicultural haven.
When I first got to New York, I immediately enlisted the services of immigration law firms in the area. I knew that I wanted to stay in New York, and to do so permanently would require a lot of work on my part to prove that I would be an asset to the country. I knew that I could not do this by myself, partially because my understanding of the American legal process is weak, but mostly because my student visa only extended for a finite amount of time. If I did not get the paperwork and interviews completed by the time my original visa expired, then I would have to go back to my home country and my application for citizenship would be much weaker overall. Mistakes in this process can severely inhibit the progression of your application, but immigration law firms have previously encountered just about any anomaly your situation might present. I have many friends that did not heed this advice, and their attempts turned out unsuccessful, and now they live in Canada.
If you want to make this process as easy as possible, then I suggest that you just find some immigration law firms in your local area and let them lead you through the process and explain all the details you need to pay attention to. You might feel a little helpless through the process, but trust me; you will feel more lost if you try to go through this without professional help.
