Aggressive and thorough representation in Immigration and Criminal Defense

Salt Lake City Immigration Law Attorney

Non-Immigrant Visas ∙ Immigrant Visas ∙ Legal Permanent Residence ∙ Citizenship ∙ Removal and Asylum ∙ Appeals

Whether you are seeking to enter the U.S. or you are fighting to stay in America, Trupiano Law provides the sophisticated legal knowledge and attention to detail to advance your interests.

Kimberly J. Trupiano is an immigration lawyer practicing in the Salt Lake City, Utah, area. She represents employers, foreign nationals and legal permanent residents in every facet of U.S. immigration law. Contact her today at 801-266-0166 to arrange a consultation.

Experienced in Deportation Defense and Asylum

Practicing both criminal law and immigration, Trupiano Law is especially qualified to represent non-citizens who are placed in removal proceedingsbecause they overstayed a visa, entered without inspection, or committed a deportable crime while living in the United States. She works to avoid acriminal conviction that would jeopardize her client’s immigration status, or reverse convictions that bar entry to the U.S.

Ms. Trupiano has also successfully petitioned for asylum on behalf of clients who would face persecution or torture if they returned to their home country. Trupiano Law also specializes in navigating waiver, claims for relief available, and/or post-conviction relief to assist aliens applying for asylum or who have already been granted asylum who have certain criminal convictions or have been accused by immigration of having committed certain restrictive acts in the past.

Comprehensive Services in Immigration Law

Trupiano Law offers knowledgeable counsel and personalized service in all employment immigration and family immigration matters:

Immigration law can be frustrating if you are seeking to enter the U.S. and frightening if you are in trouble with the USCIS. Ms. Trupiano’s proactive approach and attention to detail make her an effective advocate no matter what your situation.

Contact Trupiano Law to discuss your employment visa or other immigration needs with a lawyer who understands U.S. immigration law — and federal and Utah State criminal law. Kim Trupiano welcomes you to call 801-266-0166 for an initial phone consultation. She has Spanish, Vietnamese, and German speakers on staff.

IMMIGRATION LAW OVERVIEW

Trupiano Law handles the full spectrum of immigration matters, including family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, non-immigration visas, relief from removal, administrative appeals and judicial review of immigration matters, naturalization and citizenship, employer sanctions, and matters where criminal and immigration law intersect.

Immigrant Visas

Family-Based Immigrants: Spouse, Child, Parent, Sibling and Fiancé Visas

Employment-Based Immigrants: EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, EB-4, EB-5, Labor Certification, PERM

Diversity Immigrant Applications

Non-Immigrant Visas

Tourism Visas: B-1 and B-2

Educational and Exchange Visas: F-1, J-1 and M-1

Family-Related Visas: K and V

Work Visas or Business Visas: B-1, E, H-1B, H-1C, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, I, L, O, P, Q, R and TN

Law Enforcement-Related Visas: S, T and U

Government Visas: A and G

Removal (Deportation) Defense

Relief from Removal

  • Cancellation of Removal
  • Adjustment of status in removal proceedings
  • Waivers for grounds of removability, inadmissibility, naturalization, eligibility for other immigration benefits

Consular processing and waiver packets for:

  • previous criminal convictions
  • previous deportation orders
  • entering without inspection
  • labor certifications

Immigration Appeals and Petitions for Judicial Review:

  • Appeals of USCIS decisions to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) under 8 C.F.R. § 103(a)(2), see also 8 C.F.R. § 103.4; AFM § 10.10;
  • Appeals of USCIS decisions to the Administrative Appeals Unit (AAU) under 8 C.F.R. §§ 103.1(f)(2), 103.3(a)(1)(ii);
  • Appeals of certain USCIS decisions and of immigration judge decisions to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(b);
  • Petitions for review of certain USCIS decisions, of immigration judge decisions, and of decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals to the appropriate federal circuit court under 8 U.S.C. § 1252;
  • Petitions for writ of habeas corpus challenging custody determinations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, of custody redeterminations of immigration judges, or of custody decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals to the appropriate federal district court under 8 U.S.C. § 1252; 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (c)(1) and (3).

Evaluation of criminal convictions and post-conviction work to create status of eligibility for the above applications for immigration benefits.

Naturalization and Citizenship

  • Proving good moral character, including for those who have past convictions under INA § 101(f);
  • Proving eligibility for naturalization through marriage to a U.S. citizen under INA § 319; 8 C.F.R. § 319.1 et seq.
  • Proving eligibility for naturalization through military service in the U.S. Armed Forces in times of peace or conflict under INA § 328; 329(a);
  • Proving eligibility for the Medical Disability Exception to the literacy and civics examination requirement under pursuant to 8 C.F.R. 312.2(b);
  • Under 8 C.F.R. § 310.5(a) seeking judicial review of an adverse naturalization decision.

[1]See 8 C.F.R. § 316.10(a)-(c).

[2]See 8 C.F.R. § 328.2(a); 8 C.F.R. § 329.2(a). See also 8 C.F.R. § 319.1 – 319.4 (waiver).