Visas/Green Cards/Citizenship

Los Angeles County and Orange County

Immigration Lawyer

Legal Solutions for Southern California
Aggressive Representation

The practice of immigration law has changed drastically since September 11, 2001. The Law Offices of Laurence B. Donoghue appreciates this fact and understands all too well how the immigration process can be confusing and frustrating for families in California and abroad.

Los Angeles immigration lawyer Laurence B. Donoghue assists those with immigration issues in a wide variety of areas, including:

• immigrant or nonimmigrant visas
  • employment visas
  • investment visas
  • student visas
  • other types of visas
• becoming a legal permanent resident (green cards)
• becoming a US citizen
• deportation defense
• immigration appeals

To schedule a free half-hour consultation to discuss any immigration or naturalization issue, contact us now. Members of our staff speak Spanish, Tagalog, French, and English.

Attorney Donoghue is proud to have represented clients such as a five-member family of North Korean asylum seekers. Each of them arrived in Southern California independently, by way of multiple countries, with the sole desire of coming to America to pursue the freedom and prosperity of our nation’s heritage. Each immigrant we represent presents a unique and satisfying case for our firm.

What Is Citizenship?

A citizen of the United States is a native-born, foreign-born, or naturalized person who owes allegiance to the United States and who is entitled to its protection.

What Is Naturalization and Immigration?

Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is conferred upon a foreign citizen or national after he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). US immigration and naturalization is handled through the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), which used to be known as the INS.

What Are Green Cards?

Lawful Permanent Residency - The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State. 50,000 permanent resident visas are available annually to people from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

To schedule a free 30-minute consultation with Mr. Donoghue about green cards, investment visas, employment visas, citizenship requirements, or any immigration matter involving the USCIS, contact the Law Offices of Laurence B. Donoghue in Rancho Palos Verdes now.