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Services
Thomas Bassett & Associates provides unparalleled expertise in immigration and nationality law. These
services include, but are not limited to the following
areas:
Consultations on immigration matters--in our
office, at your business, or by telephone
Consultations on the immigration implications of
mergers, acquisitions, and other business transactions
Business immigration matters including:
- Temporary working visas such as 'E' Treaty
Traders, 'F' Practical Training (PT) including
strategies to successfully change from PT to H1B1
Temporary Workers, L Intracompany Transferee's, O
Aliens of Extraordinary Ability in the sciences,
arts, education, business, or athletics, and P
athletes and entertainers.
- NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) based
applications and extensions

- Labor Certifications and Permanent Residency
Applications including, but not limited to
"employment based and/or "self"
petitions for Workers of extraordinary ability,
National Interest Waivers, Outstanding professors
and researchers, Multinational executives and
managers, Professionals holding advanced degrees,
Workers of exceptional ability, and Skilled workers.
- Doctors, Nurses, and other health care
professionals petitions
- Alien Investors
- IRCA and I-9 Compliance reviews and consultations
for U.S. employers
Family Based Immigration including, but not
limited to:
- Fiance(e) Visas, Immigrant Visa Petitions for the
spouse, married and unmarried children, parents,
brothers and sisters, widows and widowers of
qualifying U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents.
- Completing the New Affidavit of Support
Application
- Removing the Conditional Status on Permanent
Residency obtained through marriage
- Obtaining a waiver under the Immigration Marriage
Fraud Amendments and special self petitioning
procedures for battered spouses under VAWA
- Immigration based upon International Adoptions
Immigration under special categories including,
but not limited to:
- Returning U.S. permanent residents
- Ministers and Other religious workers
- Refugees and those seeking Political Asylum
- Diversity Lottery Applications
Adjustment of Status Applications and Assistance
with Immigrant Visa Processing Abroad
Other Temporary Visa Matters including, but not
limited to:
- B1/B2 Visitors for business and/or pleasure
- J-1 Exchange visitors
- F-1 students
- Denials of non-immigrant visas at U.S. Consular
posts abroad
- Exclusions at ports of entry
- Extensions of stay and changes of non-immigrant
status
Naturalization and Citizenship Matters including,
but not limited to:
- Naturalization Applications and preparing for the
citizenship exam
- Obtaining waivers of the English language
requirements for the naturalization exam
- Replacement of lost naturalization documents
- Documenting U.S. citizenship for American born
abroad, derivative U.S. citizenship

Other aspects of immigration law including, but
not limited to:
- Inspection appearances at Port of Entry
- Deferred inspections at INS District Office
- Humanitarian and national interest paroles
- Deferred action requests
- Immigration Court Defense in deportation and
removal cases
- Appellate practice before the Board of Immigration
Appeals and the Federal Courts
In this section see also:
Biography of Thomas Bassett
Portfolio
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