Deborah J. Townsend, PA

Ms. Townsend has over 30 years experience practicing exclusively in the field of immigration and nationality law.Practice Areas: Business Immigration:• Non-immigrant Visas• Cases for U.S. lawful permanent resident statusMiscellaneous:• I-9 issues • Worksite Compliance Audits • Consulting on the immigration implications of mergers, acquisitions and other business transactionsFamily Immigration: • K-1 visas •K-3 visas • Family-based I-130 petitions for spouses, parents, children and siblings • Adjustment of status • Consular immigrant visa processing • Abused spouse and children (VAWA) cases • I-751 petitions to remove the conditions of residence Citizenship/Naturalization: • Naturalization applications • Derivative citizenship claimsOther: •Limited representation in Immigration Court for non-criminal aliens (asylum and cancellation of removal cases only) • Affirmative asylum applications • Re-entry permit applications • Temporary employment authorization • Advance parole applications • Extensions of stay/change of nonimmigrant status • Diversity visa lottery adjustments and Consular processing