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Immigration Lawyers in San Francisco, California

San Francisco keeps its immigration matters close to home, and so does this registry. What follows is the San Francisco County record for anyone researching a immigration lawyer, indexed from official State Bar records.

The law also keeps time: 30 days to appeal an immigration judge's decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.38. Immigration law is federal. Other hard deadlines include the one-year asylum filing rule (8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(B)) and strict motion-to-reopen windows (8 C.F.R. § 1003.23). The plaque below carries the citation; the roster and questions that follow carry the rest.

This page is the San Francisco chapter of the registry's statewide record · Immigration Attorneys in California collects every county and city.

The clock

Statute of limitations

30 days to appeal an immigration judge's decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals.

8 C.F.R. § 1003.38

Immigration law is federal. Other hard deadlines include the one-year asylum filing rule (8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(B)) and strict motion-to-reopen windows (8 C.F.R. § 1003.23).

Immigration · San Francisco roster

508 active attorneys with an address of record in San Francisco list immigration among their practice areas on the registry, out of 17,779 active attorneys whose address of record is in San Francisco.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by San Francisco attorneys are business law (4,365), litigation (3,337), employment (1,899), intellectual property (1,774) and real estate (1,289). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

15 of the 17,779 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 1,697 of the 17,779 active attorneys in San Francisco, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (1,145), French (836), Chinese (824) and Japanese (580). Attorneys themselves confirmed Spanish (1); the rest come from a firm website published in that language, which describes the website, not the attorney.

Reading the roster in San Francisco. Immigration is federal practice, but local matters: attorneys near you will know the practices of the San Francisco and Los Angeles immigration courts, the local USCIS field offices, and the region's consular processing patterns. Verify any representative is a licensed attorney or DOJ-accredited representative; immigration is a field with documented notario fraud. Ask about flat fees per filing, realistic timelines, and contingency plans if a priority date retrogresses.

Address of record in San Francisco

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Immigration matters in San Francisco

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • family-based green cards
  • employment visas (H-1B, L-1, O-1)
  • naturalization and citizenship
  • asylum
  • deportation and removal defense
  • DACA
  • U and T visas for crime victims
  • waivers of inadmissibility
  • adjustment of status
  • immigration bond hearings

No consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from San Francisco County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.

Immigration in San Francisco · questions, from the record

How many immigration attorneys have an address of record in San Francisco?

508 active attorneys list immigration among their practice areas on the registry with an address of record in San Francisco, out of 17,779 active attorneys there. They are listed first in the roster on this page, in neutral order.

Do attorneys in San Francisco work in languages other than English?

For 1,697 of the 17,779 active attorneys in San Francisco, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (1,145), French (836), Chinese (824) and Japanese (580). Attorneys themselves confirmed Spanish (1); the rest come from a firm website published in that language, which describes the website, not the attorney.

Can I describe my immigration matter to attorneys in San Francisco County?

Yes. No consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from San Francisco County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.

Which nearby cities have their own immigration page?

Oakland, San Jose and Fremont; each lists the attorneys whose address of record is in that city first.

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From the answer files

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Source: 8 C.F.R. § 1003.38 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.

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