LEADING EVERY CLIENT THROUGH THE MAZE OF THE U.S. IMMIGRATION SYSTEM

We are a full service Immigration and Citizenship law firm

Bauer Immigration Law Firm

Bauer Immigration Law Firm is a full service Immigration and Citizenship law firm founded by attorney Catherine Bauer. The firm is located in the heart of Rochester, MN home of the famous Mayo Clinic.

The firm represent a wide range of foreign nationals before U.S. government agencies and at U.S. Embassies and Consulates in many foreign countries.

At Bauer Immigration Law Firm, we provide legal assistance in ALL areas of immigration law.

We advise clients:

  • On temporary visas (nonimmigrant visas);

  • On permanent visas (green cards) tied to family relationships including marriage based K1 (fiancé(e) visa) and K3 (spouse visa)

  • On permanent visas (green cards) tied to employment

  • On eligibility for naturalization and American Citizenship

We provide removal defense for individuals placed in removal proceedings (deportation.

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U.S. CITIZENSHIP

Citizenship V. Permanent Residence. Difference in rights and protections upon entry in the U.S

Citizenship can be acquired one of several ways: being born in the U.S (the most common also called Jus solis), being born outside the U.S. to one or more U.S. citizen parents (called Jus Sanguinis) or by the process called naturalization.