Maria McIntyre

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Nayar & McIntyre, LLP is a full service immigration law firm.

* Family Based Immigration: Spouses, children, parents, and siblings of U.S. citizens, and spouses and children of legal permanent residents may apply to obtain legal permanent resident status in the United States. Nayar & McIntyre, LLP can assist you with a wide range of family reunification immigration services, including Immigrant Visa Petitions, Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Removal of Conditional Residency, Fiancée Petitions (K-1), K-3 and K-4 Visas, and V Visas.

* Deportation and Removal Defense: Our firm provides representation before the Immigration Court and Board of Immigration Appeals. Our lawyers have successfully litigated the following forms of relief before the Executive Office for Immigration Review: cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, 212(c), asylum, relief under the Convention Against Torture, TPS de novo relief, voluntary departure, termination of proceedings, waivers for crimes, fraud and unlawful presence, and NACARA. We also assist detained individuals to seek bond before the Immigration Judge.

* Citizenship: Many individuals acquire U.S. citizenship through parents and grandparents, often unbeknownst to them. During your initial consultation, we will review your family history to uncover any claims to U.S. citizenship. If you are a U.S. citizen through acquisition, we can help you apply for a U.S. passport or certificate of citizenship.

* Naturalization: Nayar & McIntyre, LLP can assist you with the naturalization process. In addition to preparing your naturalization application, we help you prepare for the interview and provide representation at the interview before Citizenship and Immigration Services. We can also assist you with obtaining a waiver of the English and civics testing requirements for naturalization due to physical or developmental disability or mental impairment (N-648). In addition, Nayar & McIntyre, LLP can help you appeal any denial of your naturalization application.

* Asylum: Nayar & McIntyre, LLP can assist you with your asylum application before Citizenship and Immigration Services and/or the Immigration Court.

* Relief for Victims of Crime: Victims of domestic violence, child abuse, and other violent crimes are eligible for several forms of relief before Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Immigration Court. Our lawyers have several years of experience assisting victims of crime to obtain legal status, employment authorization, deferred action, U visas, cancellation of removal, and legal permanent resident status.

* Waivers: Certain criminal activity, immigration violations (including unlawful presence, status violations, and prior deportations), fraud, and some health conditions can render individuals ineligible to receive immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. Nayar & McIntyre, LLP can help you to obtain waivers for these grounds of ineligibility from Citizenship and Immigration Services, both here in the United States and at consulates abroad.

* NACARA

* Humanitarian Parole

* Temporary Protected Status

* Deferred Inspection Representation

Maria McIntyre
Nayar & McIntyre LLP
PO Box 601614
Dallas TX 75360
Tel: 972 445-4114
Fax: 972 445-4115
E-mail: mmcintyre@dfw-immigration.com

Ms. Maria McIntyre was born near Columbus, Ohio in 1975. Her mother is of Vietnamese descent and immigrated to the United States in the late 1960s. Ms. McIntyre has resided in the Dallas- Fort Worth area since childhood. She graduated with honors from Texas Christian University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Political Science. In 2002, Ms. McIntyre earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law.

Ms. McIntyre realized her passion for U.S. immigration law at an early age. Ms. McIntyre observed the challenges her mother faced as her mother began immigrating her siblings from Vietnam to the United States in the early 1980s. Ms. McIntyre began practicing immigration law in 2003, when she became a staff attorney for a local non-profit organization that focused on providing low-cost and effective legal representation to undocumented immigrants. Ms. McIntyre moved into private practice in May 2004 when she joined a full-service immigration firm in Dallas, Texas. Ms. McIntyre became a senior associate of this firm in 2005 and remained in this position until 2008. Ms. McIntyre has also served as an expert witness on the practice of immigration law for the State of Texas.

Ms. McIntyre has extensive experience in many facets of U.S. immigration law. Her practice initially focused on H-2A Agricultural and H-2B Seasonal Visas. Ms. McIntyre’s expertise quickly expanded to include deportation defense (including bond redetermination hearings, cancellation of removal, asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture), family-based immigration (including adjustment of status, conditional residence, and immigrant visas), citizenship and naturalization, relief under the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA), nonimmigrant visas, humanitarian relief attained from Citizenship and Immigration Services (C.I.S.) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.), and federal court representation.

Ms. McIntyre is admitted to practice in Texas and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Tarrant County Bar Association and Dallas Bar Association.