George Tenreiro

I specialize in immigration law and business civil litigation.

My immigration experience includes successfully defending individuals in immigration court proceedings before an Immigration Judge, including, but not limited to, BOND hearings, Form I-751 denials, and defensive asylum cases, together with appeals to the BIA. We also handle all types of family- and employment-based visas.  This includes, but is not limited to, applications to obtain lawful permanent resident status (i.e., obtain a green card) through marriage or employment sponsorship, together with Fiancé (K1), H1-B, L1A/L1B/L2, B2 (Temporary Business Visa), and TN NAFTA (Mexico and Canada) visas. Additionally, we represent clients obtain US Citizenship by filing Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. I also am familiar with the labor certification process with the Department of Labor, as well as resolving administrative glitches or unique situations that require special, thoughtful attention (for example, waiver applications of any kind, including waiver of 2-year residency requirement on J-1 visa).

With the LGBT advances to immigration law since 2013 (and further reinforced in 2015), I represent many same-sex binational couples on marriage petitions and fiancé (K1) visas. Additionally, I have successfully represented LGBT (and other) applicants obtain asylum by filing affirmative applications to any one of the eight Asylum Offices throughout the country.  Asylum allows the individual to remain in the United States with employment authorization, federal/state benefits, and a path to citizenship.

All clients are welcome, and I have successfully and gladly represented diverse clients obtain all types of immigration relief. We have represented individuals from many, many countries, including:  Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, St. Lucia, Senegal, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, United Kingdom, and Zambia.

In addition to a full suite of immigration services, I also represent businesses in a broad range of complex litigation matters in state and federal courts in New Jersey and New York and am skilled in all phases of civil litigation.

And my partners in the firm specialize in criminal defense.