Shahid Ul Haque

Shahid Ul Haque

4.9
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 20 years

Immigration Lawyer at Helena, MT
Practice Areas: Immigration

618 Highland St., Helena, MT

About Shahid

Biography

Practice Areas

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Practice Area

Immigration 100%

Shahid Haque dedicates his practice to helping immigrants obtain legal status in the United States and pursue all that the country has to offer.

19 years

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Licenses

Licensed in Montana for 18 years

State: Montana

Acquired: 2007

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Licensed in Illinois for 20 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 2005

Voluntarily Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

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618 Highland St., Helena, MT, 59601-4049

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Shahid Ul Haque's Reviews

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4.9 /5.0

63 Client Reviews

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Posted by Ibrahin | January 18, 2022 | Hired Attorney

Highly recommended!

My experience with Shahid was excellent. After a very bad experience waiting for another immigration attorney in Montana for over a year to advise me in the legal process to get my green card, that he defined as very complicated, I discovered that this attorney did almost nothing to help my case. It ...was almost impossible to get a hold of my former attorney, and we were getting very frustrated, so my boss, who was sponsoring my work visa, decided to hire Shahid, even after losing $2k with our deposit for the former attorney. Shahid took my case, and in our first meeting, he had a solid plan on how to approach my case, which turned out to be very successful. With his help, I was able to achieve my goal of getting my permanent residency. Shahid was very patient and answered all our questions in detail, and his response time was always very efficient. I highly recommend him to anyone who needs legal advice for their immigration and residency status. He is excellent!

Posted by Matt | October 27, 2021 | Hired Attorney

Wonderful Attorney

Before I met my wife, her brother had applied for a green card on her behalf while working with a previous lawyer. While the other lawyer was nice, he was inexperienced with immigration law, and the net result was that her application was filed incorrectly and ultimately abandoned because of the inex...perience of the lawyer. This set her immigration status back 3-4 years. After searching other alternatives, we started the process over with Shahid, who organized the correct documentation, timeline, and legal advice on how to proceed. It's a nerve-wracking process, and making a single mistake can cause serious setback and delays, even denial. Make no mistake, this is not an easy process, and there are many roads to failure. We were very grateful to be able to work with Shahid and have access to an experienced and compassionate immigration attorney to represent us. We had an open line of communication with him throughout the process. You will have many questions, and while the burden of providing documentation will be on the applicants, Shahid helped maneuver all of the details and gave peace of mind to a process that is complicated and stressful. We successfully obtained an approval for green card status today, and couldn't be happier with the outcome. If you are serious about receiving a green card and future citizenship, you will want to be as efficient with your time and money, and reduce your risk of failure by using an experienced attorney to guide you through the process. Thank you Shahid, we are forever grateful.

Posted by Viktoriia | November 01, 2020 | Hired Attorney

Amazing attorney

My husband and I found Shahid from Border Crossing Law Firm essential in our success with navigating and receiving a positive outcome in our adventure through my change of status request through the US Immigration Office in Helena, MT. We decided early in our quest to seek representation, and Shahi...d was there to answer all questions that did arise giving us security and knowledge for our success in adjustment of status. We met with Shahid prior to our wedding so that we would have a good understanding of the process that would be involved in getting married to my now husband who is a US-born citizen. I arrived in the USA under J-1 exchange visa, with no intention of falling in love and staying here beyond my visa. We filed all the necessary forms under Shahid’s supervision which meant that everything was filed properly. Shahis was helpful in time frames that we were able to honor my visa contract as well as stay compliant and start the process in good standing with immigration and moving forward with as little complications as possible which was actually checked during our interview. By the time we got to the interview we have experienced the shut down nationwide of Covid-19 which seemed to effect immigration and prolonged our processing time. Fortunately we had Shahid so we felt like immigration lawfully contacted him in instances they notified him rather than us which might have been a hole or maybe trap in which we would have fell victims too. However having Shahid I believe made it so that immigration was more straightforward with requests or requirements that needed to proceed with our case. Bottomline we would highly recommend anyone in need of an immigration attorney to hire Shahid. Finally, we’d like to give you some dates of how our case developed: November 2019 - We sent the documents to USCIS December 2019 - Biometrics Appointment March 2020 - Interview scheduled but then cancelled due to Covid-19 August 2020 - Interview October 2020 - I got the Green Card (might have been earlier unless we had to send a new I-693 form).

Posted by Tammy | July 25, 2019 | Hired Attorney

My son in laws residency

We hired Shahid to help my son in law get his permanent residency. It took awhile as you can not rush the government. He always promptly returned calls and emails. He was always there when they had to meet with immigration, so they never felt alone.

Posted by Nina | July 09, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Excellent attorney

I have worked for lawyers in all practice areas for over 10 years and I can say without a doubt that Shahid Haque is one of the kindest, considerate lawyers I have met. When my partner and I were preparing to move to the US from Canada, we dealt with three lawyers to secure all the requisite visas et...c. and Shahid was by far the best of the three we hired for the Green Card process. He is a kind and considerate human as well as an experienced and knowledgable attorney. He always made sure we knew what to expect at each step, answered all our questions without delay and calmed our worries leading up to, during and after the interview. Highly recommend him for any immigration issue.

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Shahid Ul Haque's Lawyer Endorsements

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Andres Haladay

Immigration lawyer | Mar 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Brian Miller

Immigration lawyer | Mar 23

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Mr. Haque-Hausrath is hands down the best immigration attorney in Montana. I have personally seen is dedication and commitment to his clients and his successful results on many occasions."

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Brian Miller

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Jeannette Rankin Civil Liberties Award, ACLU

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2009

Neil Haight Pro Bono Award, State Bar of Montana

2005

Bar & Gavel Award for outstanding service to the community, Chicago-Kent College of Law

2003

CALI Award for highest grade in several classes, CALI

2002

West Publishing Award for the highest GPA, West Publishing Group

Work Experience

2008 - Present

Founder, Border Crossing Law Firm, P.C.

2008 - Present

President, Montana Immigrant Justice Alliance

2015 - 2017

Adjunct Professor, University Of Montana School Of Law

Associations

2006 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Rios-Diaz v. Montana Highway Patrol

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Montana Immigrant Justice Alliance v. Bullock

Won

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Education

2005

Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology

Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2015

"What Non-Immigration Lawyers Need to Know About Immigration Law" and Update on Immigration Laws

Immigration

2014

Immigration Law and Immigrants’ Rights in Montana: A workshop for campus and community professionals

Immigration Law

2014

"What Non-Immigration Lawyers Need to Know About Immigration Law"

Immigration

2013

Sex Trafficking Victims and Immigrant Victims of Domestic Abuse CLE

Immigration

Publications

2015

The Montana Lawyer Representing Immigrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Abusive spouses’ manipulation of the system and misguided police enforcement cause additional troubles for immigrant survivors of abuse.

2005

Chicago-Kent Law Review Beyond Hoffman Plastic: Reforming National Labor Relations Policy to Conform to the Immigration Reform and Control Act

Languages

Spanish

English

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