Palm Beach County stretches from the Broward County line at the south end of Boca Raton up through Jupiter and across the agricultural west to Belle Glade and Pahokee. It is the county Roberta has served longest, and the one in which most of her practice happens — naturalizations, family-based green cards, marriage-based adjustments, and the I-751 waivers that follow when those marriages come apart.
If you live in Palm Beach County, you don't have to look far for an immigration attorney. The reason to drive across town to Roberta isn't convenience. It is that she answers her own phone, she'll tell you the truth about what your case really requires, and she has been doing this work for thirty years from one office in Boca Raton.
Cities served in Palm Beach County
Roberta works with clients from across Palm Beach County. Some come from a few minutes away. Others drive from forty miles north or west. The work doesn't change with the zip code; the conversation does.
- Boca Raton — the office is in Boca, off Glades Road at the .
- Delray Beach — about 15 minutes north on Federal or I-95.
- Boynton Beach & Lake Worth Beach — central county, large Latin American and Caribbean immigrant populations.
- West Palm Beach — county seat; also home to the USCIS West Palm Beach Field Office.
- Wellington & Royal Palm Beach — the western communities.
- Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, North Palm Beach — the northern beach communities.
- Belle Glade, Pahokee, South Bay — the agricultural communities to the west of Lake Okeechobee, where Roberta has handled labor-certification and seasonal-worker visa work.
Where Palm Beach County cases get filed
Most affirmative immigration filings for Palm Beach County residents are processed at the USCIS West Palm Beach Field Office. Naturalization interviews, adjustment-of-status interviews, and biometrics appointments for Boca, Delray, Boynton, and West Palm Beach residents are typically scheduled there.
Removal proceedings — if they arise — are handled at the Miami Immigration Court. Roberta represents Palm Beach County clients before the Miami court and travels south for hearings as the case requires.
Practice mix Roberta sees from Palm Beach County
Three patterns recur in Palm Beach County:
- Naturalization through marriage and family. Many Palm Beach County clients are long-term lawful permanent residents finally pursuing citizenship — sometimes 10 or 15 years after getting the green card. The civics test, the good-moral-character window, and old criminal histories all come up.
- I-751 waivers when a marriage is ending. Boca, Delray, and the Palm Beaches have older populations and a higher-than-average divorce rate. The "my conditional green card is up but my spouse won't sign" call is a frequent one.
- Family-based petitions for parents and adult children. Many Palm Beach County clients sponsor relatives abroad. The questions are about timing, consular processing, and who is admissible.
Less common, but always possible: removal defense for clients with old criminal records that surfaced when they applied for an immigration benefit, and waiver work for clients who entered without inspection.