Charity Anderson, Attorney, and Counselor at Law is focused on providing clients with personalized and exceptional service in Immigration Law. Attorney Anderson primarily focuses on family-based immigration, including spouse-based Green Cards, adjustment of status, and K1 fiancé(e) visas as well as applications for naturalization. However, she also expertly handles various other immigration matters including VAWA applications and U Visas.
After serving in the US Navy, Attorney Anderson received an associate degree in criminal justice from SUNY Adirondack, a bachelor’s degree in political science and criminal justice from the University at Albany, and, in 2006, a Juris doctorate degree (a doctorate degree in the law) from Albany Law School of Union University.
Ms. Anderson subsequently successfully passed the New York State bar exam and was admitted to practice law in NYS. Since US Immigration law is federal, not state law, every attorney who is licensed to practice law in one state is automatically licensed to practice immigration law in all 50 states and abroad. Neither a local office nor in-person meetings are needed or required.
Attorney Anderson currently resides in San Diego, CA, and remotely represents immigration clients in all 50 States and Abroad. She frequently and successfully works from home, the car, and various campgrounds throughout the US.
Billing Policies
Charity Anderson Law charges flat fees, instead of an hourly rate. Our total fee, for representation, is known prior to the commencement of representation. We allow payment arrangements when needed and requested. If you need a payment arrangement, please request one before we draft the Agreement of Representation and the invoice. With a payment arrangement, 50% down is required to begin the process. The balance may be paid in one-month installments for between one and four months.
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Agreement of Representation
Once a client is ready to proceed, that day, we will draft and send an Agreement of Representation and an invoice. Once the Agreement of Representation is signed and returned by email and the invoice is paid, our office sends the intake sheet and we begin the process.
Communication
Charity Anderson Law is a remote law practice. Instead of meeting in person, all communication is done through email. With remote representation, one need not schedule and keep an appointment during “office hours.” This means that no one needs to miss work or arrange childcare. It also means that neither the intending immigrant nor the relevant family members need to leave their homes; drive to an office; attempt to find parking or sit in a waiting room. Immigration cases are routinely and successfully handled through email.
Aside from a possible initial call, communication is exclusively through email. This is due to several factors. First, answering the phone each time a potential client calls would necessitate the cessation of work on the existing clients’ files. Each client is too valuable to allow this practice. Retaining a secretary or answering service as most attorneys do, does not actually benefit the client. It simply places a barrier between client and attorney.
Further, having clients located throughout the US and in many different countries means dealing with multiple time zones. It is impractical to personally communicate with each client via telephone and utilizing an answering service only serves to waste the client’s valuable time.
With email, neither client nor attorney has to worry about adequate cell service (a frequently encountered problem) or background noise or distractions. Nor does either attorney or client need to worry about understanding a foreign language or accent.
Perhaps most importantly, phone calls are often an ineffective way to communicate complex immigration law issues. Bluntly, clients never remember all of the information that is provided during a call. There is simply too much to process within a 5-minute, 10-minute, or 30-minute call. With email, each client has a written record of all instructions. This way if something is forgotten, day or night, all the client has to do is to open the email. This also allows for both attorney and client to have a clear record of all communications.
We do not attend interviews. An application(s) package properly prepared by a qualified attorney does not require the attorney’s presence at the interview. At the interview, applicants must answer every question and must do so honestly. Attorneys are not permitted to object to any question or to answer for the applicant or family member. Each year, 23,400 family-based visas are issued through consular processing. Attorneys do not travel thousands of miles to attend these interviews. It is simply not required. Nor is an attorney’s presence required when filing from within the US. We submit an overwhelming amount of evidence so that the interview becomes little more than a formality. See below:
“Thank you so much for all the help! We have prepared for so many days and the only question we got was “How did you two meet?” Haha! I can’t wait till I receive the mail!” Quennie May 18, 2021 (Her Green Card arrived a few days later!)
“Hi, Charity,
I just wanted to let you know they approved me at the interview! It was so easy, the officer asked us barely any questions (it was all small talk), and he was not concerned that I only had my first Covid vaccine dose.
I just wanted to say thank you for all your help and assistance during this process!
Take Care!” Ashley October 29, 2021
“Thank You Charity, Everything went smooth with the interview process. I130 approval from just a few days back kept the discussion to just i485. And we handed the i693 sealed when asked. The officer mentioned he should be able to approve the 485 with all the info available. Great experience overall, I don’t deny I was nervous at times. But couldn’t have done it without you.”
January 12, 2022