Practical Insights From An American Immigration Lawyer In Bangkok

American Immigration law is a complicated and multi-faceted area of US jurisprudence

. One area that few authors write about in this area is Consular Processing. This is something of a unique area of practice since few American lawyers reside outside of the United States and few of those who do reside abroad are Immigration lawyers. At the time of the publication of this writing, the city in which this writer lives is in a state of upheaval. The overall situation has resulted in the American Embassy temporarily closing and the non-essential personnel to evacuate. This author hopes that the following will provide insight to future Immigration attorneys practicing in an international crisis zone.

This writer must confess a great deal of admiration for the officers of the Consulate in his district as they continued to work tirelessly while civil strife loomed. At the same time, those lawyers with pending cases at Consulates outside of the USA would be prudent to consistently remember that Consular Officers adjudicate cases notwithstanding the situation in the political arena of the host country. Thus, it is not uncommon to receive 221g denials during periods of general civil discord. For American attorneys practicing in politically turbulent US Consular Districts overseas, it is wise to attempt to get all matters pending before the Consulate dealt with prior to a weekend as weekends tend to be periods in which upheaval is more likely to occur.

There is a saying: "Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst." This saying concisely describes the mindset of Consular Processing lawyers during times of international political turbulence. During times of unrest, it may be wise to make one's practice as mobile as possible. Luckily, in this era of constant technological progress, this is more feasible when compared to previous time periods. That being said, it is always wise to keep multiple data backups at different secure locations in order to forestall a loss of all data related to one's portfolio.

Everything depends upon staff. In a time of crisis, one's staff will be the key to maintaining good order and dealing with the myriad difficulties that come from rescheduling and rearranging one's schedule in order to deal with previously unforeseeable obstacles. This writer has been fortunate in having very diligent, professional, and steadfast Thai and American colleagues. This usually results in an organization that can quickly adapt and find solutions to problems that are rarely experienced by attorneys practicing inside of the United States of America or in many countries around the globe.

by: Ben Hart

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