Kevin L Dixler
Law Office of Kevin L. Dixler
Mr. Dixler specializes in immigration, visa law, citizenship and related matters since 1993. He is a 31 year member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He now serves on the AILA National Committee for the 2025 Annual Convention in Denver. Mr. Dixler was nominated and named a Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer in immigration for the last eleven consecutive years. Many are marriage-based and family immigration clients. However, he is experienced in all aspects of immigration and visa law, which includes practice in the Immigration Courts. He has exceptional insight on cancellation of removal and waiver work.
Mr. Dixler represents those in Immigration Court facing asylum referrals, criminal conviction based deportation and challenging family matters, among other issues. Criminal defense attorneys contact him about the immigration consequences of a criminal record for their foreign born clients. He has significant experience with waivers of inadmissibility for crime, J-1 visas, misrepresentation, and unlawful presence.
He has served as a speaker and writer for AILA on these topics, among others. Mr. Dixler successfully defends clients in the Immigration Courts, Board of Immigration Appeals and Federal Courts. He has filed successful lawsuits against the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Service in Federal Court to challenge unreasonable delays with adjudication, naturalization denials, and name checks. He is also functionally bilingual in Spanish. Mr. Dixler is a Native Chicagoan, who is originally from the Central Rogers Park neighborhood.
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Appointment required for new clients. General information provided over phone.
- Illinois
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- Hindi: Spoken
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Urdu: Spoken
- Principal
- Law Office of Kevin L. Dixler
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- Immigration, visa and citizenship practice working with applicants and respondents at DHS, Immigration Court, Board of Immigration Appeals, and Federal Courts.
- The John Marshall Law School
- J.D. | Law
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- University of Illinois - Chicago
- B.A. | Liberal Arts and Science - History
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- University of Illinois - Chicago
- B.S. | College of Business Administration - Marketing
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- SuperLawyer
- Thomson Reuters
- Super Lawyer
- Thomson Reuters
- Super Lawyers
- Thomson Reuters
- Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
- Super Lawyer
- Thompson Reuters
- Super Lawyer
- Thompson Reuters
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Active Member
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- American Immigration Lawyers Assn., Chicago Chapter, Ethics Committee
- Co-Chair
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- Activities: Organize and facility Annual Ethics Conference, Liaison with CLE Committee, National Ethics and UPL Committees, and related responsibilities.
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- Naturalization and Citizenship Requirements, Updated with Phillip Hornik, et. al.
- Annual Conference Materials, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- The Most Compelling and Exigent Circumstances: Humanitarian Parole Requests Outside the Ports of Entry
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- NSEERS Special Registration; Chicago Regulations and Memos, AILA Chicago Chapter CLE
- AILA Chicago Chapter
- Humanitarian Parole and Public Interest Parole - Is This Even Possible?, AILA's 2002 Annual Conference on Immigration Law
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Crimes - 212(h) Waivers of Inadmissibility, The Berlin Wall: Inadmissibility, Waivers and Port of Entry Issues
- American Immigration Lawyers Association - Chicago Chapter
- Mock Naturalization Interview, AILA's 2006 Annual Conference on Immigration Law
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Immigration Legal Ethics, Interactive Legal Ethics 2010: Immigration Practitioners R U Ready?
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chicago chapter)
- Q. Can my mother who's been an illegal immigrant for over 25 years be deported for filling a I-130?
- A: She has a final order of removal with the Department of Justice, so ICE has the responsibility to execute the order. However, this will depend on Agency discretion and policies.
This means that DHS, as a whole, must decide what to do. Her petition and case are pending with two different agencies within DHS. Her final order is from the Department of Justice.
The challenge is that Congress continues to cut taxes for those who can afford to pay more. It provides ways for the wealthiest to shelter their money from taxes.
As a result, the executive branch is unable to do its job enforcing the immigration and deportation laws. New laws and anger do little to help. The new laws become ... Read More
- Q. Need clarification for the quickest way to get my fiancé here in the states after we get married in April.
- A: I'm inclined to agree to disagree without more information. You ought to reconsider whether to file for a K1 fiance visa, then hold off on the wedding. There are a lot of practical reasons to take a step back, besides the extreme delays in processing the I-130 petition, then the National Visa Center applications, then the delay waiting for the interview to be scheduled. You can wait much much longer for the marriage based I-130 than the fiancé visa petition. However, the challenge may be whether the 'in laws' have concerns and insist upon the marriage. Also, whether other impediments to visa processing may exist for either of you.
I strongly recommend a paid strategy session ... Read More
- Q. My wife is disabled and can’t work but she receives a ssI check monthly. Can she petition for my green card?
- A: I agree, but the issue may ultimately be whether there is enough documented proof that you entered the marriage in good faith based upon a relationship of love and mutual moral respect. We ought not assume that there is! This can take effort.
There are people who marry, then divorce, but are unable to prove that a prior marriage was done for the proper reasons. Marriage based solely for a green card is considered both a crime and a permanent bar to lawful immigration.
This is true even if you marry, again! If the petitioning spouse has an application that is denied, then that can permanently affect their former foreign spouse who was unsuccessfully petitioned.
I strongly recommend an ... Read More
