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Gunda Yohanna Brost
Abogado de inmigración / Avocate d'immigration / Einwanderungsrecht
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Biography
Gunda J. Brost is a U.S. immigration attorney ("lawyer") from Oldenburg, North Germany. Ms. Brost holds a J.D. from Hamline Mitchell University School of Law (2006) and holds a license to practice law in Iowa (2007). Ms. Brost has represented clients from all over the world in various different immigration-related matters and has a special interest in asylum law, waivers and getting complex cases unstuck. Ms. Brost is fluent in French, German and Spanish.
Practice Area
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
Additional Practice Area
- asylum, naturalization, green cards, visas, waivers
Fees
- Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- federal
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Languages
- French: Spoken, Written
- German: Spoken, Written
- Latin: Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Member
- AILA (American Lawyer's Association)
- - Current
Education
- Hamline University School of Law
- J.D. (2006) | Law
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- Honors: Outstanding Student in the area of immigration law
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Awards
- Client Choice Award
- Avvo
- Outstanding Student in Immigration Law
- Hamline University School of Law
Professional Associations
- Iowa State Bar Association  # 22929
- Member
- Current
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- AILA (American Lawyer's Association)
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Served on various committees and as liaison on the state membership level.
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Speaking Engagements
- Immigration Simulation, Hampton, Iowa
- Archdiocese of Dubuque
- Acted as mock immigration judge to show the public what the immigration system is like.
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Brost Law Office
Legal Answers
14 Questions Answered
- Q. I am taking time off from school in Canada w/study permit. I want to travel to the US, will I have trouble coming back?
- A: You need to have permission to enter both countries such as a travel visa in order to travel back and forth. You will need a visa to travel to the U.S. unless you are on ESTA or Canadian. For specific questions on whether you can return on the type of status you currently appear to possess for staying in Canada, ask a Canadian immigration attorney.
- Q. More than half of my property taxes go to City Schools which allow illegal immigrant's children an education without a
- A: Would you rather they don’t have a safe place to go and get an education? They’re here and I’d you force desperate people out into the streets or will certainly cause more desperation and crime.
- Q. Would there be a problem will immigrating with my daughter to Canada?
- A: Canadian immigration law questions are best brought up with a Canadian immigration attorney because Canadian law is different from U.S. law. That being said, putting the name of another relative who is not the father on your child's birth certificate is a bad idea. Many people before you have just left the father's name blank and that is ok.
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