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Minneapolis Immigration Attorneys

The immigration lawyers at Siri & Glimstad are prepared to handle cases throughout the city of Minneapolis.

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331 2nd Ave
Suite 400
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(224) 222-0660

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Immigration Vaccine Waiver Specialization

Unique challenges like obtaining a vaccine waiver for an immigration application require an attorney who understands more than immigration law. Our team is uniquely equipped to guide Minneapolis clients through complex cases with precision and clarity. We bring together extensive experience in immigration, civil rights, and employment law to craft an integrated strategy that moves your case forward efficiently. Our process is transparent and client-focused: we use plain-language communication, well-organized documentation, and consistent updates to build trust at every step. With decades of combined experience and a proven track record, our Minneapolis immigration attorneys provide the knowledgeable and reliable counsel you need – because having experienced lawyers on your side can make all the difference in the outcome of your case.

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Our experienced Minneapolis immigration attorneys regularly assist both individuals and companies with many types of immigration matters, including:

✅  Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Visas
✅  Family Based Immigration
✅  Naturalization/U.S. Citizenship
✅  Consular Practice
✅  Vaccine Requirement Waiver
✅  Waivers of Inadmissibility
✅  Asylum

✅  Deportation/Removal Defense
✅  Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
✅  Crime Victim Visas
✅  Immigration Litigation, Appeals, and Federal Court
✅  Employment Visas
✅  Investor Status
✅  And more

✅  Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Visas
✅  Family Based Immigration
✅  Naturalization/U.S. Citizenship
✅  Consular Practice
✅  Vaccine Requirement Waiver
✅  Waivers of Inadmissibility
✅  Asylum
✅  Deportation/Removal Defense
✅  Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
✅  Crime Victim Visas
✅  Immigration Litigation, Appeals, and Federal Court
✅  Employment Visas
✅  Investor Status
✅  And more

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Services Offered in Minneapolis

Minneapolis is home to vibrant immigrant communities, and our firm aligns our strategy with your goals while providing the full spectrum of immigration solutions. We guide clients through immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications, family-based petitions, and the naturalization process with clear steps and attentive support. We also handle consular processing for those applying from abroad and prepare waivers of inadmissibility for individuals who need an exception to overcome certain immigration barriers. Our attorneys advocate for asylum seekers and provide strong deportation or removal defense when legal disputes arise.

We assist young immigrants by pursuing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) where applicable and help survivors of crime obtain relief through U visas or T visas, always focusing on safety and respect. When cases escalate beyond administrative proceedings, we represent clients in immigration court hearings and federal appeals to protect their rights. Employers and investors in Minneapolis rely on our team for employment-based visas and investor immigration strategies that align with their business goals. Through every step, we emphasize thorough documentation and open communication, drawing on our deep understanding of both Minnesota’s local landscape and the federal immigration system. Our goal is to help Minneapolis families, individuals, and businesses achieve their immigration objectives efficiently and effectively. If your situation presents unique challenges, we will tailor a strategy to fit your specific needs.

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From Our Immigration Clients

We are extremely grateful for the assistance and guidance that was provided to us by Siri and Glimstad. All of our applications were approved, all of our questions were answered (there were many!), and we felt safe and supported as we went through the process of a marriage based green card. We have already recommended them to family, and will continue to do so.

This firm will be your Knight in Shining Armor when it comes to navigating the unknown in the process of vaccine exemptions.  It was so important to us to have the best chance to get a waiver and it was 100% worth it to take the time to consult and retain Christina Xenides and her legal team. Communication was constant and they were thorough in their process, offering their expertise in what it takes to build a successful case. Their advice and insights proved to be priceless.

I am beyond thankful for the help that Christina and her team provided. My husband was applying for his greencard and our lawyer who was helping him with DACA for years didn’t have any confidence in the vaccine waiver. She suggested he simply get the vaccines and that would be the easiest path towards a greencard. I reached out to Siri Glimstad and they immediately helped us apply for the waiver and he officially got his greencard with no complications.

They literally saved my family from being separated and saved me from a very stressful situation. I consider myself very lucky to have found Siri & Glimstad and had Samantha and Paulina as my representatives. I 100% recommend them and am forever grateful for all they did for me and my family.

I am infinitely grateful to Siri & Glimstad for their help with my Green Card application with vaccine exemption. Christina and Yesennia worked very fast, responded to all my questions in a matter of hours, and were attentive and. We started working on gathering documents at the end of October 2022, and my Green Card was approved in July 2023 without any interviews! This is remarkable! Thank you for your professionalism and dedication!

I’m deeply grateful to and appreciate attorney Xenides and her wonderful team’s help. My I-601 and green card got approved and much faster than expected…it only took 3 months. Attorney Xenides is very professional, kind, understanding and dedicated during the entire process. Attorney Xenides and her team is beyond excellent and I would highly recommend Siri & Glimstad to others…they are the true fighters for justice.

I picked Siri & Glimstad because they were the most professional of all the firms I contacted to help me with my permanent resident application. I still think it was the best choice. Christina and Yesennia led me through the whole process. They were detail oriented and went out of their way to help with my vaccine exemption letter I had to submit. I ended up getting the Green Card 3.5 months after they submitted the application for me.

We (husband and I) knew we couldn't do it alone. Then after working with Siri & Glimstad it was 100% confirmed, we wouldn't have been able to do what we needed to do without them! When we are ready to go forward with my Citizenship, we know who to call... no not ghostbusters. Siri & Glimstad! Thank you again guys for helping us get through a confusing time.

I contracted with Siri & Glimstad to manage the immigration paperwork to attain a Green Card for my mother. The vaccine religious exemption process had very specific dos and don'ts and Ms. Xenides and her paralegal, Yesennia Esparza were very helpful, knowledgeable and kept us on track with our paperwork and answered all our questions very promptly. My mother has her Green Card now.

Thanks to Christina Xenides and Yesennia Esparza, I was able to successfully obtain my green card with an approved I-601 Vaccine Waiver. Both Christina and Yesennia were very responsive, professional and extremely helpful throughout the whole process. I cannot recommend them enough to anyone in need of their expertise. Thank you!

I needed legal help with I-601 Vaccination Waiver and Adjustment of Status. Christina Xenides and her team were very knowledgeable and professional throughout the process. They communicated clearly and were always available to answer my questions, which put me at ease. Thanks to their hard work and expertise, my case was resolved, my I-601 Vaccination Waiver was approved and I got my Green Card. I highly recommend Siri & Glimistad and specifically Christina for anyone needing legal assistance.

I wanted to get permanent residency in the US to live with my wife and children. I did not want to take a covid vaccine and our attorney Christina helped us legally get my permanent residency while staying honest about our vaccine status. We are over the moon with the service we have received.

I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to Jessica Wallace and her team at Siri & Glimstad for their exceptional service and dedication to my case. Over the 5-year process, their communication was outstanding - they kept me informed every step of the way, ensuring I was never left in the dark. Their team made a complex and lengthy process remarkably easy to navigate, providing guidance and support whenever I needed it. I highly recommend Jessica Wallace to anyone seeking a legal partner.

Siri & Glimstad has an amazing team. Attorney Xenides and Paralegal Esparza, they were great, professional, quick to respond, very helpful. We can't say enough good things about them. We definitely recommend them to anyone in need of their expertise.

We are grateful to Christina, who was willing to explain every single step of the process. We also want to give special thanks to Rocio, who paid close attention to every detail and made everything so much easier for us. Her constant support, follow-up calls, and attention to detail gave us great peace of mind at every stage. In our USCIS interview the officer mentioned that our attorneys had done an excellent job. We would 100% choose the firm again for any future immigration processes.

We are so grateful to have found Christina at Siri & Glimstad. She did an amazing job in helping us to secure a favorable outcome for our I-601 Vaccine Waiver application as part of my wife's Green Card application. She was a joy to work with, always maintaining a professional and positive attitude while being completely realistic about the challenges we were facing. They are doing amazingly important work and we would highly recommend them to anyone.

Big thanks to Christina and Paulina with their help on our 601 applications. They successfully assisted us in getting a positive result and would recommend using their services.

We recently received our green card and we are overwhelmed with joy.  Siri | Glimstad took great care of our case. They were on top of there communication game. Our case got some complications but Christine X is an amazing Lawyer. She fought front and center for our case. I recommend this Frim 1000times. Thank you for the amazing support and hardwork.

The team at Siri Glimstad is world class to handle complicated immigration matters. They helped us with multiple waivers and other complicated issues in our case, we received all approvals within 6 months with minimal headaches. They are excellent at communicating, they know what they are doing, and they submit exactly all the evidence needed to get to the approval stage smoothly. 100% recommend!

My case was difficult. I asked for religious waiver I-601. I had a rude immigration officer who said he intended to deny me. But attorney Christina answered them properly and my case was approved shortly. I have used many attorneys so far on my long immigration journey, and this one is only one I am satisfied with. All recommendations. Now I can finally visit my family in Europe. Thank you, I am grateful.

Siri & Glimstad were so accommodating for my very very quick turn around due date. Samantha was very responsive, connected, and I felt very taken care of by her and the team. The firm is very knowledgeable and I definitely recommend this firm for your needs.

We had the pleasure of working with Christina Xenides and Yesennia Esparza for our 601 vaccine exemption for immigration for my husband's green card. We couldn't have done it without them and are so grateful that we were fortunate enough to find them during such a stressful time. Even more fortunate that their help got us approval! Such a weight lifted off our shoulders. I highly recommend working with Siri & Glimstad!

Thank you Christina Xenides and Yesennia Esparza for helping me and my family obtain a Green Card WITH a full exemption. You and your team expertly guided me through not only all the boring administrative formalities and more importantly through all the pitfalls and maze of requirements. You and your team were always responsive, clear, supportive and kind. You exceeded my expectations!! I'm so glad I saw you in a national newspaper and kept your info to be used when I needed it. Thanks again!

Such a great firm to work with! I ran into some complications with my green card application with another law firm once I found out I needed to take certain vaccines to even apply. I found Siri & Glimstad after doing some research and since the very first moment I spoke to them, they took my concerns really seriously. Today I received my Green Card!!! Thank you so much!!

We used Christina Xenides and Paulina Hermosillo for our 601 religious exemption. They were very understanding, knowledgeable, thorough and swift in regards to getting our application in to US Customs. It was approved and turned around in 3 months. I would recommend these ladies and Siri to anyone looking for exemption help.

I'm very thankful to God for you Christina and Yesennia, you were the only ones that were willing to help us to apply for residency and for the religious waiver for vaccines. You helped us and guided us the whole process from across the country, we never met in person and to be honest that was a concern. But we trusted God, everything worked out great our paperwork was filed in August and we recieved our Green cards in December. YOU ARE THE BEST THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

Siri & Glimstad were a Godsend. My green card lawyer had no experience with vaccine waivers, so in a desperate time crunch, I found S&G. They guided me through the process with very clear instructions, answered all the questions I had, were extremely meticulous, attentive and even pro-active, following up with me. The preparation for the interview covered every possible aspect of what one could expect. I'm very grateful to have had these professionals' help.

Our family is extremely grateful to Siri LLP for their expert guidance throughout our I-601 application based on religious and moral beliefs. Their attention to detail with the paperwork, timely filing, and clear communication made a complex process stress-free. Thanks to their thorough preparation, our case was approved by USCIS without even requiring an interview. We highly recommend Siri LLP to anyone navigating challenging immigration matters.

We were nervous about our green card application since our whole family needed an I-601 vaccine waiver. Christina and her team were incredibly thorough, kind, and knowledgeable. They guided us through every step with clarity and care. Thanks to their expertise, our waiver was approved within just two months of submission. We’re so grateful and highly recommend their team to anyone needing a vaccine waiver.

I would like to thank Christina, Yesennia, Samantha and the entire team at Siri Glimstad for their patience and tireless efforts with our family's I-601 waiver. They were incredible. Their professionalism and expertise is beyond reproach. They made one of the most stressful experiences of our lives as painless as possible. Our case was approved which has invariably changed our lives, and our family tree forever. Your confidence and trust are in good hands with this team. Thank you again.

For over a year my husband and I searched for a competent attorney with a proven track record to handle my vaccination waiver for my green card. My green card interview was a success. Thanks to Christina and Samantha for your thoroughness and excellent preparation for my interview, it was a smooth process for a difficult task. From the beginning we were handled with care and attention. I can't recommend the firm enough.

It was a privilege to work with Christina and Paulina who helped me through a rather complex legal process. They helped to simplify it and when I got stuck they quickly responded with the answers. I loved that they stayed in communication with me at all times. And best of all is that I got a positive outcome from the legal process that was being addressed. Yay!! Thank you ladies!

Another firm discouraged me when applying for a green card, telling me it would be impossible for a religious waiver. I felt doomed until I found Siri & Glimstad. They helped me write the waiver, answered all my questions and supported me through the entire process. I just got my green card and I really recommend Siri & Glimstad. They are the opposite of any bad stereotypes about lawyers. I'm so glad to have hired them!

Christina assisted me with my I-601 waiver for vaccination. She was very attentive, responding very quickly any time I had a concern or question which was very comforting. She was always confident in the waiver approval and my waiver was approved. Thank you Christina for your services!

I came to Christina after receiving a request for evidence and being deemed inadmissible for not getting a couple vaccines. She made it easy. In less than a month my permanent resident status was approved! I now have my green card after being in the country for 13 years! Christina was a godsend and I’m so happy I found her and her team, I wouldn’t have my green card if it wasn’t for them. Forever grateful!

I had the chance to work with them for a case of vaccine exemption. Very professional in advising me through all the steps of the process until it got approved. Special thanks to Samantha and Yesennia, they fully deserved this review!

We are beyond grateful to the Siri Glimstad team. Our case involved vaccine-related waivers and had been stuck in limbo for months. Our lawyers developed a clear, strategic plan that helped reopen our I-485s, move our files to the correct field office, and ensure everything was properly linked and adjudicated. If you're facing a complicated I-601 or waiver-related issue, this is the team you want in your corner. We can’t recommend them highly enough.

I highly recommend Siri & Glimstad! I worked with attorney Xenides and her team. It was an amazing and awesome journey. I'm deeply grateful to her, she's extremely professional and dedicated to cases, prompt to respond and provides clear information. With her great help, my case got approved very fast. Thank you all very much!

When looking for a company to assist me with my religious exemption I looked for those with great reviews and found that with Siri & Glimstad. Christina and her team didn’t disappoint. They where very professional, efficient and supportive throughout the process and would highly recommend them to assist you on your immigration journey.

My wife and I have been working with Siri & Glimstad on the I-601 Vaccination Waiver as a supplement to our Adjustment of Status (Green Card) application. Christina Xenides and her team were simply the best, very professional (timely and responsive), as well as empathetic. Her experience with the vaccine waiver was seen by her thorough high-quality work through the whole process. Going forward, I’ll be working with Siri & Glimstad (Christina and her team) for all my immigration needs.

I am very grateful to the Siri & Glimstad firm; with their support, my vaccine waiver was approved at the same time as my green card. They have a highly efficient team and assist you with all your questions! I highly recommend them. Thank you Christina, Samantha, Paulina and Rocio I really appreciated your help!

I had the Blessing of having Christina Xenides as my attorney in obtaining the permanent residency ( Green Card ) .  Christina and her partner Yesennia Esperanza were so professional from the beginning and fast in answer all the questions I had through the process. She also helped me obtain my waiver for vaccination along with the permanent residency. Words can not express my gratitude for them.

Frequently Asked Questions

What vaccines are required for U.S. immigration to Minneapolis?

Immigration vaccine requirements are set at the federal level by USCIS and the CDC, so Minneapolis follows the exact same nationwide standards. Depending on your age and health history, you must provide proof of vaccination for measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), polio, tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis, varicella, Haemophilus influenzae type B (for children), hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rotavirus (for infants), meningococcal disease, pneumococcal disease, and the seasonal flu.

Can one law firm handle both family and employment immigration issues?

Absolutely. At Siri & Glimstad, our cross-specialized team coordinates every aspect of your case so that strategy in one area supports success in others. We can seamlessly manage family-based petitions, employment visas, investor applications, and waiver requests all under one roof, ensuring that all parts of your immigration plan work together. This integrated approach means progress in one area of immigration won’t conflict with another, making your overall process smoother.

How does consular processing work for Minneapolis clients?

Consular processing is the procedure for obtaining an immigrant visa from outside the United States. It typically involves submitting your approved visa petition to the National Visa Center and then completing an interview at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad. We prepare and organize all necessary documents and guide you through each step of the consular process, whether you’re living in Minneapolis or traveling overseas for your interview. Our attorneys make sure you know what to expect and help you get ready for the visa interview so that everything goes as smoothly as possible.

What documents should I bring to my immigration medical exam?

Bring a government-issued photo ID (such as your passport or driver’s license), your vaccination records, any prior medical records related to your health, and any lab results that show immunity to required diseases. If any of these documents are not in English, you should have certified English translations for them. We provide our clients with a detailed checklist so you know exactly what to bring to your civil surgeon appointment for the Form I-693 medical exam.

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Representing All of Minnesota

Our law firm provides dedicated immigration representation throughout Minnesota. Whether you live in a major metro area like Minneapolis or St. Paul, a smaller city such as Rochester or Duluth, or a rural community in Greater Minnesota, our attorneys are ready to offer knowledgeable and responsive legal guidance. We understand Minnesota’s diverse communities and are committed to helping clients statewide with integrity and expertise.

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Content Reviewed by:

Christina Xenides – Immigration Lawyer

 

Christina Xenides is our experienced Head of Immigration. She has represented thousands of individuals in a variety of applications for both immigrant and non-immigrant status.

She is well-versed in all aspects of U.S. immigration law. She also has extensive experience litigating cases in immigration court as a removal defense attorney and has successfully appealed many cases to the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Christina is also a member of The American Immigration Lawyers Association.

This page was last updated on: April 8, 2026

 

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