Kelli Y. Allen

The Law Office of Kelli Y. Allen provides personalized, comprehensive professional legal services.

Kelli represents immigration clients worldwide. Her immigration law practice focuses on family-based visas, adjustment of status, consular processing, unlawful presence waivers, naturalization, DACA, U-visas, removal of conditions, and some non-immigrant employment visas. Kelli is a member of the American Immigration Lawyer's Association and previously clerked with the Charlotte Immigration Court.

Our North Carolina elder law practice consists of long-term care planning, asset protection, establishing long-term care Medicaid eligibility without having to "spend down", preparation and submission of NC long-term care Medicaid applications, and representation before the Department of Social Services. The firm also provides evaluation and preparation of legal and documents such as Financial Powers of Attorney, Healthcare Powers of Attorney, and wills. Kelli is a member of Eldercounsel and the National Care planning Council.

We provide family law services for clients in Mecklenburg and Cabarrus counties in North Carolina. Our philosophy is to provide emotionally-supportive, compassionate, realistic advice to our family law clients, and to promote a civil, dignified resolution to highly-charged, stressful disputes involving divorce, child custody & visitation, child support, alimony, and domestic violence.

The Law Office of Kelli Y Allen provides criminal defense services in Mecklenburg and surrounding counties. We are especially well-suited to providing criminal defense for non-U.S. citizens as our expertise in immigration law allows us to offer a comprehensive of both the criminal and immigration ramifications of the situation.

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Immigration Law

Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas

Elder Law

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

DUI & DWI

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights

• Long-term Care Medicaid

• Credit Cards Accepted
  Mastercard, Visa, Discover
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  Outside financing programs available; in-house monthly payment options; Immigration services provided on a flat-fee basis; no hidden fees.

North Carolina

Since 2011

4th Circuit

Since 2012

Owner/Attorney/Mediator

Kelli Y Allen Immigration & Elder Law

2011 - Current

Charlotte School of Law

J.D. (2010) | Law

2008 - 2010

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

North Carolina State Bar  # 42179

Member

Current

ElderCounsel

Member

Current

Elder Law Matters

Member

Current

National Care Planning Council

Member

Current

National Association for Community Mediation

Member

Current

All About Seniors Magazine

Taming the Jungle of Long-term Care, Huntersville, NC

April 25, 2018

Nationally Certified Professional in Mediation

National Association of Certified Mediators

Q. Is a Self-uniting/Quaker marriage license okay for immigration purposes? Will the marriage certificate be legal?

May 27, 2019

A: In general, if the marriage is legal in the place where it is performed, USCIS will recognize it as a legal marriage.

Q. I opened a U Visa case in front of USCIS and they sent to me notice of action I-797, I want now to have EAD

May 27, 2019

A: You are not eligible for an EAD until 1) your U-visa case is approved and you receive U-visa status or 2) you are found eligible for a U-visa and are granted deferred action status while waiting for a U-visa number to become available.

Q. If I were to marry my boyfriend who is illegally here in the state of maryland will they deport him? We do have 2 kids

May 27, 2019

A: Simply marrying him would not initiate deportation. If you are a U.S. citizen, there may be options for him to obtain legal status after you are married. Contact an immigration attorney for a full analysis of your case.