Kevin D. Slattery Esq.

KEVIN D SLATTERY obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in both Political Science and French from the University of Notre Dame in 1997. While at the University of Notre Dame, he was an active member of both the Notre Dame Council on International Business Development and the national political science honor society Pi Sigma Alpha. During his time at Notre Dame, he also studied abroad for one academic year at the Université Catholique de l’Ouest in Angers, France. In 1998, Mr. Slattery participated in the NAFTA Leaders Internship Program at the Washington Center for Internships & Academic Seminars in Washington, DC, partaking in a series of lectures and seminars designed to address the policy implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement. In 2003, he obtained his law degree from the University of Florida College of Law, where he was an active member of both Florida Law Review and the international legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi. While in law school, Mr. Slattery was the recipient of the International Human Rights Law Book Award as well as the Legal Drafting Book Award. He also spent an academic summer abroad through the university’s law program at the Université de Montpellier in Montpellier, France. Following completion of his legal studies, Mr. Slattery served as a judicial law clerk at the Connecticut Appellate Court. In 2006, Mr. Slattery opened Kevin D. Slattery, P.A., a law firm dedicated to the practice of immigration law. The firm is located in Tampa, FL, and offers assistance in family-based and employment-based immigration matters as well as in removal defense. Mr. Slattery is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is admitted to practice law in Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

Immigration Law

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

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Connecticut

Since 2004

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 2005

Florida

Since 2004

11th Circuit

Since 2013

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

Since 2005

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Since 2006

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Since 2012

Immigration Attorney

Kevin D. Slattery, P.A.

2006 - Current

University of Florida

J.D. | Law

2001 - 2003

Honors: J.D., Cum Laude; Legal Drafting Book Award, Fall 2002; International Human Rights Law Book Award, Spring 2003

Activities: Law Review; Phi Delta Phi (legal fraternity), Philanthropy Officer; American Bar Association (student member); American Immigration Lawyers Association (student member); Association of Trial Lawyers of America (student member); John Marshall Bar Association (student bar association - member); Summer Law Program in Montpellier, France

University of Notre Dame

B.A. | Government & International Relations; French

1993 - 1997

Honors: B.A., Cum Laude; Pi Sigma Alpha (national political science honor society)

Activities: Notre Dame Council on International Business Development; Stage Universite Notre-Dame en France (SUNDEF) XXIX

l'Université Catholique de l'Ouest, Angers, France

Certificat de Langue Française; Certificat de Langue et de Civilisation Françaises (1995) | General undergraduate studies during academic year abroad

1994 - 1995

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Tampa Bay

Member

2014 - Current

French American Chamber of Commerce of Tampa Bay

Member

2012 - Current

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2001 - Current

Employment Discrimination Law, 4th Ed., Vol. 1, Chapter 23 - Employment Agencies (Contributor)

BNA Books

2007

Immigration Law, OUT of the Closet and IN Your Office, Stetson University College of Law

October 23, 2015

Florida Association of LGBT Lawyers & Allies, Inc., LGBT Bar Association of Tampa Bay, Inc.

What’s it really like being an immigrant?, St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs, USF St. Petersburg

February 17, 2017

Here’s a tweet: build that wall and make them pay., St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs, USF St. Petersburg

February 15, 2017

Citizens of God's Kingdom: Immigration and our Christian Faith, St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo, FL

May 22, 2016

Family Law Bootcamp, 28th Annual American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Central Florida Chapter (CFC) Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL

October 18, 2014

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Central Florida Chapter (CFC)

Q. When can I file the petition for the K1 visa?

2 February 2021

A: As the saying goes, "There's no time like the present." - particularly given the requirement that you and your fiancée have met physically at least once during the 2 year period immediately preceding the filing of your Petition for Fiancé(e). Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can evaluate your case to make sure there are no pitfalls. Many attorneys during the COVID-19 pandemic are offering online video consultations (via Skype, Zoom, etc.).

Q. I am a US citizen..My mother have Tourist visa, she is 86 and recently my father died,she is leaving in Ecuador ,

19 January 2021

A: Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can advise you and your mother the proper procedure for immigrating permanently to the U.S. given her intent to do so from outside of the United States. If she has preconceived intent from outside of the United States to acquire a green card, entering on a visitor visa to pursue adjustment of status would be improper. A consular processing based case would likely be in order. Again, perhaps seek out the counsel of a good lawyer. Many law offices during the COVID-19 pandemic are offering telephone and online video consultations.

Q. Green card and Citizenship

11 December 2020

A: Unless you have been married to and living with a U.S. Citizen spouse for the last three (3) years, it would be premature to file an application for naturalization, as it seems you may need to file under the "5-year" rule. Even then, if you have any trips outside the United States during the 5-year period just prior to applying, that/those 6+ month trip(s) create(s) a rebuttable presumption that you have broken "continuity of residence", which is a requirement for naturalization. What you should likely do is schedule now a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can evaluate your facts and documentation to best advise you as to when would be the best time to file so as to maximize your chances for success. Many law firms, including mine, are offering online video or telephone consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Good luck!