Graves & Graves is a Houston, Texas based law firm specializing in Immigration and Nationality Law, Business Immigration and Civil Litigation Law. Silvia Graves has practiced Immigration Law exclusively for over twenty-five years in Houston, Texas and has built a reputation among her clients for providing honest and trustworthy legal services to companies and individuals. She is a recipient of the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability. Our office prepares and files petitions and changes of status from visitor to most nonimmigrant classifications, including but not limited to student (F-1), professionals (H1-B), managers and executives (L-1A-B), foreign treaty traders and investors (E1-E2), fiancé(es) (K-1), persons of extraordinary ability (O-1) and entertainers (P-1). We process labor certifications, basic and expedited (RIR) to obtain permanent residence in the United States based on job offers. We also represent our clients and clients from attorneys from all over the United States at U.S. consulates and embassies in Mexico and Canada, to obtain nonimmigrant work visas.