Shahid Haque
Helena, MT
Licensed for 16 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Immigration
Language
Spanish English
About
Shahid Haque dedicates his practice to helping immigrants obtain legal status in the United States and pursue all that the country has to offer. Mr. Haque assists clients with a wide variety of immigration matters, including applications with the consulates abroad and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, representing clients arrested by the Department of Homeland Security, and defending immigrants in deportation proceedings in Immigration Court.Mr. Haque has represented over a thousand immigrants and their families all across Montana. Mr. Haque helps clients with a wide variety of family and employment based visas. He has won asylum for over twenty refugees who fled from their home countries to escape torture, persecution, and death on account of their political or religious beliefs. He has also won cancellation of removal for numerous clients in contested deportation proceedings — one of the most difficult forms of relief to win due to its high burden of proof.Mr. Haque has advocated for immigrants’ rights by bringing lawsuits in state and federal court to challenge unconstitutional laws and policies that discriminate against immigrants in Montana. He successfully challenged LR-121, an anti-immigrant voter-approved referendum, and thanks to his efforts the law was found unconstitutional.In 2013, he filed a class action lawsuit against the Montana Highway Patrol to challenge its practice of detaining Latino drivers and passengers solely for the purpose of checking into their immigration status. In 2015, he prevailed with a judgment in his favor. Under a new policy, troopers cannot ask about immigration status based solely on a person’s race, ethnicity or language abilities. Nor can they demand drivers or passengers tell them their immigration status or detain people who choose not to answer. Montana is now one of the only states with a clear policy prohibiting this conduct.In November 2016, Mr. Haque won a settlement of $125,000 against Jefferson County, Montana on behalf of a Mexican immigrant who was sexually assaulted while in immigration custody in that facility.In the Fall of 2015, Mr. Haque taught immigration law at the University of Montana School of Law. Mr. Haque is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He is also the founder and President of the Montana Immigrant Justice Alliance (“MIJA”), a statewide non-profit organization focused on immigrant justice issues. You can read about MIJA’s mission by clicking here.In 2017, Mr. Haque was the recipient of the ACLU's Jeannette Rankin Civil Liberties Award, in acknowledgement of his service to immigrants in the State of Montana.Mr. Haque lobbies for fair immigration policies in the Montana Legislature, and teaches training courses for immigrants and allies on immigration law, debunking myths about immigrants, knowing your rights when dealing with law enforcement, and the need for comprehensive immigration reform. In 2010, Mr. Haque trained at the Western States Center’s Community Strategic Training Initiative in Portland.Mr. Haque earned his Juris Doctor from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, with High Honors, in 2005. During his first year in law school, he won the West Publishing Award for earning the highest GPA in his class. Mr. Haque served as Notes and Comments Editor of the Chicago-Kent Law Review, where he also published a scholarly article on labor and immigration policy. Upon graduation, he was inducted into the Order of the Coif and won the school’s Bar & Gavel Award for outstanding service to the immigrant community. During law school, Mr. Haque was an intern with the National Immigrant Justice Center. He received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Sociology from the University of Southern Indiana in 2001.Mr. Haque is a member of the Illinois and Montana Bars, and is admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts for Montana and the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Haque represents immigrants throughout the country, and has appeared before Immigration Courts in numerous states.Mr. Haque resides in Helena, Montana with his wife, Sandra, and his family.For a consultation with Mr. Haque, please submit our online form.
Practices Areas
Immigration
Language
Spanish English
Contact
Law Office618 Highland St.Helena, MT, 59601-4049 Office (406) 594-2004 618 Highland St.Helena, MT, 59601-4049 Office (406) 594-2004(406) 594-2004
Office: (406) 430-2512
Website: N/AReviews
Shahid is someone I would certainly recommend for immigration help! He suggested great information and was very professional. He is organized and helped us manage all our paperwork. Overall he did a remarkable job!
If you need any immigration help, Shahid is the best in the business! He will take care of everything from start to finish. Highly recommended.
My experience with Shahid was excellent. After a very bad experience waiting for another immigration attorney in Montana for over a year to advise me in the legal process to get my green card, that he defined as very complicated, I discovered that this attorney did almost nothing to help my case. It was almost impossible to get a hold of my former attorney, and we were getting very frustrated, so my boss, who was sponsoring my work visa, decided to hire Shahid, even after losing $2k with our deposit for the former attorney. Shahid took my case, and in our first meeting, he had a solid plan on how to approach my case, which turned out to be very successful. With his help, I was able to achieve my goal of getting my permanent residency. Shahid was very patient and answered all our questions in detail, and his response time was always very efficient. I highly recommend him to anyone who needs legal advice for their immigration and residency status. He is excellent!
Mr. Shahid has been helping me several times on the renewal of my daca permit, I feel very confident when he is working on my case because he has a great sense of responsibility and professionalism doing all his work in order to get my permit on time,I highly recommend his services to anyone who needs help on immigration legal services.
Before I met my wife, her brother had applied for a green card on her behalf while working with a previous lawyer. While the other lawyer was nice, he was inexperienced with immigration law, and the net result was that her application was filed incorrectly and ultimately abandoned because of the inexperience of the lawyer. This set her immigration status back 3-4 years. After searching other alternatives, we started the process over with Shahid, who organized the correct documentation, timeline, and legal advice on how to proceed. It's a nerve-wracking process, and making a single mistake can cause serious setback and delays, even denial. Make no mistake, this is not an easy process, and there are many roads to failure. We were very grateful to be able to work with Shahid and have access to an experienced and compassionate immigration attorney to represent us. We had an open line of communication with him throughout the process. You will have many questions, and while the burden of providing documentation will be on the applicants, Shahid helped maneuver all of the details and gave peace of mind to a process that is complicated and stressful. We successfully obtained an approval for green card status today, and couldn't be happier with the outcome. If you are serious about receiving a green card and future citizenship, you will want to be as efficient with your time and money, and reduce your risk of failure by using an experienced attorney to guide you through the process. Thank you Shahid, we are forever grateful.
Shahid was great at listening and analyzing and advising what needs to be done to significantly increase our chances of getting approved. He was good at communicating and organizing paperwork and prompt on submitting documents. We really liked his work, now we have him as our attorney for another immigration case.
First of all very nice and responsible. Always replied in a timely manner, helped with every doubt we had along the way. Helped me get my citizenship, and my husband his green card. Overall a fantastic Job!
Shahid made a complex process simple by breaking it down into achievable pieces.. He’s responsive, easy to work with (even remotely), and affordable. Because he’s specialized he has deep expertise in immigration law and is familiar with any recent developments. I would highly recommend anyone applying for a Green Card work with Shahid.
They helped me when I needed it, although it took almost 8 months after submitting the application, shahid was always on top of it!! I highly recommend!!
Don't go it alone. He helped me when I was having trouble navigating government burocracy around proving my citizenship. He and his team helped me contact the right people, fill out forms correctly, and got it cleared up. It was reassuring knowing a professional like Shahid was in my corner! Highly recommended.
Shahid is someone I would certainly recommend for immigration help! He suggested great information and was very professional. He is organized and helped us manage all our paperwork. Overall he did a remarkable job!
If you need any immigration help, Shahid is the best in the business! He will take care of everything from start to finish. Highly recommended.
My experience with Shahid was excellent. After a very bad experience waiting for another immigration attorney in Montana for over a year to advise me in the legal process to get my green card, that he defined as very complicated, I discovered that this attorney did almost nothing to help my case. It was almost impossible to get a hold of my former attorney, and we were getting very frustrated, so my boss, who was sponsoring my work visa, decided to hire Shahid, even after losing $2k with our deposit for the former attorney. Shahid took my case, and in our first meeting, he had a solid plan on how to approach my case, which turned out to be very successful. With his help, I was able to achieve my goal of getting my permanent residency. Shahid was very patient and answered all our questions in detail, and his response time was always very efficient. I highly recommend him to anyone who needs legal advice for their immigration and residency status. He is excellent!
Mr. Shahid has been helping me several times on the renewal of my daca permit, I feel very confident when he is working on my case because he has a great sense of responsibility and professionalism doing all his work in order to get my permit on time,I highly recommend his services to anyone who needs help on immigration legal services.
Before I met my wife, her brother had applied for a green card on her behalf while working with a previous lawyer. While the other lawyer was nice, he was inexperienced with immigration law, and the net result was that her application was filed incorrectly and ultimately abandoned because of the inexperience of the lawyer. This set her immigration status back 3-4 years. After searching other alternatives, we started the process over with Shahid, who organized the correct documentation, timeline, and legal advice on how to proceed. It's a nerve-wracking process, and making a single mistake can cause serious setback and delays, even denial. Make no mistake, this is not an easy process, and there are many roads to failure. We were very grateful to be able to work with Shahid and have access to an experienced and compassionate immigration attorney to represent us. We had an open line of communication with him throughout the process. You will have many questions, and while the burden of providing documentation will be on the applicants, Shahid helped maneuver all of the details and gave peace of mind to a process that is complicated and stressful. We successfully obtained an approval for green card status today, and couldn't be happier with the outcome. If you are serious about receiving a green card and future citizenship, you will want to be as efficient with your time and money, and reduce your risk of failure by using an experienced attorney to guide you through the process. Thank you Shahid, we are forever grateful.
Shahid was great at listening and analyzing and advising what needs to be done to significantly increase our chances of getting approved. He was good at communicating and organizing paperwork and prompt on submitting documents. We really liked his work, now we have him as our attorney for another immigration case.
First of all very nice and responsible. Always replied in a timely manner, helped with every doubt we had along the way. Helped me get my citizenship, and my husband his green card. Overall a fantastic Job!
Shahid made a complex process simple by breaking it down into achievable pieces.. He’s responsive, easy to work with (even remotely), and affordable. Because he’s specialized he has deep expertise in immigration law and is familiar with any recent developments. I would highly recommend anyone applying for a Green Card work with Shahid.
They helped me when I needed it, although it took almost 8 months after submitting the application, shahid was always on top of it!! I highly recommend!!
Don't go it alone. He helped me when I was having trouble navigating government burocracy around proving my citizenship. He and his team helped me contact the right people, fill out forms correctly, and got it cleared up. It was reassuring knowing a professional like Shahid was in my corner! Highly recommended.
Shahid is someone I would certainly recommend for immigration help! He suggested great information and was very professional. He is organized and helped us manage all our paperwork. Overall he did a remarkable job!
If you need any immigration help, Shahid is the best in the business! He will take care of everything from start to finish. Highly recommended.
My experience with Shahid was excellent. After a very bad experience waiting for another immigration attorney in Montana for over a year to advise me in the legal process to get my green card, that he defined as very complicated, I discovered that this attorney did almost nothing to help my case. It was almost impossible to get a hold of my former attorney, and we were getting very frustrated, so my boss, who was sponsoring my work visa, decided to hire Shahid, even after losing $2k with our deposit for the former attorney. Shahid took my case, and in our first meeting, he had a solid plan on how to approach my case, which turned out to be very successful. With his help, I was able to achieve my goal of getting my permanent residency. Shahid was very patient and answered all our questions in detail, and his response time was always very efficient. I highly recommend him to anyone who needs legal advice for their immigration and residency status. He is excellent!
Mr. Shahid has been helping me several times on the renewal of my daca permit, I feel very confident when he is working on my case because he has a great sense of responsibility and professionalism doing all his work in order to get my permit on time,I highly recommend his services to anyone who needs help on immigration legal services.
Before I met my wife, her brother had applied for a green card on her behalf while working with a previous lawyer. While the other lawyer was nice, he was inexperienced with immigration law, and the net result was that her application was filed incorrectly and ultimately abandoned because of the inexperience of the lawyer. This set her immigration status back 3-4 years. After searching other alternatives, we started the process over with Shahid, who organized the correct documentation, timeline, and legal advice on how to proceed. It's a nerve-wracking process, and making a single mistake can cause serious setback and delays, even denial. Make no mistake, this is not an easy process, and there are many roads to failure. We were very grateful to be able to work with Shahid and have access to an experienced and compassionate immigration attorney to represent us. We had an open line of communication with him throughout the process. You will have many questions, and while the burden of providing documentation will be on the applicants, Shahid helped maneuver all of the details and gave peace of mind to a process that is complicated and stressful. We successfully obtained an approval for green card status today, and couldn't be happier with the outcome. If you are serious about receiving a green card and future citizenship, you will want to be as efficient with your time and money, and reduce your risk of failure by using an experienced attorney to guide you through the process. Thank you Shahid, we are forever grateful.
Shahid was great at listening and analyzing and advising what needs to be done to significantly increase our chances of getting approved. He was good at communicating and organizing paperwork and prompt on submitting documents. We really liked his work, now we have him as our attorney for another immigration case.
First of all very nice and responsible. Always replied in a timely manner, helped with every doubt we had along the way. Helped me get my citizenship, and my husband his green card. Overall a fantastic Job!
Shahid made a complex process simple by breaking it down into achievable pieces.. He’s responsive, easy to work with (even remotely), and affordable. Because he’s specialized he has deep expertise in immigration law and is familiar with any recent developments. I would highly recommend anyone applying for a Green Card work with Shahid.
They helped me when I needed it, although it took almost 8 months after submitting the application, shahid was always on top of it!! I highly recommend!!
Don't go it alone. He helped me when I was having trouble navigating government burocracy around proving my citizenship. He and his team helped me contact the right people, fill out forms correctly, and got it cleared up. It was reassuring knowing a professional like Shahid was in my corner! Highly recommended.