Welcome to Aust Schmiechen P.A.

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Brian Aust

Brian Aust is in his 19th year of practice as an immigration attorney. Brian works on all types of immigration cases. He represents individuals in family based immigration matters, asylum, naturalization and removal defense. Brian has a particular interest in working GLBT clients. Brian is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) having served as the chapter liaison between the immigration bar and the St. Paul Field Office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for 2 years. Brian is fluent in Spanish.

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Malinda Schmiechen

Malinda Schmiechen is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and has been dedicated to improving the lives of people born outside the United States for over twenty years. Malinda understands the stress and strain of living outside your home country and traveling abroad because she lived in the former Yugoslavia and Poland and has visited countries in Africa, Central America, Asia and Europe.

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Some Recent Victories

November 2019 -Congratulations to our clients from Ethiopia, Burma, Liberia and Germany who are becoming U.S. citizens this month.

October 2019 – The Chicago Asylum Office grants long time Aust Schmiechen clients asylum from Russia based on their political opinion and sexual orientation. 

July 2019 – A client from Mexico was granted Cancellation of Removal by an Immigration Judge here in Minnesota. The client has been in removal proceedings since January 2011 and the hearing was completed in December 2017. Since only 4,000 persons can be granted Cancellation of Removal each year, her case awaited a number so that it could be granted.

June 2019 – A client from Sudan was granted asylum. Her approval arrived a little over one month after the date of the interview with the Asylum Officer.

May 2019 – A Guatemalan client finally returned to the United States after being separated from his spouse and child for nearly three years. USCIS approved his I-212 and I-601 and he was able to come back just in time for his daughter’s quinceañera.

March 2019 – An Ethiopian client was issued his immigrant visa to come join his mother whom he has not seen in more than 12 years.

 

Client reviews

Excellent service and professionalism. Malinda Schmiechen our Immigration attorney explained to us all requirements clearly. The communication and Updates were kept current. She is a very detailed person and very personable. I would definitely use her professional services again if needed. Malinda Schmieche, nuestra abogada de inmigración nos explicó claramente todos los requisitos. La comunicación y las actualizaciones se mantuvieron al día. Es una persona muy detallada y muy agradable. Definitivamente usaría sus servicios profesionales de nuevo si fuera necesario.

ANGEL C.

I would definitely recommend Brian Aust to anyone who is looking for an ethical and caring immigration lawyer. He’s definitely the best attorney for immigration cases. We work with him during last two years and he was smooth and professional taking care of our case at the end the result was positive and everyone is happy cause of Brian. Thank you very much

Mohamed S.

Such a wonderful, experienced and classic professional Lawyer to be our Immigration Attorney. Malinda did marvelous job. Very knowledgeable in what is doing. During the period with Lawyer Malinda, she treated us as like her kids rather than client. we enjoyed every minute with Lawyer Malinda. We will never, never forget her services. Her candidness and scrupulous attention make us feel very relax. We will continue to seek her vast experienced services anytime. Malinda will be strongly recommended to anyone who has immigration issues. What a blessed Immigration Lawyer Malinda.

Alhassan O.

If you are looking for a great immigration lawyer – please, look no further! Malinda M. Schmiechen Aust Schmiechen, P.A. is truly amazing. Not only she is extremely knowledgeable and experienced in immigration field – she is super attentive and dedicated and will treat your case/problem as her own. She is always available via email or phone, answers all the questions in details, and during meetings – she is always prepared and will spend extra time with you. She will not just collect your money and forget about your case – she will be in touch, guiding your thru the whole process until full success.I am very glad I chose Malinda M. Schmiechen Aust Schmiechen, P.A.as my lawyer and highly recommend to use her services if you need help in your immigration process. She is Reliable, caring of my case. I was in tour through different offices and finally I chose her. I am a very impatient and she calm me during the process that I tought it was going easy but in the middle I found difficulties that she manage in a very professional and compassioned way and make it easy for me to achieve my immigration goal. A wonderful, amazing lawyer Malinda M. Schmiechen Aust Schmiechen, P.A.

Ahmay Y.

Excellent Legal Services I had an excellent experience with Aust Schmiechen. Malinda, as my attorney, was most professional, respectful and friendly. Her due diligence, meticulous attention to details, openness to understand the context of my claim and offer useful suggestions, and work ethic made sure we achieve our desired results. I am so grateful to Aust Schmiechen, and to Malinda in particular. I highly recommend this firm for your legal immigration assistance. You won’t regret it!

Ikramuddin B.

Very good experience I never had any unhappy memory with Brain during the long immigration process. His assistance made this process much less stressful and uncertain.

Juan M.

Excellent, very knowledgeable We just finished working with Brian regarding getting permanent resident status. He was wonderful to work with, very professional, answered all of our questions, is very knowledgeable regarding immigration issues and laws, stays abreast of changes in laws, requirements and forms that affected our case. We would recommend him to anyone!

J N.

Great experience, great service Very pleased having Malinda working on our case. Professional, friendly and attentive. Would recommend her to anyone looking for an immigration lawyer.

Carlos R.

Excellent Brian Aust was very helpful, professional and friendly. We really enjoyed working with him. Definitely would recommend him to anyone in need of immigration services.

Whiteson M.