Virginia Beach Immigration Attorneys & Lawyers
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Alisha Bond
Umar Farooq
Wayne Nguyen
Bob Schrader, Esq.
Chelsie Campbell
Joshua Kushner
Scott Cipinko
Dolan Williams
Roberto (Bobby) Escobar
Jarad Dickinson
Virginia Beach Immigration Lawyers
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Legal Services Offered by Our On-Demand Virginia Beach Immigration Attorneys
Our Virginia Beach immigration attorneys & lawyers can help you or your company secure a work visa for business-related matters, such as advising you on obtaining a short-term visa for business trip or a work visa that will allow an employee or executive work within the United States or abroad for an extended period of time.
Some of the types of visas that the Virginia Beach immigration attorneys on UpCounsel have helped clients obtain include: H-1B visas, which is for temporary employment in specialty occupations, O-1 visas, where an individual possesses extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, L-1, which is for employees of an international company with offices in both the United States and abroad, E-2 visa, which is for investors, along with several other popular work visas.
Whether you or your company requires advice on obtaining a work visa for an executive, employee, or foreign national in regards to U.S. immigration or matters abroad such as: visitor visas, employee work visas, legal permanent residence (green cards), investor visas, and citizenship - our immigration attorneys can help you throughout the entire process.
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This is the most recent 13 reviews for Immigration attorneys in Virginia
Assist with Other Immigration Matter
"Great！"
Christal Wanjun Z
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Saint Louis,
MO,
about 2 years ago
Assist with Other Immigration Matter
"Exceed expectations"
Muneer J
.
Herndon,
VA,
about 3 years ago
Immigration Consults
"She is very knowledgeable and an excellent advisor. She is my lawyer and only consult her every time I have any question."
Saliha J
.
Arlington,
VA,
about 4 years ago
15 Minute Immigration Consultation
"Very prompt. Gave me more advice than I expected which was such a fantastic thing to do. Also communicated in a very clean and systematic manner so that I could understand everything clearly. HIghly recommend Oleg."
Sainath S
.
Arlington,
VA,
about 4 years ago
Green Card
"Very helpful and knowledgeable. Thank you Nasreen!"
Saliha J
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Arlington,
VA,
over 4 years ago
15 Minute Immigration Consultation
"Prompt and good quality answers"
Alejandro F
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about 6 years ago
Consult on Green Card
"Very Knowledgeable and very clear with action plan."
Ashling T
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Palmyra,
VA,
over 6 years ago
15 Minute Immigration Consultation
"Nasreen helped me to understand some of my immigration options a bit better."
Ashleigh N
.
Palmyra,
VA,
over 6 years ago
File H-1B Visa
"Anna was great to work, extremely prepared and knowledgeable about the visa process, and got all of our documents submitted on-time. Strongly recommend working with her."
Scott L
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Arlington,
VA,
over 6 years ago
Assist with OTP Extension
"Anna is very knowledgeable about immigrations and extending visas."
B Y
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Charlottesville,
VA,
over 7 years ago
Assistance with H-1B Visa Transfer
"N/A"
Michael M
.
Arlington,
VA,
over 7 years ago
H1-B preparation and submission
"We've been working with Anna on H1B applications for our employees. She's provided great insights into the process, and has been very responsive in her communication. Definitely recommend her to other startups looking for lawyer!"
Celine (Phuong Minh) N
.
Herndon,
VA,
over 8 years ago
H-1B Visa Services
"Anna is very knowledgeable and was able to explain the H-1B application process very clearly. After the initial consultation we deiced to select her as our attorney on the case"
Celine (Phuong Minh) N
.
Herndon,
VA,
almost 9 years ago
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