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Full service immigration law firm practicing all areas of immigration law, with a focus on asylum and extraordinary visas, providing related services in corporate formation and uncontested divorces.
We represent clients throughout the United States and internationally. Our clients include individuals and companies, from diverse backgrounds and nationalities. In the United States, we represent clients in all states on all immigration matters. Internationally, we represent U.S. Citizens, who are living abroad on family petitions, and non U.S. Citizens on their self-petitioned or company sponsored business visas.
Sumaiya Khalique speaks English, Bengali, and Spanish. We also have available interpreters upon special request once we have been retained by the client.
We will communicate with you via Skype or Zoom, and set up appointments with you at a mutually convenient time for our different time zones.
Yes. We can either represent you directly at an immigration hearing in your state, do a telephonic hearing depending on the type, time, and date of hearing, or have an attorney practicing in your state represent you.
We can represent a client on all immigration matters in all states. We only represent clients in New York on corporate formation and uncontested divorces matters.
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Our Success Stories
Keep reading to find out what we have achieved for our clients. Citizenships, green cards, work permits and more for people all over the world.
Congratulations to OD on getting his U.S. Citizenship!!! OD was very worried about his citizenship application and interview. His U.S. citizenship application had already been filed before he came to see me, and he realized there were critical errors that needed to be corrected. He was also worried addressing questions about his previous immigration history. We reviewed his entire immigration…
Congratulations to SK and SC on their successful marriage petition and getting a Green Card for SK. SK is from South Africa and SC is from Colorado. They met in Thailand, and were married in South Africa. After getting married, SK and SC traveled between the U.S., Thailand, and Indonesia. Due to their work and lives abroad, they were unsure…
Congratulations to LM who is an extraordinary Architecture, Product, and Industrial designer from Russia. We originally did a three-year O-Visa application for LM in 2017 as a product and industrial designer. Since then Lera’s work has evolved into architectural work and we most recently qualified her as an interdisciplinary architecture, product, and industrial designer. We were able to use different…
Congratulations to BK and SK on getting their spouse petition approved! BK and SK had an extensive packet of bona fide documents prepared for them. Due to COVID-19 considerations, I first met with the officer and submitted the documents to him. Then the officer interviewed them and the interview only took 10 minutes because of the strong documents. The officer…
Green Card for citizen of Montenegro through Family Immigration process. Congratulations to DS and IS on their successful concurrent spouse petition and Green Card application! We completed the entire process in two weeks at the end of 2019, obtained a work permit and travel permit for DS last year, prepared them for their interview this month, and immediately after DS…
Congratulations to AC on getting her U.S. Citizenship. AC was very nervous about passing her U.S. Citizenship interview. She had studied but needed some additional preparation and confidence during the interview. Additionally, AC had a complicated travel history that needed to be carefully evaluated to meet the physical presence requirement. We went over everthing together and I went to the…
Congratulations to TFR and his husband, WR, on being granted asylum in the U.S. After many years of waiting to move forward with their lives. TFR was my first client when I became a solo practitioner and I remember when I first sat with him and learned his story. He had faced traumatic experiences growing up in Brazil, came to…
Congratulations to MS on receiving his Green Card! MS obtained his first Green Card 22 years ago and then it expired. He was with an expired Green Card for almost 10 years! We were able to renew and get him a new Green Card within just a few months! MS is very excited and looking forward to applying for citizenship.…
Congratulations to TK on receiving her Travel Permit! SUCCESS STORY: “Respected Sumaiya, thank you for your kindness and understanding on me. I am glad that I get a chance to meet you as my advocate and will be very happy to work with you in future.” – TK — We are so happy for TK, a refugee, for whom we…
Congratulations to DA and his wife, PN, on getting a ten year Green Card for PN! DA and PN were married in Ghana, and then DA petitioned for PN to immigrate to the U.S.. PN originally received a two year conditional Green Card, and then DA filed on his own to remove the conditions for his wife. However, the incorrect…
Congratulations to AL on getting a Green Card after having his asylum case granted by USCIS! I first met AL and learned his story when I represented him at his asylum interview about 2 years ago. As an immigration attorney, it is always humbling when I become a part of my clients’ journeys and especially on asylum cases. Your clients…
Congratulations to SA on passing her U.S. Citizenship interview. My client, S.A., had her citizenship interview and she passed! This was a really exciting day for her – one she waited a while for and she immediately called all her family here and in Bangladesh to share the news. She was so nervous – even the officer commented that she…
Congratulations to our client, CE, on obtaining her Green Card! We did a spouse petition and Green Card application for CE and her husband. While her petition was pending, we also obtained a work permit and travel permit for her. CE and her husband passed their marriage interview and CE received her Green Card within two weeks. We are very…
Congratulations to AA and AK on being granted asylum in the U.S. I will always remember this interview because I was supposed to leave the country two days before their interview. But I moved my flight to a few hours after the interview because I didn’t want to miss being there for them and representing them on a really important…
Congratulations to AV and BM on AV’s Green Card! We did a spouse petition and green card application for AV, whose husband is a USC, and also obtained a work authorization and travel card for her while her petition was pending. It was a pleasure to work with this wonderful couple, who have lived all over the world, and look…
Congratulations to JL on getting his citizenship after a two year journey! JL was born in the Dominican Republic. This was no ordinary case but rather a long journey for JL to get his citizenship. When JL first came to see me, he had already applied for citizenship and had to reply to a very serious “Intent to Deny” Notice…
Congratulations to RK on passing her citizenship test! Taking a moment to celebrate a special day for my client in front of this meaningful background. Congratulations to my client, RK, on passing her citizenship test. She was over the young age of 65 and had been an LPR for over 20 years. Therefore, she met one of the English language…
Congratulations to our client, JH and her husband on obtaining his Green Card! I was going through my mail when I saw the little red and white envelope from USCIS. I wondered what card USCIS was sending me since I had not received any recent notifications of a card on the way. I opened the envelope, took out the paper…
Congratulations to FC, the mom of AC, who has been in the U.S. now for almost 17 years as a Green Card holder. She thought she would never be able to apply for citizenship because she couldn’t take the test in English. When I told FC, through her daughter, that in fact she can apply for citizenship and she can…
Congratulations to DM on receiving her Green Card! After about a year and a half her petition to remove conditions was granted and she was given a 10 year Green Card! During the time the petition was pending, she was able to travel to her home country. It was a pleasure to work with DM and her husband and we…
Congratulations to KL, a citizen of Colombia, on getting her Green Card! We represented KL on applying for her 10 Year Green Card, based on a divorce waiver. It was difficult to obtain documents from third parties but we came up with different forms of evidence to establish that KL met all the requirements to have the conditions on her…
Congratulations to my client and her husband, on a successful spouse petition and adjustment of status application, to receive a Green Card! I am so happy to have represented this lovely couple, and am thrilled for my client that she has her Green Card and can continue her life here in the US with her family. It’s always such a…
Congratulations to RP a fabulous and extraordinary designer and stylist from Mexico on getting her O-Visa. It was nice to finally meet in person after working together for a month through Zoom. We got her application out in three weeks and received her approval within a month, without premium processing. It was such a pleasure to work with you RP!…
Congratulations to CM on getting his O-Visa. I absolutely love my clients! When your client brings you pastels de nata fresh all the way from Lisbon, Portugal just because! Thank you CM for the delicious and wonderful gift!! Or the only Portuguese word I know, obrigada! You are truly extraordinary – it was such a pleasure to work with you…
Congratulations to RP, who was previously a citizen of New Zealand, and just became a U.S. Citizen. We initially helped RP to file for her 10-year Green Card, and get Green Cards for her children. Then we helped her apply for citizenship soon after she received the Green Card. We prepared RP for her citizenship test and quizzed her on…
Success Story: Green Card (September 12,2019) to Citizenship (November 9,2021)! Congratulations to JM on becoming a U.S. Citizen. In 2019, we filed a removal of conditions for JM and got him a 10-year Green Card. While the application was pending, he was able to have his conditional green card status extended and able to travel. Earlier this year we filed…
Congratulations PS and TS on their Family Immigration Success Story I assisted PS and TS with the spouse petition, Green Card application, work permit, and travel permit for PS. I also prepared them for their marriage interview. TS and PS are both Greek, with Thalyana born in the U.S. and Philip born in Canada. I actually went to high school with…
Congratulations to SM on being granted asylum in the U.S. “Sumaiya helped me and my wife through the whole process of filing for asylum – from scratch to the end result. And the result was successful. The whole process of becoming an asylum seeker was very frightening and Sumaiya did a great job at putting that at ease. She is…
Congratulations to D on his Family Petition success Today my client, D, stopped by with his two children, who just arrived to the United States from Nigeria for the first time. They came to say “hello” and thank me for doing their family petitions and successful consular processing. We talked about how they can continue their education in the US,…
Congratulations to J, on her Spouse Petition! “I was very impressed with Sumaiya upon meeting her. She exuded confidence. Our case was challenging but she never gave up hope. She was honest with us and kept us informed at all steps of the application process. Our application was approved and my husband was granted a Green Card. We are grateful…
Our Success Stories
Keep reading to find out what we have achieved for our clients. Citizenships, green cards, work permits and more for people all over the world.
Congratulations to OD on getting his U.S. Citizenship!!! OD was very worried about his citizenship application and interview. His U.S. citizenship application had already been filed before he came to see me, and he realized there were critical errors that needed to be corrected. He was also worried addressing questions about his previous immigration history. We reviewed his entire immigration…
Congratulations to SK and SC on their successful marriage petition and getting a Green Card for SK. SK is from South Africa and SC is from Colorado. They met in Thailand, and were married in South Africa. After getting married, SK and SC traveled between the U.S., Thailand, and Indonesia. Due to their work and lives abroad, they were unsure…
Congratulations to LM who is an extraordinary Architecture, Product, and Industrial designer from Russia. We originally did a three-year O-Visa application for LM in 2017 as a product and industrial designer. Since then Lera’s work has evolved into architectural work and we most recently qualified her as an interdisciplinary architecture, product, and industrial designer. We were able to use different…
Congratulations to BK and SK on getting their spouse petition approved! BK and SK had an extensive packet of bona fide documents prepared for them. Due to COVID-19 considerations, I first met with the officer and submitted the documents to him. Then the officer interviewed them and the interview only took 10 minutes because of the strong documents. The officer…
Green Card for citizen of Montenegro through Family Immigration process. Congratulations to DS and IS on their successful concurrent spouse petition and Green Card application! We completed the entire process in two weeks at the end of 2019, obtained a work permit and travel permit for DS last year, prepared them for their interview this month, and immediately after DS…
Congratulations to AC on getting her U.S. Citizenship. AC was very nervous about passing her U.S. Citizenship interview. She had studied but needed some additional preparation and confidence during the interview. Additionally, AC had a complicated travel history that needed to be carefully evaluated to meet the physical presence requirement. We went over everthing together and I went to the…
Congratulations to TFR and his husband, WR, on being granted asylum in the U.S. After many years of waiting to move forward with their lives. TFR was my first client when I became a solo practitioner and I remember when I first sat with him and learned his story. He had faced traumatic experiences growing up in Brazil, came to…
Congratulations to MS on receiving his Green Card! MS obtained his first Green Card 22 years ago and then it expired. He was with an expired Green Card for almost 10 years! We were able to renew and get him a new Green Card within just a few months! MS is very excited and looking forward to applying for citizenship.…
Congratulations to TK on receiving her Travel Permit! SUCCESS STORY: “Respected Sumaiya, thank you for your kindness and understanding on me. I am glad that I get a chance to meet you as my advocate and will be very happy to work with you in future.” – TK — We are so happy for TK, a refugee, for whom we…
Congratulations to DA and his wife, PN, on getting a ten year Green Card for PN! DA and PN were married in Ghana, and then DA petitioned for PN to immigrate to the U.S.. PN originally received a two year conditional Green Card, and then DA filed on his own to remove the conditions for his wife. However, the incorrect…
Congratulations to AL on getting a Green Card after having his asylum case granted by USCIS! I first met AL and learned his story when I represented him at his asylum interview about 2 years ago. As an immigration attorney, it is always humbling when I become a part of my clients’ journeys and especially on asylum cases. Your clients…
Congratulations to SA on passing her U.S. Citizenship interview. My client, S.A., had her citizenship interview and she passed! This was a really exciting day for her – one she waited a while for and she immediately called all her family here and in Bangladesh to share the news. She was so nervous – even the officer commented that she…
Congratulations to our client, CE, on obtaining her Green Card! We did a spouse petition and Green Card application for CE and her husband. While her petition was pending, we also obtained a work permit and travel permit for her. CE and her husband passed their marriage interview and CE received her Green Card within two weeks. We are very…
Congratulations to AA and AK on being granted asylum in the U.S. I will always remember this interview because I was supposed to leave the country two days before their interview. But I moved my flight to a few hours after the interview because I didn’t want to miss being there for them and representing them on a really important…
Congratulations to AV and BM on AV’s Green Card! We did a spouse petition and green card application for AV, whose husband is a USC, and also obtained a work authorization and travel card for her while her petition was pending. It was a pleasure to work with this wonderful couple, who have lived all over the world, and look…
Congratulations to JL on getting his citizenship after a two year journey! JL was born in the Dominican Republic. This was no ordinary case but rather a long journey for JL to get his citizenship. When JL first came to see me, he had already applied for citizenship and had to reply to a very serious “Intent to Deny” Notice…
Congratulations to RK on passing her citizenship test! Taking a moment to celebrate a special day for my client in front of this meaningful background. Congratulations to my client, RK, on passing her citizenship test. She was over the young age of 65 and had been an LPR for over 20 years. Therefore, she met one of the English language…
Congratulations to our client, JH and her husband on obtaining his Green Card! I was going through my mail when I saw the little red and white envelope from USCIS. I wondered what card USCIS was sending me since I had not received any recent notifications of a card on the way. I opened the envelope, took out the paper…
Congratulations to FC, the mom of AC, who has been in the U.S. now for almost 17 years as a Green Card holder. She thought she would never be able to apply for citizenship because she couldn’t take the test in English. When I told FC, through her daughter, that in fact she can apply for citizenship and she can…
Congratulations to DM on receiving her Green Card! After about a year and a half her petition to remove conditions was granted and she was given a 10 year Green Card! During the time the petition was pending, she was able to travel to her home country. It was a pleasure to work with DM and her husband and we…
Congratulations to KL, a citizen of Colombia, on getting her Green Card! We represented KL on applying for her 10 Year Green Card, based on a divorce waiver. It was difficult to obtain documents from third parties but we came up with different forms of evidence to establish that KL met all the requirements to have the conditions on her…
Congratulations to my client and her husband, on a successful spouse petition and adjustment of status application, to receive a Green Card! I am so happy to have represented this lovely couple, and am thrilled for my client that she has her Green Card and can continue her life here in the US with her family. It’s always such a…
Congratulations to RP a fabulous and extraordinary designer and stylist from Mexico on getting her O-Visa. It was nice to finally meet in person after working together for a month through Zoom. We got her application out in three weeks and received her approval within a month, without premium processing. It was such a pleasure to work with you RP!…
Congratulations to CM on getting his O-Visa. I absolutely love my clients! When your client brings you pastels de nata fresh all the way from Lisbon, Portugal just because! Thank you CM for the delicious and wonderful gift!! Or the only Portuguese word I know, obrigada! You are truly extraordinary – it was such a pleasure to work with you…
Congratulations to RP, who was previously a citizen of New Zealand, and just became a U.S. Citizen. We initially helped RP to file for her 10-year Green Card, and get Green Cards for her children. Then we helped her apply for citizenship soon after she received the Green Card. We prepared RP for her citizenship test and quizzed her on…
Success Story: Green Card (September 12,2019) to Citizenship (November 9,2021)! Congratulations to JM on becoming a U.S. Citizen. In 2019, we filed a removal of conditions for JM and got him a 10-year Green Card. While the application was pending, he was able to have his conditional green card status extended and able to travel. Earlier this year we filed…
Congratulations PS and TS on their Family Immigration Success Story I assisted PS and TS with the spouse petition, Green Card application, work permit, and travel permit for PS. I also prepared them for their marriage interview. TS and PS are both Greek, with Thalyana born in the U.S. and Philip born in Canada. I actually went to high school with…
Congratulations to SM on being granted asylum in the U.S. “Sumaiya helped me and my wife through the whole process of filing for asylum – from scratch to the end result. And the result was successful. The whole process of becoming an asylum seeker was very frightening and Sumaiya did a great job at putting that at ease. She is…
Congratulations to D on his Family Petition success Today my client, D, stopped by with his two children, who just arrived to the United States from Nigeria for the first time. They came to say “hello” and thank me for doing their family petitions and successful consular processing. We talked about how they can continue their education in the US,…
Congratulations to J, on her Spouse Petition! “I was very impressed with Sumaiya upon meeting her. She exuded confidence. Our case was challenging but she never gave up hope. She was honest with us and kept us informed at all steps of the application process. Our application was approved and my husband was granted a Green Card. We are grateful…
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