Immigration and Nationality Law

Non-immigrant and Immigrant Visas

The Law Offices of Anita Patel is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, providing legal counsel to businesses and individuals statewide, nationwide and worldwide. Our dedication to quality representation, thorough knowledge of the law, and the trust and respect of our clients are the foundation of our long-standing relationships with the employers and foreign nationals we serve.

Business, Professional and Religious Worker Visas

We take pride in providing cost-effective and creative immigration solutions for foreign companies doing business in the U.S. and American companies hiring foreign workers.

The Law Offices of Anita Patel assists employers and alien workers in Tennessee and nationwide in obtaining all types of work visas for temporary workers, foreign investors, treaty workers and business visitors, including: H-1B and H-2B visas for professionals and specialized workers; L-1 intracompany transfer visas, O-1 extraordinary ability visas, R-1 religious worker visas, and P-1 visas for performers and artists.

Employment and Corporate Immigration Matters

Our firm provides human resources training and counseling for companies throughout Tennessee on personnel decisions, employer sanctions, travel documentation and job contract issues. As an immigration lawyer since 1996, Anita Patel is familiar with all of the issues facing employers and their immigrant or non-immigrant workers, including compliance with I-9 employment eligibility verification. She can assist in specific legal issues and give seminars covering the basics of immigration law for U.S. companies.

Family Immigration Visas

We try to make immigration as quick and painless as possible. Ms. Patel, an immigrant herself, is familiar with all the regulations, forms and application processes of the United States Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS, formerly the INS). Our experience enables us to anticipate and overcome potential obstacles that delay the process. Contact the Law Offices of Anita Patel today to discuss which immediate family and relatives may join you in the U.S. We handle all types of family visas, including K-1 fiancé visas and marriage visas.

Adjustment of Status and Permanent Residency

We assist immigrants with the application process and persistent follow-up in petitioning for new visas, extensions and permanent resident status, after living in the U.S. on a work visa or student visa. Obtaining a green card is the first step in immigrating to the U.S. and bringing family members over.

Labor Certification

In March of 2005, the federal government instituted new rules for labor certification for foreign employees seeking to work in the United States. Ms. Patel is knowledgeable about the confusing and complicated PERM process, and she will walk clients through it step by step.

Overseas Consular Processing

In addition to satisfying the USCIS, immigrant and non-immigrant visas require approval from the embassy or consulate in the applicant’s home country. We assist clients in dealing with consular processing, including affidavits of support and all other required documentation.

Naturalization and Citizenship

Ms. Patel can assist clients through the process of becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen, advising clients about residency requirements, the citizenship test and all aspects of naturalization. Although Ms. Patel immigrated from England at the age of 11, she did not become a naturalized citizen until 2002. 

Ms. Patel was invited to be a speaker at her own naturalization ceremony which was one of the largest Knoxville had ever seen. She accompanied over 25 of her clients as they all become citizens of the United States. Ms. Patel boasts this to one of the proudest days of her life!

Contact the Law Offices of Anita Patel today if you are seeking to enter the U.S. to study or work, to petition for a spouse or family member to join you, or to obtain visas and labor certifications for foreign workers.

  The Law Offices of Anita Patel serves corporate clients and individuals in obtaining nonimmigrant and immigrant visas, green cards and citizenship, and counsels employers on immigration-related issues. Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, we serve clients in Johnson City, Tri-City, Kingsport, Bristol, Chattanooga, Oak Ridge, as well as immigration clients statewide, nationwide and around the world.