Firm Overview


Firm Overview

“An Immigrant Serving Immigrants”

Tennessee Immigration Lawyer

Work Visas • Green Cards • Naturalization

Anita Patel is an immigrant herself and speaks fluent Gujarati. She is familiar with the long and often complex process, and can sympathize with the frustrations of her immigration clients.

The Law Offices of Anita Patel practices exclusively in U.S. immigration and nationality law. While many of our clients are Tennessee-based companies or foreigners living in our state, we represent clients throughout the United States and immigrants from almost every country in the world.

Why Clients Choose The Law Offices of Anita Patel

  • Many of our new clients are referred by satisfied immigrants who recommend our services to their employers, family and friends.
  • As a sole practitioner firm, Ms. Patel is attentive to all her clients. She has even made “house calls” to reassure foreign employees and immigrants who are fearful when a problem arises with their visa or resident status. 
  • We offer seminars and training to employers in Knoxville, Chattanooga and eastern Tennessee on immigration-related issues including I-9 and compliance.
  • We stay abreast of changes in government regulations and policies regarding immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and maintain a good working relationship with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and various U.S. consulates and embassy’s throughout the world.

Ms. Patel has lived in the U.S. since she was 11 years old (her family came from England by way of Africa by way of India). She earned her business administration and law degrees from the University of Tennessee, and she has practiced immigration law in Knoxville, Tennessee since 1996.

Anita Patel is a member of American Immigration Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association and the Knoxville Bar Association. She is an active member of the East Tennessee Law Association for Women (ETLAW), and she was appointed by the Knoxville Bar Association to sit on the board of directors for the Legal Aid of East Tennessee.

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.

Law Offices of Anita Patel
Immigration and Nationality Law
    
239 S. Peters Road (physical address)
Knoxville, Tennessee 37923
Phone: (865) 539-9304
Fax: (865) 539-9305
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Law Offices of Anita Patel
Immigration and Nationality Law

P.O. Box 32992 (mailing address)
Knoxville, Tennessee 37930
Phone: (865) 539-9304
Fax: (865) 539-9305
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