Meetesh V. Patel practices exclusively in the areas of immigration and nationality law with an emphasis in employment and family based immigration. Meetesh Patel has a strong interest in international law and business. As a law student at American University, he clerked for the Special Trade Negotiator for The Office of the United States Trade Representative.  Mr. Patel began his tenure in immigration law in 1998 as a law clerk for a business immigration firm in Silver Spring, Maryland. He continued working in the immigration field after graduating law school in 2000 and worked as an associate attorney with a small full service law firm in Rockville Maryland where he handled cases dealing with business immigration, family-based immigration, asylum, and deportation. Thereafter, in late 2002, he worked as an associate attorney for a mid-sized immigration law firm in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area heading up their labor certification practice. In Spring 2003, Mr. Patel established his own law practice that emphasizes superior client service, high-quality work, and creative problem-solving ability.

Academic Background

Activities and Achievements:
In addition to his legal background, Mr Patel has extensive business development experience that he utilizes advising his corporate and entrepreneurial clientèle. His experience includes building and developing a successful law firm, a real estate development company, and several companies providing information technology solutions over a spectrum of industries.

Bar Admissions: Maryland (2001) and Washington DC (2002)

Example Of Cases Handled by Meetesh Patel:
While our firm’s primary focus is business immigration law, our office does handle cases involving marriage and family based immigration and green cards, fiancé petitions, and naturalization (Citizenship). The following is a list of cases we handle on a regular basis:

• H-1B Specialty Occupation Visa
• L-1 Intra-company Transferee Visa
• H-3 Visa Trainee Visa
• B-1 Business Visa
• TN Visa for Canadian and Mexican Professionals
• E-1 Treaty Investor Visa
• E-2 Treaty Trader Visa
• E-3 Visa for Australian Professionals
• O-1 Visas for Outstanding Individuals
• P-1 Visa for Artists and Athletes
• R-1 Visa for Religious Workers • PERM (Program Electronic Review Management) based labor certification
• National Interest Waivers
• EB-1 Priority Workers
• EB-2 Professionals with Advanced Degrees or Persons with Exceptional Ability
• EB-3 Skilled or Professional Workers
• EB-4 Special Immigrants
• EB-5 Immigrant Investors
Temporary Family Based Visas (non-immigrant visas) Family Based Permanent Residency (Green Card)
• K-1 Fiancé Visa
• K-3 Visas for spouses of U.S. citizens • Permanent Residence for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
• Permanent Residence for Spouses of Green Card Holders
• Permanent Residence for Parents of U.S. Citizens
• Permanent Residence for siblings of U.S. Citizens
• I-751 Removal of conditions from Temporary Permanent Residence

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