Manelis Law is a Richmond, Virginia-based immigration law firm providing personalized and exceptional service to families and businesses navigating the U.S. immigration system. The firm stands out for its high-quality, creative, and compassionate legal representation, offering clients a dedicated advocate and a clear voice throughout their immigration journey.
Led by Irina Manelis, the firm guides clients worldwide through complex immigration processes with a focus on strategic, client-centered solutions. It specializes in a wide range of immigration matters, from family reunification and employment-based visas to humanitarian protections and deportation defense, ensuring each case receives meticulous attention and experienced advocacy.
Services Offered
- Family-based Immigration
- Green card applications in the U.S. (adjustment of status)
- Permanent resident visas at the embassy (consular processing)
- Fiancé visa petitions (K-1)
- Immigrant visa petitions for spouses, children, parents, and siblings (I-130)
- Waivers for unlawful presence and other immigration and/or criminal violations (I-601A, I-601, and I-212 waivers)
- Employment-based Immigration
- Temporary employment visa petitions (such as B-1, H-1B, J-1, E-1, E-2, L-1, R-1, TN, and others)
- National Interest Waivers and J-1 waivers of the two-year foreign residency requirement
- Permanent employment-based petitions and green card applications, including PERM labor certification
- Humanitarian-based Immigration
- Petitions for crime victims (U visa)
- Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
- Asylum
- Deferred Action
- Naturalization & Citizenship
- Applications for Naturalization (N-400)
- Applications for Certificate of Citizenship (N-600)
- Researching claims for derived citizenship
- Criminal Immigration Issues
- Advising on the immigration consequences of criminal charges and convictions
- Crafting deportation defense strategies for complex criminal-immigration issues
- Appeals and Federal Court Litigation
- Appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals and Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Federal court litigation (such as habeas corpus, FOIA, mandamus, and others)
