EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE

Committed to offer only service of the highest quality 

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Pro bono representation for persons going through difficult life situations

ATTORNEY’S PERSONAL ATTENTION

Attorney will personally closely work on each case

SOLID KNOWLEDGE OF LAW

Deep knowledge of constantly changing immigration laws

“WHERE CASES AREN’T JUST NUMBERS…”

ABOUT THE ATTORNEY

“Where cases aren’t just numbers. Because we realize there’s peoples lives behind each case.”

MY EDUCATION:

  • Fordham University School of Law, New York
  • Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

MY LICENSES TO PRACTICE LAW:

  • New York, US
  • Moscow, Russia

MY MEMBERSHIPS:

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
  • New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
  • Moscow City Bar Association, Russia

FILIMONOV LAW FIRM, PLLC PRACTICE AREAS

Employment-Based Immigration

EB-1 -> Individuals of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors & researchers, and multinational executives and managers;
EB-2 -> Individuals with exceptional ability and members of the professions holding advanced degrees; 
EB-3 -> Professionals or skilled workers; or
EB-5 -> Business investors.

Family-Based Immigration

For US Citizens -> Immediate Relatives (spouses, unmarried children under 21, parents) or Preference Relatives (unmarried or married sons and daughters 21 and over, brothers and sisters);
For Green Card Holders -> only Preference Relatives and only spouses, unmarried children under 21, or unmarried sons and daughters of any age.

Marriage and Adjustment of Status

K-1 -> fiancé/fiancée visas and subsequent adjustment of status;
K-3 -> visas for the alien spouse of the US Citizen to be admitted in the U.S.;
Form I-751 -> petitions for removal of conditions on permanent resident status;
V visa -> nonimmigrant visa for spouse or child of permanent residents;
I-601/I-601A -> extreme hardship / provisional waivers.

Humanitarian Relief (Immigration)

Asylum -> affirmative filing with USCIS;
VAWA -> battered Spouse, Child or Parent of US Citizens and certain battered Spouse and Child of permanent residents;
Reinstatement of I-130 -> humanitarian relief for Widows or Widowers who were married to U.S. citizens while pending I-130;
U Visa -> visa for victims of certain crimes.

Employment-Based Nonimmigrant Visas

E-1/E-2 -> Treaty traders/Treaty Investors;
H-1B -> Workers in a specialty occupation; 
L-1 -> Intracompany transferees in managerial or executive positions or in specialized knowledge;
O-1 -> Persons with extraordinary ability; or
P-1 -> Internationally recognized athletes or entertainers.

Nonimmigrant Visas and Change of Status

B-1 / B-2 -> Business visitors and visitors for pleasure or medical treatment;
F / M visas  -> Academic or language students; 
I-539 -> Application to Extend/Change nonimmigrant status;
Consular Processing -> working with a U.S. embassy abroad.

U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization

N-400 -> Application for Naturalization;
N-600 -> Application for Certificate of Citizenship;
I-912 -> Request for Fee Waiver; 
N-336 -> Request for hearing on denied N-400;
N-648 -> Medical certification (exemptions to the English and Civic testing requirements).

Removal Defense in Immigration Court

Cancelation of Removal for permanent residents and nonimmigrants;
Adjustment of status to permanent resident; 
Hardship waivers of inadmissibility and removability;
Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and protection under the UN CAT;
Temporary Protected status (TPS).

WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY:

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