§Immigration Law Firm NYC
Immigration Law Firm in NYC — Full-Service Immigration Practice
Full-service immigration law firm providing comprehensive legal support. Led by M. Riaz Musani, Esq., who has practised immigration law since 2012 and handles each case from consultation to decision.
Our firm serves businesses and individuals across New York City with corporate immigration programs, family petitions, deportation defense, and appellate representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals, with fees quoted in writing before work starts.
- Corporate Immigration
- Practising Since 2012
- Admitted NY & CT
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01Why this firm
Why Choose a Full-Service Immigration Firm
Immigration representation requires more than form completion. The facts below are the ones a prospective client can check: who does the work, what the firm practices, and how long it has done so.
1. The Same Attorney, Start to Finish
Mandi Law Group is led by M. Riaz Musani, Esq., who has practised immigration law since 2012 and still handles the cases himself. The attorney who takes your consultation prepares your filing and appears at your interview or hearing; you are not handed to an intake desk.
2. Immigration Law Only
The firm practices immigration law exclusively. That focus means the forms, the evidence standards, and the procedures at USCIS and the immigration courts are the daily work, not a sideline.
3. Practising Immigration Law Since 2012
More than a decade of practice across corporate immigration, family petitions, removal defense, and BIA appeals, with admissions in New York and Connecticut.
4. Multi-Practice Capability
Our firm handles diverse immigration matters simultaneously, from H-1B sponsorship to asylum cases to BIA appeals. This breadth of capability allows us to serve both corporate clients and individual families.
02Capabilities
Our Firm's Capabilities
Mandi Law Group maintains comprehensive immigration law capabilities across practice areas: corporate sponsorship, individual petitions, removal defense, and appeals.
Corporate Immigration Services
Our firm advises businesses on H-1B, L-1, O-1, E-2, and TN visa programs, PERM labor certification, I-9 compliance, and corporate immigration policy development. We serve employers ranging from startups to multinational corporations.
Individual and Family Cases
The attorney handles adjustment of status, consular processing, family petitions, naturalization, and citizenship matters with the same rigor applied to corporate matters.
Removal Defense
The firm represents clients in removal proceedings, asylum hearings, bond hearings, and motions to reopen. We prepare cases with hearing-grade documentation and strategic legal argument.
Appellate Practice
Our firm handles appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and federal circuit courts. These matters require careful legal research and briefing.
03How we work
Things You Can Check Before You Call
The practices that directly affect case quality, filing accuracy, and what you pay.
- Deadline and Case Tracking
- Every filing deadline, notice, and court date is tracked so nothing is missed and all case communications are documented.
- Fees in Writing
- Flat fees are quoted in writing before work starts, and payment plans are available. Government filing fees are set by USCIS and listed separately from our fee.
- Court and Agency Presence
- The attorney appears at the New York Immigration Court (26 Federal Plaza and Varick Street), the Buffalo and Batavia courts, and the USCIS field offices in New York City and Albany.
- Six Languages
- Consultations and document review are available in English, Spanish, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, and Swahili.
04Employers
Corporate & Business Immigration Services
Our firm advises businesses on employment-based visa programs, compliance obligations, and corporate immigration strategy. We serve employers across industries.
H-1B Specialty Occupation Visas
Our firm handles H-1B cap-subject filings, H-1B transfers, amendments, and extensions. We advise employers on Labor Condition Applications (LCAs), prevailing wage determinations, and compliance obligations.
L-1 Intracompany Transfers
The firm supports multinational companies with L-1A manager/executive transfers and L-1B specialized knowledge transfers, including blanket L petitions and new office filings.
O-1 Extraordinary Ability Visas
The attorney prepares O-1A and O-1B petitions for individuals with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, with comprehensive evidence packages and advisory opinion coordination.
PERM Labor Certification
Our firm guides employers through the PERM process, including recruitment requirements, prevailing wage determinations, audit responses, and subsequent I-140 immigrant petitions.
I-9 Compliance and Audits
The attorney conducts I-9 compliance audits, develops corporate immigration policies, and represents employers in ICE I-9 investigations and Notice of Inspection (NOI) responses.
Corporate Immigration Policy
Our firm develops comprehensive immigration policies for corporate clients, including visa sponsorship guidelines, global mobility procedures, and compliance protocols.
Serving Businesses & Individuals
Our firm maintains dual capability: we handle corporate immigration programs while providing the same quality of work to individual family cases, asylum applications, and naturalization matters. This breadth of practice strengthens the attorney's judgment across immigration law.
05Services
Services Included
Our firm provides comprehensive immigration legal services across practice areas, serving businesses with multiple visa programs and individuals with complex family or defense matters.
- Corporate immigration and visa sponsorship programs
- H-1B visa programs and specialty occupation petitions
- PERM labor certification and compliance in New York
- Family immigration petitions and sponsorship in NYC
- Adjustment of status applications in New York
- Asylum applications and protection claims
- Deportation and removal defense representation
- Immigration court representation in New York
- Federal appeals and circuit court immigration matters
- Immigration waiver analysis and filing strategy
- I-9 compliance audits and employer counseling
- Naturalization and citizenship filings in NYC
06Practice areas
Firm Experience Across Practice Areas
Twelve-plus years across immigration law practice areas inform the strategic approach on every case.
Family Immigration
Our firm handles I-130 petitions, I-485 adjustment applications, consular processing, K-1 fiance visas, and derivative beneficiary cases.
Employment-Based Immigration
The firm manages EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, and EB-5 cases, including NIW petitions, PERM applications, and I-140 filings backed by comprehensive evidence development.
Deportation Defense
The attorney represents individuals in removal proceedings before immigration judges, preparing cancellation of removal, asylum, adjustment, and other defensive applications.
Federal Appeals
Our firm handles BIA appeals, motions to reopen, motions to reconsider, and federal court petitions for review.
Compliance and Enforcement
The firm advises on ICE enforcement matters, detention issues, bond hearings, prosecutorial discretion requests, and stays of removal.
07How it works
What to Expect: Our Firm's Process
A structured process from the first consultation to the decision, and the planning that follows it.
Step 1: Comprehensive Case Assessment
The attorney reviews your immigration history, corporate needs, current status, government notices, and filing deadlines, and gives you a clear evaluation of the options available to support your case.
Step 2: Strategy Development
We develop a case strategy tailored to your objectives, mapping forms, timelines, and supporting evidence before anything is filed so the case is consistent and defensible from the start.
Step 3: Filing and Case Management
We prepare and file the case packet, track every notice and deadline, and respond to requests for evidence with targeted legal analysis and documentation.
Step 4: Attorney-Led Interview and Hearing Preparation
The attorney prepares clients for USCIS interviews and immigration court hearings with preparation materials, mock interviews, and detailed procedural guidance for the specific office or court handling the case.
Step 5: Long-Term Immigration Planning
After resolution, the firm assists with status maintenance, family follow-on cases, corporate immigration policy development, and strategic planning toward permanent residence or citizenship.
08Where we serve
NYC Firm Presence Across All Boroughs
Our firm serves clients across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, and Long Island by phone and video, and in person at the USCIS field offices and immigration courts in the city. Our only office is at 22 Century Hill Dr #101, Latham, NY 12110.
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Our firm represents clients in proceedings before NYC Immigration Court at Varick Street. The attorney prepares removal defense cases with hearing-grade documentation, strategic legal argument, and comprehensive hearing preparation.
09Next step
Corporate Immigration Needs?
Our firm advises businesses on H-1B programs, PERM certification, I-9 compliance, and corporate immigration policy. Contact the attorney for corporate immigration support.
Individual or Family Case?
Our firm gives individual clients the same attention. Consult the attorney for green cards, family petitions, asylum, or defense matters.
10Questions clients ask
Immigration Law Firm NYC FAQs
- Who will handle my case at Mandi Law Group?
- M. Riaz Musani, Esq., who has practised immigration law since 2012 and is admitted in New York and Connecticut. The attorney who takes your consultation prepares the filing, responds to USCIS, and appears at your interview or hearing.
- Does Mandi Law Group handle corporate immigration?
- Yes. Our firm handles H-1B, L-1, O-1, E-2, and TN visas, PERM labor certification, I-9 compliance audits, and corporate immigration policy development for businesses across industries.
- What should I look for in an immigration law firm?
- Ask who will actually work on the case, whether that person appears at the courts and USCIS offices handling it, how fees are quoted, and how deadlines are tracked. At Mandi Law Group the answers are: the founding attorney; yes, at 26 Federal Plaza, Varick Street, Buffalo, Batavia, and the USCIS field offices; flat fees quoted in writing with payment plans; and every notice and date tracked from filing to decision.
- Where is the firm located?
- Our only office is at 22 Century Hill Dr #101, Latham, NY 12110, near Albany. New York City clients handle consultations and document review by phone and video, and the attorney appears in person at USCIS interviews and immigration court hearings in the city.
- How are fees handled?
- Flat fees are quoted in writing before work starts, and payment plans are available. Government filing fees are set by USCIS, published on uscis.gov, and listed separately from our fee. Consultations are confidential and are not free.
- Can your firm handle multiple cases for my company?
- Yes. Our firm serves corporate clients with multiple simultaneous cases, including H-1B programs, L-1 transfers, PERM certifications, and compliance matters.
- What languages does the firm work in?
- English, Spanish, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, and Swahili. Tell us when you call if you need another language.
- What practice areas does your firm cover?
- Our firm handles corporate immigration, family petitions, employment-based cases, removal defense, asylum, waivers, naturalization, and federal appeals. The firm practices immigration law only.
- How quickly will I hear back?
- Call or message any time; we return calls within one business day, and detention or court-date matters are prioritised.
- Is this legal advice?
- No. This content is for informational purposes and not legal advice.
11Practice pages
Explore Our Immigration Services
Full-service immigration law firm capabilities with personal attention to every case.
- Full-service green card processingPermanent residence cases from strategy to interview
- Corporate work visa solutionsH-1B petitions, transfers, and extensions for employers
- Deportation defenseComprehensive removal defense in immigration court
- Asylum representationAffirmative and defensive protection claims
- Comprehensive citizenship servicesN-400 naturalization applications and interview preparation
- Work permit filingsEAD applications, renewals, and replacements
- Waiver servicesI-601 and I-601A hardship waiver preparation
- Business immigration solutionsCorporate immigration programs and compliance
- Student servicesF-1 and OPT support
- Marriage petitionsSpousal green cards through adjustment or consular processing
- Consular supportEmbassy processing for family cases
- Emergency responseUrgent legal intervention for detention and deadlines
12Resources
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- Service Areas in New York
Official Immigration Resources
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Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes and not legal advice. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. No attorney-client relationship is created by visiting this website. Please consult with an attorney for advice specific to your situation.
