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Christina M. Kelley

Associate || Boston

Immigration

Christina has skillfully guided high-volume corporate, small startup, and individual clients through a wide range of immigration matters, including immigrant and nonimmigrant visa, EAD, PERM, and adjustment of status filings with USCIS and the Department of Labor. She is passionate about utilizing technology, processes, and data to drive efficiency and quality in her clients’ immigration programs.

She has extensive experience responding to complex Requests for Evidence, crafting cohesive case strategies for complicated filings, and distilling ever-changing immigration law into understandable client communications.

Christina has represented detained and non-detained clients pro bono in Immigration Court, and gives “Know Your Rights” presentations to vulnerable immigrant populations. She has also assisted religious workers with R-1, I-360, and adjustment of status filings with USCIS.

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Christina handles a wide range of corporate immigration matters, including nonimmigrant (H-1B, L-1, TN, E-3, H-1B1, dependent status/EAD applications, etc.), PERM, and immigrant cases (I-140, I-130, I-485, I-131, I-765, I-751, I-824, etc.). In addition, she handles RFEs, NOIDs, Motions to Reopen/Appeals, and Audits, with particular expertise in complex cases.

Education

Admission to Practice

Professional Activities

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Boston Bar Association

Speeches

Insights by Christina M. Kelley

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State Department Official Confirms Return of Domestic Visa Renewals

In a recent interview, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services Julie Stufft in the Bureau of Consular Affairs confirmed that the U.S. Department of State will soon allow certain visa holders to renew their visa stamps within the United States, without requiring travel to a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad.

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Child Status Protection Act May Offer Hope to Dependents Aging Out of Green Card Eligibility After AOS Retrogression

With the recent retrogression of employment-based priority dates for the EB-2 and EB-3 India and mainland China categories, many families with dependents nearing the age of twenty-one may be concerned about the impact these delays will have on their children’s green card applications. Fortunately, the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) was implemented to provide some protection to dependents who turn twenty-one while waiting for their pending green card applications to be approved.

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