To the law firm of Paul L. Good in Herndon, Virginia, I bring 35 years of diplomatic experience in Africa, Southeast Asia, South America and the Caribbean, Australia, Europe and the Middle East and 5 years of immigration law practice.
I successfully represent foreign nationals who have immigration visa and/or non-immigration visa issues. Generally immigration visa issues concern employment sponsorship, including immigrant investors; family sponsored immigrants, including battered spouses; and the special categories of naturalization, asylum, and “green card” adjustments. Non-immigration visa issues most commonly deal with professional and skilled labor; exchange professors, researchers, trainees, and students; fiancé(e)s; traders and intra-company transfers; extraordinary ability visitors; business and tourism visitors; and religious workers. My representation encompasses U.S. consulate processing as well as all asp! ects of contact with U.S.-based agencies responsible for immigration matters.
From long experience, I know how to navigate within the government bureaucracy and whom to call to get help in resolving my clients’ problems. I serve mainly the Washington, D.C., area and northern Virginia, including Fairfax and Loudon County, and I am minutes from Dulles Airport.
When you need a skilled, experienced immigration lawyer in Washington, D.C., or Virginia, call or e-mail me to talk about how I can help you.
Paul L. Good
Attorney at Law
297 Herndon Pkwy., Suite 303
Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703-865-5966
Fax: 703-865-5465
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