Types of Cases and Clients
Over the course of her career, Ms. Parmar has successfully represented hundreds of corporate and individual clients, from all over the world in various sectors of the U.S. economy, in obtaining U.S. Permanent Residency and Citizenship as well as legally entering the U.S., visiting and working on temporary visas - i.e. H-1B, O-1, F-1, L-1, TN, B-1/2, E, J-1, K, etc.Attorney Parmar can help in ensuring that you are in compliance with the immigration codes - Immigration and Nationality Act/INA and Code of Federal Regulations/8 CFRs - and providing effective advocacy when the need arises in any adversarial situation with the U.S. Immigration Service, U.S. Department of Labor or U.S. Consulates abroad.
Ms. Parmar can advise you in a complete consultation on your available immigration options and strategies, providing practical advice and explaining difficult concepts in easy to understand language. She is highly skilled and knowledgeable in PERM, and other faster methods to gain U.S. residency such as EB1 for Extraordinary Aliens or Managers/Executives of Multinational Corporations, EB2 for National Interest Waiver individuals or Advance Degreed individuals.Extensive Experience
Ms. Parmar worked for many years for a solo practitioner in downtown San Francisco. Working side by side with a well established practitioner, who served as Ms. Parmar's mentor, she gained in-depth expertise in immigration law. To expand her knowledge, Ms. Parmar joined a prominent, global immigration law firm, specializing in corporate matters and has represented numerous Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley start-ups. Individual clients have included pioneering research scientists, engineers, international economists, academics, healthcare professionals, architects, performers and artists.Presently, Ms. Parmar also works as Of Counsel and provides senior consulting services to San Francisco Bay Area law firms.
Professional Memberships
Ms. Parmar is an active member of the California Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She is licensed to practice immigration law nationally. She has provided voluntary service to the U.S. Department of Labor, the Immigration Legal Resource Center in San Francisco, the Volunteer Legal Services Program of the San Francisco Bar Association and actively promotes immigrant rights at the local level.Education
Ms. Parmar obtained her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of California at Davis and her Juris Doctor, with Honors, from Golden Gate University School of Law (with Distinction in the International Law Specialty). Ms. Parmar was the recipient of the Grotius Award for Academic Excellence in International Law.