principal | Attorney-at-law
Attorney Lara Baharlo’s practice covers a wide range of immigration-related matters, including employment based, global/outbound immigration, investor, family based immigration, asylum and naturalization. Ms. Baharlo has also represented individuals in removal and deportation proceedings before federal immigration judges throughout the United States, and can provide counsel on removal-related issues. She is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association Immigration Section, and is a former Executive Committee member of the AILA Global Migration Section. She has been a featured presenter and author on various immigration-related topics. Ms. Baharlo is admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court, the United States District Court, Central District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Ms. Baharlo personally handles all cases, providing boutique, personalized service to all of her clients.
family based immigration
Immigration law allows U.S. citizens to petition for certain qualified relatives to come and live permanently in the United States. Eligible immediate relatives include the U.S. citizen’s:
Spouse
Unmarried child under the age of 21
Parent (if the U.S. citizen is over the age of 21)
non-immigrant visas
A non-immigrant visa is used by tourists, business people, students, or specialty workers who wish to stay in the United States for a certain period of time to accomplish a specific purpose.
employment based immigration
We assist clients from all over the world come to the United States and establish new businesses, and make investments in a manner that enables clients to obtain an applicable visa.
NATURALIZATION
Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen or national after he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
athletes & Artists
Artists and athletes who are interested in performing in the U.S. on a temporary or permanent basis have specific visa options. The primary non-immigrant (temporary) visas are the O-1 Visa for those with extraordinary ability, or the P-1 visa. The permanent immigrant visa available for highly regarded artists and athletes who have reached the top of their field is the EB-1A, Petition for Alien of Extraordinary Ability.
extraordinary ability
You may be eligible for an employment-based, first-preference visa if you are an alien of extraordinary ability, are an outstanding professor or researcher, or are a certain multinational executive or manager.
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