Yalda Hajavi, Esq.
YH Global Immigration, PLLC https://www.yhglobalimmigration.com/
About The Lecturer
Ms. Yalda Hajavi is the Founder and Principal Attorney at YH Global Immigration, PLLC. Ms. Hajavi focuses her practice primarily on obtaining employment-based immigrant visas for highly skilled individuals, including extraordinary ability visas (EB-1As), National Interest Waivers (NIWs), and extraordinary ability or achievement visas (O-1s). Ms. Hajavi also works on waivers of the two-year home residency requirement for J visa holders, H-1B petitions, and works with individuals and employers applying for the Permanent Labor Certification Process (PERM).
Ms. Hajavi began her career in law working as an Associate Attorney at the trial department of the Philadelphia Office of Duane Morris LLP, where she also conducted substantial pro bono asylum work. She has also served as an Attorney at Haynes Novick Kohn Immigration, where she worked substantially on employment-based immigration matters.
Ms. Hajavi has extensive experience working with individuals and employers applying for the Permanent Labor Certification Process (PERM), as well as working with individuals in obtaining waivers of the two-year home residency requirement for J visa holders, naturalization and citizenship, family-and marriage-based green cards and affirmative asylum.
Ms. Hajavi received her law degree from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law (2019) and her bachelor’s degree from Villanova University (2016).
Practice Area(s)
Immigration
Education
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, J.D., 2019
Villanova University, B.S. Communication and Media Studies and Global Interdisciplinary Studies, 2016
