Irina Lust
About Irina
Biography
Irina Lust handles a variety of employment-based and family-based immigration matters.
She counsels and represents employers, professionals, managers, executives, international entrepreneurs, artists, athletes, treaty investors and traders, persons of extraordinary/exceptional ability and immigrant investors in a wide range of employment permanent residence applications (EB-1A, EB-2 National Interest Waiver, EB-5, PERM, I-140) and non-immigrant visa matters (H-1B, L-1, E-1, E-2, O-1, P-1, TN for Canadian and Mexican nationals).
Irina also represents clients in family-based petitions, including consular processing and waivers, obtaining legal permanent residency through marriage to the United States citizen, and fiancée/fiancé (K-1) applications. She has successfully represented same-sex marriage clients and transgender clients. Irina also prepares and represents couples in marriage fraud interviews.
Over the course of her practice, Irina has represented clients from virtually every U.S. State as well as clients from all former Soviet Union countries, Poland, Bulgaria, Albania, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Germany, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Greece, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Ireland, Iran, Peru, Philippines, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Guyana, Jordan, Thailand, Czech Republic, Hungary, England, France, Ireland, Italy, China, Netherlands, Mongolia, Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina, Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Ghana.
Irina provides face-to-face consultations to potential clients in her two offices in New York (Manhattan and Brooklyn) and Fairfield County, Connecticut. She is also available for consultation via phone, Skype, WhatsApp, and Viber.
In 2002 Irina obtained an undergraduate degree in business economics from the State University of New York at Oneonta and graduated with honors. In 2007, she earned her Juris Doctor degree at the New York Law School. Irina is currently admitted to practice law in the states of New York and Connecticut, the United States District Courts for the Southern & Eastern Districts of New York, Connecticut District Court, and the United States Supreme Court. Irina can practice immigration law in any state of the U.S. as her practice is limited to U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law.
In 2018 and 2019, Irina has been selected as Rising Stars in Business Immigration by Super Lawyers awarded by Reuters based on peer recognition.
Irina is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Having immigrated to the United States from Siberia, Irina is a native Russian speaker. Irina is fully dedicated to her clients and is passionate about her practice. Irina places emphasis on personalized service and zealously and thoroughly represents her clients.
Practice Areas
1
Practice Area
17 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Always
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in New York for 17 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2008
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Location
Palant & Lust, PLLC
256 Post Road East, Suite 206, Westport, CT, 06880
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Irina Lust's Reviews
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Posted by Tatiana | September 3, 2025 | Hired Attorney
High quality and fast work!
My husband and I hired Irina to get a Green Card and US Citizenship. There were three cases and all of them were worked out perfectly! I am so happy. Good job! Thank you Irina and your team. If you need an immigration lawyer I recommend Irina and her team!
Posted by Valeria Tko | July 25, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Green Card
I want to share my incredible experience with attorney Irina Lust and her amazing team. In 2020, I applied for my green card based on granted asylum. Unfortunately, my journey started off on the wrong foot with a previous lawyer who left me disappointed and hopeless. I felt stuck, overwhelmed, and...
Posted by anonymous | July 16, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Expert legal help with genuine care
I had a wonderful experience working with Irina Lust on my naturalization process. From start to finish, she was not only incredibly knowledgeable and organized, but also genuinely empathetic. She understood how personal and emotional this journey can be, and always made me feel heard, supported, and...
Posted by Eva marie | July 7, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Excellent immigration, lawyer
We have had the pleasure to have Irina as our immigration lawyer. We hired her for K1 fiancé visa which got approved and she walked us through every step. I’m pretty sure I drove her crazy too with 1 million questions, but she was always very polite and honest and give us all the time we needed to m...
Posted by DL | July 5, 2025 | Hired Attorney
The best immigration lawyer!
We cannot speak highly enough about Irina and her staff! They have gone above and beyond in providing us with exceptional legal counsel in our process to secure our green card! We went to Irina after our previous lawyer made a mistake on our case, Irina helped us resolve the error for a very reasonab...
Irina Lust's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer."
"If your looking for a Top Immigration Lawyer you must call Irina Lust she will work tirelessly to get you the result you need. I endorse her."
"Irina's superlative knowledge of immigration laws manifests itself in her wide range of experience and continued ability to educate and fight for her clients. I highly recommend Irina to help assist you with all of your immigration needs!"
"I endorse this lawyer's work. Irina Lust works hard for her clients, and gets great results. She really cares for her clients, and it shows in the passionate way that she advocates for them. If she is your lawyer, you are certainly in good hands."
"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Lust is a very knowledgeable and effective advocate for her clients."
"I have had the great privilege of knowing Irina for over 12 years. She is one of the smartest, most dedicated and passionate people I have ever come across. Given those qualities, it is no surprise that she has become an outstanding and well-respected advocate. I wholeheartedly recommend her for any immigration issue, and would jump at the chance to work with her again."
"Ms. Irina Lust is very knowledgeable when it comes to representing clients in Immigration cases. She takes the time to really understand her client's unique circumstances and she walks them through the entire process - leaving no surprises. I have consulted with Attorney Lust on various matters and she has always taken the time to help me."
"I endorse this lawyer. Irina is a highly respected attorney with impressive credentials."
"Irina is a diligent, smart attorney who gets results for her clients. I have recommended Irina to quite a few of my clients, and each one of them has been very impressed with Irina's professional service."
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"It is a pleasure to endose Irina Lust, one of the premier New York attorneys who has a dual practice specialization in Bankruptcy and Immigration law. Ms. Lust possesses an impressive legal skill set and work-related background which has resulted in various legal publications and television appearances. She is one of the nation’s leading experts in debt restructuring under Chapters 7, 11, and 13. As a colleague of Ms. Lust, I have had the opportunity to refer clients to her practice, which has uniformly resulted in positive outcomes due to her professional acumen, diligence, resourcefulness, and thorough knowledge of discipline-specific cases. Furthermore, she possesses social intelligence and keen interpersonal skills which result in fruitful client relationships. Her background, record of accomplishments, and high client success rate render her an extraordinary attorney worthy of the stellar reputation she has deservedly earned. She has my upmost respect and recommendation."
"Irina is a fast-learner. Her abilities allow her to surpass those with more experience due to Irina's ability to quickly identify issues, and find creative solutions. Working with her is a great pleasure, and each of my referrals to her resulted in great thanks to both of us due to Irina's efforts."
"Very good bankruptcy attorney; cares about her clients."
"Irina is a highly intelligent, caring advocate for her clients. I recommend her highly."
"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Lust is highly proficient in all aspects of immigration law and leaves no stone unturned in her advocacy on behalf of her clients."
"Ms. Lust has a long and successful career as an attorney ahead of her, and it's my pleasure to endorse her."
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Experience
Honors
2020
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2019
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2018
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2015
Client's Choice Award, Avvo
2014
Client's Choice Award, Avvo
2013
Client's Choice Award, Avvo
2012
Client's Choice Award, Avvo
2004
Dean's Scholarship, New York Law School
2002
Outstanding Business Economics Student, SUNY Oneonta
2001
Full scholarship sponsored by the US Gov't for study in the USA, Siberian Aerospace University
Work Experience
2014 - Present
Associate, Garvey, Cushner & Associates PLLC.
2010 - 2014
Owner, The Law Offices of Irina Lust, PLLC
2008 - 2010
Associate, Bull & Lifshitz, LLP
2005 - 2006
Summer Associate, Andrews Kurth LLP
2005 - 2005
Summer Associate, Wayne Greenwald, P.C.
Associations
2016 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Connecticut chapter)Member
2009 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (New York City Area chapter)Member
2009 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
2008 - Present
New York State Bar AssociationMember
2010 - 2013
The City University of New York Citizenship NowVolunteer Attorney
2010 - 2013
Women's Club Brooklyn New YorkVolunteer Attorney
Sample of Legal Cases
Positive
Education
2007
JD - Juris Doctor
2002
BS - Bachelor of Science
2001
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2013
2012
2012
“Bankruptcy: everything you need to know”
2011
2011
Fresh start: immigration & bankruptcy
2011
Immigration and bankruptcy issues
Publications
2017
2017
2017
2013
2013
2013
2013
2012
2011
2011
2011
Languages
Russian
English
Activity
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