Paul Szeto, Esq., is an immigration attorney focused on business and family immigration cases. With 25+ years under his belt, Paul has successfully helped numerous clients resolve their immigration issues, apply for their green cards, visa status and citizenship. Paul's office has extensive experiences handling H-1B, PERM, EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, RFE, NOID, I-485 adjustment, etc. Paul's received praises and recommendation from many satisfied clients, as shown by their reviews on Google Map and AVVO.com.
Mr. Szeto started his legal career by volunteering for legal clinics and clerking for an immigration law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Szeto also served as a student extern for the Chief Administrative Justice of the California Court of Appeal. Mr. Szeto graduated magna cum laude from San Francisco State University in 1989 and earned his Juris Doctor from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1994. Over the years, Mr. Szeto has earned various awards such as American Immigration Law Foundation's Edward L. Dubroff Memorial Award for outstanding writing in the field of Immigration and Nationality Law in 1994.
From 1994 to 1999, Paul served as a Trial Attorney and Assistant District Counsel for the New York District of the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS, whose functions have since been transferred to DHS). As a government attorney, Mr. Szeto personally handled hundreds of immigration cases. In addition to handling immigration and nationality cases inside and outside of the courtroom, he also offered legal advice to immigration inspectors and adjudicators. Towards the end of his tenure, Mr. Szeto was assigned to investigate naturalization fraud cases, prosecute employment violations, and handle the stipulated judicial removal cases with U.S. Attorney's Offices.
Paul is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese, and previously worked for Fortune 500 companies Lucent Technologies and Merck-Medco. Paul is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and New York State Bar. He is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association (AILA). A graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Paul has practiced extensively before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Federal Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals. A frequent writer of immigration topics, Paul has also served NYU Law School as a Moot Court Judge and also an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau.
Paul is a personable, dedicated and dedicated attorney.
Practice areas
Languages spoken
Mandarin, Cantonese, English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NY | Currently registered | 2005 | 02/24/2022 |
NJ | Active | 2004 | 04/06/2022 |
CA | Inactive | 1994 | 02/06/2022 |
Legal answers | 80 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Outstanding Performance Rating Award | U.S. Department of Justice | 1996 |
Edward L. Dubroff Memorial Award | American Immigration Law Foundation | 1994 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Principal Attorney | Law Office of Paul Szeto, LLC | 2004 - Present |
Assistant District Counsel / Trial Attorney | Department Of Justice / Former INS | 1994 - 1999 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Middlesex County Bar Association | Co-Chair, Immigration Law Commmittee | 2012 - Present |
New Jersey State Bar Association | Member | N/A |
New York State Bar Association | Member | N/A |
American Immigration Lawyers Association | Member | N/A |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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American Immigration, LLC (ILW.com) - Immigration Daily | The End of Preferential Treatment of Hong Kong | 2020 |
Immigration Daily (ilw.com) | COVID-19: Maintaining Visa Status (Chinese version) | 2020 |
Immigration Daily (www.ilw.com) | Inadmissible as Totalitarian or Communist Member | 2019 |
American Immigration, LLC (ILW.com) Immigration Daily | Multinational Manager Green Card "1-in-3" Rule Tightened | 2018 |
Immigration Daily (ILW.com) | Sorry, But I Didn't Know! | 2016 |
The Middlesex Advocate, Vol.27 No.3 | An Introduction to the U.S. Immigration Process | 2012 |
Immigration Daily (www.ILW.com) | The I-485 Inventory Numbers Require Attention | 2009 |
www.ILW.com | Child Status Protection Act: Delays Are Actually Better For Some | 2006 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of California, Hastings College of the Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1994 |
San Francisco State College | BS - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (magna cum laude) | 1989 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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NYU Moot Court Competition - 17th Annual Immigration Law Competition | Withholding of Removal - Effect of Mental Illnesses and Persecutor's Motive | 2022 |
Immigration Law Competition (Spring 2021) - Invited to serve as Moot Court Judge | Due Process- Crime Involving Moral Turpitude and Right to be advised of Discretionary Relief | 2021 |
Immigration Court Proceedings, An Introduction (Moderator) | Immigration Court Proceedings (Moderator) | 2014 |
Employment-Based Immigration | Employment-Based Immigration | 2013 |
County Bar CLE Class | Immigration Consequences of Municipal Court Convictions | 2013 |
Immigration Options for Graduate Students, Scientists, and Engineers | Immigration Options for Graduate Students, Scientists, and Engineers | 2005 |
Case name | Outcome |
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In the Matter of F_L_ | Waiver of inadmissibility & green card granted |
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Mitchell Ignatoff, Immigration Attorney on Aug 9, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer.
Otto Lee, Immigration Attorney on Aug 1, 2013
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I wholeheartedly endorse this lawyer for his utmost integrity and professionalism. He has worked as an attorney for the US Immigration and Naturalization Service prior to his private practice helping immigrants. I have personally known him for over twenty years and he has two decades of specialized expertise in immigration matters.
Mitchell Ignatoff, Immigration Attorney on Aug 9, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer.
Otto Lee, Immigration Attorney on Aug 1, 2013
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I wholeheartedly endorse this lawyer for his utmost integrity and professionalism. He has worked as an attorney for the US Immigration and Naturalization Service prior to his private practice helping immigrants. I have personally known him for over twenty years and he has two decades of specialized expertise in immigration matters.
Paris Lee, Immigration Attorney on Mar 18, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer. Paul is a superb attorney whom I regularly refer complex employment immigration matters to.