$ 500-700 per hour
Steven D. Heller is the Founder and Director of Heller Immigration Law, Ltd., a UK limited company providing expert advice on US immigration and nationality law. He has been practicing US immigration law since 1992.
He began practicing with a small Washington, DC firm. He then joined the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in New York, and later Newark, before returning to legal practice with the New York Association for New Americans (NYANA), a New York-based non-profit organization. He subsequently returned to the government, taking positions with US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) headquarters in Washington, DC. In 2006, he relocated to the UK where, after a brief foray into private client representation with the Brighton solicitors firm of Burt, Brill & Cardens, he rejoined USCIS as an adjudicator at the US Embassy in London. He left USCIS to join the London firm of Gudeon & McFadden, before establishing his own practice on the south coast of England.
Steven has experience in representing individuals and businesses in matters ranging from family- and business-based immigration to inadmissibility waivers and protection issues, as well as citizenship and naturalization.
A 1991 graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center and a member of the New York Bar, he has spoken on US immigration matters before various groups and associations, including the American Bar Association, the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and community groups.
He has been quoted in UK media and appeared on CNN as an expert in US immigration law. He has published articles on US immigration including articles in Benders Immigration Bulletin, Immigration Briefings, AILA’s Immigration Today, and the Solicitor’s Journal (UK). He is also the co-author, with Cheri Sicard, of US Citizenship for Dummies.
Steven D. Heller is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association(AILA) and the New York City Bar Association.
Heller Immigration Law, Ltd.
St. Anne's House
111 High Street
Lewes, East Sussex
BN7 1XY
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1273 434609
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Practice Areas
33 years | 1,000 cases
32 years | 200 cases
$ 500-700 per hour
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Posted by Kristin | October 09, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Absolutely the BEST Attorney!!!! Call him to help you!
I cannot express enough how grateful I am for the incredible work Steven did on my case. When my husband was facing an inadmissibility issue and was told by the Consulate that he needed a waiver, I was fortunate to find Steven Heller! Steven expertly navigated the complex process and had the ineligib...
Posted by Tom | May 01, 2019 | Immigration
Outstanding Lawyer!
I've been meaning to leave a review about this fantastic man for quite sometime. I was absolutely lost and confused when I was starting to work on moving out to the states to marry my wife. Steven D Heller truly helped me understand exactly what I needed to do and gave me the confidence to complete t...
Posted by Cristie | February 26, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Steven is the best
I had been banned from USA for 5 years yes 5 years for failing to declare a positive..which was my family. Totally unfair as I'd had a 5 and 10 yr visa in past. And visited over 15 times. I was treated terribly by consulate staff in London. Steven was understanding and held my hand through the visa w...
Posted by Matthew | April 03, 2017 | Immigration
B2 Visa Approval
I reached out to Steven earlier this year for some guidance relating to B2 visa applications. I had been intending to visit my girlfriend in the U.S. but was unsure about whether a past caution in my home country (UK) would prevent me from doing so. Steven was very prompt in arranging a convenien...
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2015
Best for Visa Waiver Program, Acquisition International-
2014
Business Immigration Attorney of the Year - UK., Acquisitions International
2008 - Present
Director, Heller Immigration Law, Ltd.
2007 - 2008
Associate, Gudeon & McFadden
2006 - 2007
Adjudications Officer, USCIS-US Embassy, London
2004 - 2006
Asylum Officer, USCIS-Headquarters
2003 - 2004
Adjudications Officer, USCIS-Headquarters
2000 - 2002
Supervising Attorney, NYANA Legal Services
1994 - 1994
Temporary Litigation Support, Debevoise & Plimpton
1994 - 2000
Asylum Officer, Immigration & Naturalization Service (Ins)
1992 - 1993
Attorney, Law Office of Irena I. Karpinski
1991 - 1993
Fellow, Center for International Environmental Law
1987 - 1988
Reporter, Gannett Westchester Newspapers
2015 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (New York City Area chapter)Member
2008 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Rome District chapter)Member
2000 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociatrionMember
2014 - 2015
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Rome District chapter)USCIS/CBP Committee Chair
Success
Success
1991
JD
1987
BA
2017
Waivers of Inadmissibility (Immigrants)
2016
Waivers of Inadmissibility
2016
Waivers of Inadmissibility
2015
Intercountry Adoptions
2013
2013
Addressing Visa Denials
2008
Waivers of Inadmissibility
2003
Intercountry Adoptions
2002
Special Immigrant Juveniles
2016
2016
2008
2003
English
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