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also known as Practicing immigration law exclusively since 2007.
Joy has been practicing immigration law exclusively since 2007. On the family side, she represents couples in consular processing and adjustment applications based on marriage and other family-based petitions. She is particularly known for her representation of G-4 and A-1/2 visa holders in marriage-based cases. Joy has been a leading figure counseling bi-national LGBT couples on legal options to remain together in the United States before the fall of DOMA, to filing hundreds of marriage-based adjustment applications post-DOMA. She has a successful track record securing marriage-based permanent residency where both spouses are transgender, even pre-DOMA. Her practice also focuses on parent-child sponsorships, both adjusting status and consular processing. Joy specializes in removal of conditions for conditional residents as well as naturalization.
Prior to practicing immigration, Joy gained experience in employment, civil rights, and product liability class action litigation at California-based law firms and was originally barred in California.
Joy is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
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Chat withState: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2007
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State: California
Acquired: 2005
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1616 P Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20036
31 Client Reviews
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Posted by Eduard | September 30, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Caring, Dedicated, Passionate, a Joy to Work With!
We have been fortunate to have Joy as our attorney. She is absolutely knowledgeable and caring immigration attorney. Joy has a lot of experience working with LGBT couples in regards to family immigration matters. As an LGBT couple, we had a peace of mind having Joy as our lawyer. She always responded...
Posted by mor | September 03, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
what a joy
oy has been my lawyer for the last 4 years during that time i receive my temporary green card, my permanent green card and my american citizenship.during the entire time i worked closely with joy and her office stuff.service was super fast, efficient and professional.there was not a single question t...
Posted by Jennifer | August 24, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Excellent experience receiving green card
Joy Haynes was recommended to me and my husband by another immigration attorney to help with my husband's green card application. My husband was in the country on an H1-B visa (through his employer) and we were eager for him to receive permanent residency through marriage. We were married in Dece...
Posted by anonymous | November 06, 2014 | Immigration
A true and trustworthy professional
We retained Joy shortly after the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2013. Joy provided us with excellent advice and counsel - she got nothing wrong and everything right. She was very available and empathetic to our anxieties. I'm pretty good with navigating g...
Posted by anonymous | August 19, 2014 | Immigration
Absolutely the most professional and caring lawyer ever
Because of the repeal of DOMA, my wife and I wanted to have the help of a lawyer to assist us with our adjustment of status. We called around to a few lawyers - each wanted to charge us just to speak with them and we even had one who found it ridiculously amusing that we wanted to do what we set out...
"Joy is a highly skilled and experienced immigration attorney who focuses her practice on employment-based and family-based immigration matters. She has a deep understanding of the intricacies of PERM and has had substantial success helping individuals secure E, L, and H-1B visas. Many of her clients gravitate to her because of her responsiveness and clear communication. Joy has also has received thousands of approvals for individuals seeking family-based immigration benefits, and often clients wish to work with her for multiple processes in their immigration journey. Furthermore, she is uniquely attune to cultural and legal issues impacting the LBGT community, and has assisted hundreds of LGBT immigrants securing permanent residence. I have enjoyed working with Joy over the past two years and have the utmost confidence in her legal representation."
"I have known Joy for many years as an immigration lawyer colleague and can highly recommend her. If I have a conflict of interest or otherwise cannot handle a case within my own firm, Joy is the first immigration attorney to whom I turn, because I know she will give clients the same high level of service that I do. She is smart, creative, and doggedly pursues all available options for her clients. Five stars!"
"Joy and I have worked on cases together, and she is professional, extremely knowledgeable, and is adored by her clients. I highly recommend Joy!"
2013
District of Columbia Service Star Award, District of Columbia
2005
Cum Laude graduate, Georgetown University Law Center
1993
Summa Cum Laude graduate, Stephens College
2023 - Present
Managing Partner, Haynes Novick Kohn Immigration
2012 - 2023
Principal, Haynes Novick Immigration
2007 - 2012
Attorney, The Haynes Immigration Law Firm
2005 - 2006
Attorney, Fenwick & West
2007 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
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Extension Granted!
2005
JD - Juris Doctor
1993
BFA
2017
Designing The Career That Works For You
2014
2010
Immigration Issues
2004
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