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Sharifa Abbasi is the founder and principal attorney of the Abbasi Law Firm. Her practice is centered around family-based immigration, removal defense, U visas, complex citizenship matters, and business immigration. She regularly appears before USCIS and immigration courts throughout the United States. She holds a law degree from the University of Baltimore, where she represented numerous clients in removal proceedings, while working with the Immigrant Rights Clinic. She is licensed in both the states of Virginia and Maryland.
Ms. Abbasi served as the Legal and Congressional Counselor with the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, DC. In this role, she frequently represented the Embassy’s legal interests before the U.S. Department of State, and managed all legal matters including detainee removal, contractual obligations, and bi-lateral agreements between Afghanistan and the U.S. During this time, she also worked as Of-Counsel for the Law Firm of Valera and Associates. She advised clients on issues involving immigration related adjudications, inadmissibility and deportability grounds, asylum applications, adjustment of status, family-based issues, family law, and citizenship processes. She then joined the HMA Law Firm.
As a first-generation immigrant herself, Ms. Abbasi has been a tireless advocate for immigrants and refugees. In addition to managing her law firm, Ms. Abbasi has dedicated numerous hours assisting and advocating for the newly arrived Afghan refugees on a pro bono basis. She has held numerous legal orientations and assisted in legal clinics where she has provided legal assistance to the Afghan refugees. She has appeared as the subject matter expert on a multitude of media outlets, including Al-Jazeera, and Voice of America. She had weekly sessions on a Dari language channel called Kabul Tv where she explained and expanded on important U.S. immigration processes for a worldwide Afghan audience. She continues to share her knowledge and expertise as a guest on several podcasts and social media channels.
Ms. Abbasi is fluent in English and Dari (Farsi/Persian), and is conversational in Urdu and Spanish.
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Chat withState: Virginia
Acquired: 2015
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State: Maryland
Acquired: 2010
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8200 Greensboro Drive, Suite 900, Vienna, VA, 22102
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Posted by Kathy | July 29, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Professional, Caring, and Effective
We had the pleasure of working with Sharifa on our family-based green card application. She is highly experienced and deeply knowledgeable in her field. I also truly admire her accomplishments as a female professional. Sharifa is attentive, detail-oriented, and genuinely cares about her clients. She ...
Posted by Rabia | May 14, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Asylum
The Abbasi Law Firm
I highly recommend Ms. Abbasi and her firm! She’s an expert in her field and made my asylum process smooth from start to finish. She submitted my application on time, stayed on top of all the paperwork, and was always quick to respond to my questions. Ms. Abbasi even guided me through my interview pr...
Posted by Edris | May 12, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
If you’re looking for a lawyer who gets the job done quickly, professionally, and without delays or complications, I highly reco
Working with [Lawyer’s Name] was truly a life-changing experience. Their professionalism, dedication, and deep knowledge of immigration law turned what seemed like a distant dream into a reality. Thanks to their relentless support and expert guidance, I was able to successfully obtain my U.S. Green C...
Posted by Wahidullah | February 14, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Highly Professional and Dedicated Attorney
I had an excellent experience with Sharifa Abbasi as my immigration lawyer. She submitted my asylum application in December 2023, and we had our USCIS interview on January 26, 2024. Today, I am thrilled to share that my asylum has been approved! Throughout the process, she was highly professional, kn...
Posted by Soraya | December 04, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Ms. Sharifa Abbasi
Ms Abbasi attorney is knowledgeable, intelligent, confident, and passionate about her client cases. I have fantastic experience with Ms Sharifa Abbasi during my immigration journey. my N-400 and I-751 case was Denied at the same time. she work hard on my case, and both of them approved in two months....
"I endorse attorney Abbasi. I worked with her on asylum and removal defense related cases. She is fluent in Dari and an advocate for refugee rights. Attorney Abbasi dedicates many hours helping Afghan refugees and asylum seekers. I highly recommend Attorney Abbasi."
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