Dmitry Filimonov

Dmitry Filimonov is a Russian-speaking immigration attorney. Having started his legal practice in Moscow, Russia in 2000, Dmitry Filimonov later received his U.S. law degree from Fordham University School of Law located in New York City.

Being immigrant himself, Dmitry has firsthand experience with immigration processes. He came to the U.S. using the L-1A intra-company transferee visa based on Dmitry’s employment with multinational company in Russia. In despair to find an immigration attorney who could understand the complexity of the company’s multinational business and prepare the complex case for USCIS, Dmitry finally did it by himself passing through all stages of the USCIS review including burdensome request for evidence (RFE). 

Dmitry Filimonov has an extensive experience working for the holding companies in Russia. This experience allows him perfectly navigate complex business immigration cases balancing the Russian and American parts of the case at the same level of quality. This background allows Dmitry to handle immigration cases in effective and cost-efficient manner in the best interest of clients.

Dmitry focuses his legal practice exclusively on immigration law with emphasis on business, employment, investment and family based immigration matters. For businesses, Dmitry assists companies in securing temporary work visas and employment-based green cards for international talent. For individuals, Dmitry helps families of U.S. citizens and green card holders in immigrating to the U.S. and assists clients in obtaining fiancé(e), student, work, and other visas from the U.S. consulates abroad. He represents green card holders in obtaining citizenship and helps refugees with securing asylum in the U.S.

Dmitry is also committed to helping the immigrant with limited resources and coming to the U.S. as refugees. Most recently, Dmitry spent one-week shift volunteering for CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project by providing legal assistance to the women and children detained by the federal government in the South Texas Family Residential Center (STFRC) in Dilley, Texas. As a result of this representation, more than 90 percent of women with children passed their credible-fear interview and were released from detention.