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Melissa Oklan is an Associate Attorney at the Ranchod Law Group. Ms. Oklan joined Ranchod Law in the Fall of 2012, having previously practiced immigration law at a prominent firm in Miami, Florida, as both an Associate and then later as a Supervising Attorney. During her time in Florida, Ms. Oklan represented clients before USCIS, the immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in cases involving asylum, withholding of removal, the Convention Against Torture, cancellation of removal, waivers of the grounds of inadmissibility, and applications for advance permission to return to unrelinquished domicile, among other areas of immigration law.
Ms. Oklan also has experience in preparing a variety of business immigration visas and green cards including but not limited to H-1B Specialty Occupations, L-1A Intracompany Transferee for Executives and Managers, and O-1 Individuals with Extraordinary Ability / Achievement. She has also successfully prepared a variety of immigrant petitions including employment based preferences 1 through 5 with and without National Interest Waivers.
Currently, Ms. Oklan focuses her work on cases requiring persuasive legal briefs like provisional unlawful presence waivers, waivers of inadmissibility, and j waivers based on hardship and persecution.
Ms. Oklan is admitted to the Florida Bar, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States District Courtfor the Southern District of Florida.
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8880 Cal Center Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA, 95826
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Posted by K. A. | September 26, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
J1 Exceptional Hardship Experience Review
I am extremely grateful for Mr. Kaushik Ranchod's office for their outstanding service in my J-1 waiver case. They helped me to obtain my J1 visa waiver under exceptional hardship. The team is reliable and knowledgeable, especially Mrs. Melissa Oklan. She has a great experience in J1 waiver which all...
Posted by anonymous | May 26, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
exceptional service
I am really impressed with the service you provided in my J1 waiver application. Your knowledge of immigration law is impressive. You have helped me guide my decisions putting all the facts before me. You were able to identify the strengths in my case and present it in a very organized manner. Yo...
Posted by Diaa El-Din Mostafa | October 06, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Brilliant Immigration Attorney
I just can't thank Melissa Oklan and Mr. Ranchod enough for their help in securing a J-1 exceptional hardship waiver for me. The revenues of this success are immense and without their support, my family and I could have been separated for two years. I'm aware that a J-1 waiver based on exceptional...
"I endorse this lawyer. Melissa is a very knowledgeable and versed attorney in her practice. Melissa is an asset to the legal profession and I highly recommend her."
"Melissa is an amazing attorney. Extremely qualified and passionate about her work. I highly recommend her."
"Melissa is able to find creative solutions to complex legal issues. She is passionate about immigration law and helping her clients find ethical legal solutions to live in the U.S."
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