Olga is a U.S. - licensed attorney (Washington State) specializing in business immigration law. Olga graduated with an LLM in U.S. Law from the Antonin Scalia School of Law at George Mason University and an LLB (Common Law) from the University of London, England. Prior to joining Stelmakh and Associates, a Seattle-based boutique immigration firm, Olga led U.S. immigration practice at BCF Business Law, a large multidisciplinary firm in Montréal, Canada. Specialties: Business immigration and international workforce mobility law, work permits under Trade NAFTA, E-1 / E-2 Treaty Traders/Treaty Investors, L-1A/B Multinational Managers and Specialists, U.S. Permanent Residence ("Green Card"), U.S. inadmissibility waivers (criminal). Nonimmigrant experience includes H-1B, L-1A and L-1B (Individual petitions and Blanket applications), E-3 (Australian professionals), H-1B1 (Chilean/Singaporean professionals), TN, J-1, I, O-1, E-1, E-2, P-1 and B-2 domestic partners, as well as applicable dependent categories. Immigrant experience includes PERM and I-140 (EB-11 extraordinary ability, and EB-13 multinational managers/executives, EB-2 and EB-3); I-485, employment authorization applications (I-765) and advance parole applications (I-131), I-130 filings and consular processing. Extensive experience with Reentry permits and naturalization applications, reports of Birth Abroad (Claim of U.S. citizenship through parent/grandparent), expedited naturalization and renunciation of U.S. citizenship for dual nationals. Experience includes responses to requests for evidence (RFE’s) and PERM audits, preparation of multi-entity Blanket PetitionsOlga began her career at Olga a prominent think tank in Washington, D.C., where she focused on U.S. immigration policy research and U.S.-Russian bilateral relations. She is also the recipient of a number of prestigious international scholarships, including the U.S. Department of State’s Edmund E. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program (2001-2003); and has interned with The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Olga is fluent in English, Russian, and French and is learning Ukrainian, her father's native language.
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12535 15th Avenue NE, Suite 218, Seattle, WA, 98125
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Posted by Vladimir | November 28, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Я химик с 15 лет стажа. Публикаций много, рецензирую статьи, выступаю на конференциях. Знал, что подхожу под EB-1A, но каждый раз, когда начинал изучать про процесс подачи, меня оставливала сложность. Столько всего нужно собрать, оформить, доказать. Проще защитить докторскую, чем получить эту визу. ...
Posted by Tarek Haddad | November 17, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Olga is a lifesaver. We had a Person who called himself a lawyer he ended up is not. He wasted at least 6 months due to his lack of knowledge. we got Olga from a friend of my wife and she was very responsive, finished our file in literally 9 business days. I went to the immigration office at...
Posted by Jeremy | November 16, 2025 | Hired Attorney
I came to Stelmakh & Associates as a Canadian professional who had just accepted a new role in the U.S. and needed a TN petition handled correctly and on a tight timeline. I chose them after doing my research because they clearly specialize in TNs and were very transparent about the process, costs, a...
Posted by Danil | September 11, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Когда первый раз услышл про визу талантов, казалось что это только для знаменитостей или нужны какие-то сверхдостижения. Но увидел рекламу данной компании у Варламова и решил послушать, что скажут на бесплатной консультации. Оказалось, что простые смертные тоже могут подойти под эту визу, мне все под...
Posted by Светлана | September 8, 2025 | Hired Attorney
С Ольгой работать было очень легко. Она не только юрист, а прям наставник: поддержит, объяснит, разложит всё по полочкам. Когда я решила подать на визу талантов, боялась, что мой опыт не дотянет. Но Ольга помогла увидеть сильные стороны, а её команда всё оформила так, что кейс выглядел безупречно. Да...
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2001
Edmund E. Muskie Graduate Fellowship (International Relations), U.S. Department of State (USDOS)
2025 - Present
Managing Attorney, Stelmakh & Associates, LLC
2021 - 2025
Associate, BCF LLP
2018 - 2021
Case Manager / Senior Paralegal, BCF LLP
2022 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Canada Chapter)Executive Committee Member
2021 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)Member, Washington Chapter
Green Card (LPR) Approved
O-1 petition approved
2020
LLM, U.S. Law
2019
LLB (Common Law)
2004
MS - Master of Science (Conflict Analysis & Res)
2025
H-1B Specialty Occupation Updates
2023
Select USA - U.S. Immigration Updates Panel
2023
USCBP Border Practice Updates Panel
2022
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