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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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Olga Prygoda is a U.S. licensed attorney, member of the Washington State Bar specializing in business immigration law with specific focus on work permits and employment-based permanent residence in the United States and immigration practice under USM

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Licensed in Washington for 5 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2021

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Stelmakh & Associates, LLC

12535 15th Avenue NE, Suite 218, Seattle, WA, 98125

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Работа с Ольгой была настоящим удовольствием. Ее глубокие знания в области иммиграционного права и тонкое понимание нюансов визового процесса помогли мне избежать ошибок. Она всегда была на связи, готова ответить на все вопросы и поддержать. В итоге, благодаря Ольге, я получила свою визу и теперь жив...у и работаю в США!