Rana Jazayerli

Ms. Jazayerli provides counsel on all areas of U.S. immigration law, with a focus on employment-based visas, counseling employers on a broad range of immigration matters, including the hiring of foreign nationals under temporary employment visa categories such as H-1Bs and L-1As. She also advises employers on proper I-9 form compliance and the use of the federal E-Verify employment authorization program.

In addition, Ms. Jazayerli has extensive expertise in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor visa program, providing assistance to individuals seeking U.S. permanent residency through investment, and U.S. companies seeking EB-5 Regional Center designation to allow them to finance job creating projects.

EDUCATION

Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1996
American University, School of Communication, M.A., 2002
Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, B.S.F.S., 1992

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

New York 
District of Columbia 
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia

PRESENT ACTIVITIES

• American Immigration Lawyers Association, Washington, D.C. Chapter
  • Annual Conference Committee, Member
  • National Day of Action Committee, Member

PAST ACTIVITIES

• American Immigration Lawyers Association, Washington, D.C. Chapter, Annual Conference Committee, Member, 2007-2008, 2012

LANGUAGE

• Arabic

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Assisting U.S.-based companies with obtaining Regional Center certification from USCIS to allow them to accept investments from foreign nationals seeking U.S. residency under the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program.
• Representing numerous individual investors to obtain U.S. residency through employment-creating investment in the U.S.
• Representing multi-billion dollar private equity company to establish U.S. offices headed by employees from the company’s home office.