Sarah K. Peterson

Between stalled legislation, executive orders and an alphabet soup of classifications, the world of US immigration law is complex. Employers from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups know that hiring international talent can quickly become an expensive, confusing and lengthy process.

That’s where I come in. My name is Sarah Peterson Stensrud and I am an immigration attorney focusing on employment-based immigration including H-1B visas, J-1 Waivers, PERM applications, Extraordinary Ability Petitions, National Interest Waivers, consular processing, and I-9 compliance and audits. Basically, I help your company retain the most competitive candidates from around the world.

I have practiced employment-based immigration law since 2006, helping transition foreign-born doctors, researchers, engineers, IT specialists and managers to some of our nation’s top universities and research facilities. I work with start-ups, non-profits, and high-tech corporations. I make your field my business.

I hold a joint law degree and master in public policy from the University of Minnesota Law School and the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. I am very active in our professional association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). In 2012, I was elected as a Director on the AILA National Board of Governors. I am a member of AILA’s U.S. Department of Labor Liaison committee and its Health Care Professionals/Physicians committee. I have previously served on AILA Liaison committees with the California and Nebraska USCIS Service Centers and Chaired the Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter of AILA. I was selected as one of Minnesota’s Lawyer’s Up and Coming Attorneys for 2010 and am named in International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers (2015, 2016). When I am not in Minneapolis, I am traveling to speak nationally on immigration issues or to meet with leaders in Washington D.C. to make immigration reform a reality.

I am committed to providing relationship-based expertise and I hold myself to an impeccable standard of ethics and excellence. I serve clients with both enthusiasm and intellect. Our global economy necessarily requires global talent so let me help your team achieve its full potential.