The Seattle Immigration Law Firm of Millar and Smith provides legal services in the field of immigration and nationality Law. We assist individuals born abroad as well as U.S. citizens. Our immigration lawyers help companies, education institutions, non-profits and other organizations lawfully employ or collaborate with the best talent found worldwide. We provide counseling about and acquisition of business-based temporary and permanent visas for: investors, highly educated professional and skilled workers, researchers and scholars, multi-national transferees, people with exceptional, extraordinary or culturally unique talents in the sciences, arts, business, entertainment and sports, and professionals working in shortage occupations.

Seattle Office
13000 Linden Ave N.
Suite 109
Seattle, WA 98133
(206) 262-0561

Millar & Smith Immigration Attorneys handles family-related immigration and asylum cases, naturalization applications, and defends foreign nationals in removal (deportation) proceedings. The firm has extensive experience litigating against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS) and the Department of Labor in federal, district and appellate courts and the United States Supreme Court. Our immigration and nationality practice focuses on business-related immigration such as temporary work visas (including H-1B visas), intra-company transferees, and treaty investors and traders. Our business immigration practice also includes permanent residence visas based on professional, managerial or technical skills, including prerequisites such as labor certifications and waivers of foreign-residence requirements. 

Bellingham Office
909 Harris Ave
Suite 201E
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 734-5260

Millar & Smith Immigration Attorneys practices U.S. immigration law in British Columbia. At Millar & Smith we are dedicated to serving Canadians with U.S. immigration needs. We exclusively practice U.S. immigration law and provide a range of immigration services for both individuals and businesses, including: E Visas, Family-Based petitions and applications, Fiancee Visas, Naturalization, Adoption, Employment options: PERM, Investors, Healthcare Professionals, H-1B visas, Artists and Athletes. Litigation services include: Asylum, Deportation defense, Appeals and federal court litigation related to immigration issues. We are a full service immigration and nationality law firm dedicated to serving people in Canada and around the world with U.S. immigration issues. 

Vancouver, BC
4664 Lougheed Hwy
Suite 172
Burnaby, BC
V5C 5T5
(604) 634-3769

New York Office
65 Broadway, Suite 820
New York, NY 10006
(646) 535-0006


Millar and Smith immigration lawyers can be found on facebook. We represent both individuals and corporations and have extensive experience in all aspects of immigration law, particularly labor certificates and permanent visa applications (green card applications) for both employment and family based visas (i.e. for spouses, parents, children, or siblings.) The firm has done hundreds of nonimmigrant visa applications and specializes in developing a long term strategy which includes temporary and permanent visa applications that is the most appropriate for each situation, including evaluation of: E (Treaty Trader/Investor) H (Specialized Workers) L (International Transfer Workers) O (Exceptional Ability Workers) TN (Canadian or Mexican NASFTA workers) visas

 
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is the national association of over 11,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. AILA Member attorneys represent U.S. families seeking permanent residence for close family members, as well as U.S. businesses seeking talent from the global marketplace. AILA Members also represent foreign students, entertainers, athletes, and asylum seekers, often on a pro bono basis. Founded in 1946, AILA is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that provides continuing legal education, information, professional services, and expertise through its 36 chapters and over 50 national committees.

Members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association

The Immigration Law Firm of Millar and Smith represents small and mid-sized companies, Fortune 500 companies, as well as individuals undergoing the U.S. immigration process, such as getting a 'green card' or lawful permanent resident status. Our practice is exclusively in the area of U.S. immigration law. Our immigration law firm works to provide employers and employees with the latest and the most appropriate immigration strategies. Our Seattle, Washington, immigration lawyers serve clients in the Tri-Cities, King County, Northern Washington, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Everett, Lynnwood, Shoreline, West Seattle, Renton, Kent, Federal Way, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Bremerton, Bainbridge Island, Silverdale, Snohomish County, Pierce County Spokane, Walla Walla, and Leavenworth, and from British Columbia and Vancouver, Canada.Welcome

The immigration attorneys of Millar & Smith, PLLC are available to help you with all U.S. immigration matters, including: green cards (lawful permanent resident status), work visas, fiancée visas, investment visas, citizenship (naturalization), family sponsorship, adoption and deportation defence (removal) issues. Immigration law can be straightforward or highly complex. The path to U.S. immigration might appear simple, but is in fact complicated and often strewn with hidden legal pitfalls. It is subject to the ups and downs of the political climate, both in the United States and in other countries, as well as other factors that can be difficult to predict, including trends in global business. We provide experienced representation to individuals, families, businesses, and investors with their immigration and naturalization legal needs. Our immigration lawyers handle highly complex work, including asylum cases, and represent both U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens from various parts of the world, including Canada, Mexico, Central America, Africa, China, the Middle East, and the former Soviet republics. Due to the federal nature of U.S. immigration law we are able to serve clients in all U.S. states. We offer access to the immigration team handling your case and provide support with technology to track your case and archive copies of documents. Contact us to find out how one of our immigration lawyers can assist you. Our immigration lawyers meet regularly with people in Seattle, Bellingham, Vancouver, B.C. and New York City.

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The two following options involve an immigration attorney dedicating time to you. The difference between these options involves the amount of time spent on your immigration matter. The fees for every consultation can be credited towards any related work that we do for you in the future. If neither of these options appeal to you, give us a call and we'll see if we can work something out. Give us a call at (206) 262-0561.

1) INFORMATION: Click Here to Submit a Question by E-mail. If you just have a quick question and are looking for generic information we may be able to help you! We welcome informational questions via e-mail and have compiled generic answers to many frequently asked questions. We offer this generic information as a free service suitable for very simple immigration questions. If you are looking for a response that requires individual analysis, we suggest that you schedule a consultation; see option 2) directly below.

2) CONSULTATION If you are serious about getting legal assistance a consultation is the best place to start. A consultation can be either in-person or by phone. One of our immigration lawyers will diagnose your situation, explain the law, and provide answers to your questions. Spend up to a full hour with an immigration attorney to discuss the details of your case, work through complex issues and supporting documents, and plan an immigration strategy for obtaining benefits. We credit the consultation fee toward any related work we may do for you in the future when you have retained our firm.

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Our Seattle and Vancouver business immigration lawyers assist treaty investors, treaty traders, entrepreneurs, software engineers, electrical engineers, biogenetic engineers, executives, managers, students, small to mid-sized companies, and multinational corporations to meet their immigration needs. Millar & Smith immigration lawyers have experience helping employers and employees obtain the working visas they need to further their business capabilities. Our lawyers can help you understand and identify the most appropriate visa to meet your needs.Business Immigration

We can help your business navigate the complexities of U.S. immigration law – green cards, work visas, labor certification - PERM, H1-B & NAFTA visas, J visas, L intra-company transfer visas, O & P visas. Our firm has developed a specialty practice area in E visas such as E-2 and EB-5 visas. We also specialize in Canadian/American business immigration issues and visas such as the TN visa. There are many employment visas available to foreign individuals, and some lead to U.S. legal permanent resident status and eventually U.S. citizenship. New regulations have recently been enacted regarding the process of acquiring U.S. legal permanent resident status through employment. Our immigration lawyers will be happy to assess your company’s situation and advise you on an effective strategy for immigration for professionals.

Difficult Cases

We have earned a reputation as the firm to go to with difficult immigration matters. We are an experienced and knowledgeable immigration law firm with whom employers and families rely on for effective representation. Clients seeking to be reunited with loved ones from countries such as Iran have found relief by engaging our professional services. Those seeking asylum, refugee status, victims of torture and mutilation: all have found successful legal assistance at Millar & Smith Immigration Attorneys.

Uniting Families

Family visas are available to unite U.S. citizens and permanent residents with their relatives. We have helped many persons obtain visas to enter the U.S. for brief visits and to stay permanently. Call or email us to find out how we can help you to be re-united with your relatives.