Attorney Annalee Patel

Annalee Patel is an Associate Attorney at Farmer Law PC, where she primarily focuses on non-immigrant and immigrant petitions. She is passionate about human rights and educating Clients throughout the complex, confusing immigration process in order to actualize their goals.

She pursued these passions by starting out in asylum-based immigration before pivoting to employment-based immigration where she started with L-1A and L-2B petitions. Annalee then accumulated experience with complex immigrant visa petitions, such as EB-1, EB-2, and I-485 Adjust of Status petitions. She also has experience representing clients in removal defense proceedings, filing I-601 and I-601A applications, and other visa petitions.

Annalee is based in Dallas, TX where she continues to develop her immigration knowledge with her enthusiasm to learn and help through pro bono work to ensure people have access to immigration resources without having to feel alone against an intimidating, complex immigration system.

Annalee Patel

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Annalee focuses her practice on various types of business immigration including H-2A, H-2B, and other Employer-sponsored applications. Annalee has substantial experience with L-1A, L-1B, O-1 nonimmigrant petitions and EB-1B Outstanding Researcher, EB-1C Multinational Manager, and EB-2 National Interest Waiver immigrant petitions.
Annalee has experience with E-2 treaty investor visas.

Education,
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Education, Associations, and Accolades
J.D., Indiana University School of Law
B.S., Indiana University
B.A., Indiana University
Admitted to Practice in Minnesota
Vice-President of Publications, International Refugee Law Committee, International Law Section, American Bar Association
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member, Dallas Bar Association

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