Yalda Hajavi | یلدا حجوی

Ms. Yalda Hajavi focuses her practice primarily on obtaining employment-based immigrant visas for highly skilled individuals, including extraordinary ability visas (EB-1As), National Interest Waivers (NIWs), and extraordinary ability or achievement visas (O-1s). Ms. Hajavi also works on waivers of the two-year home residency requirement for J visa holders, H-1B petitions, and works with individuals and employers applying for the Permanent Labor Certification Process (PERM).

Ms. Hajavi has extensive experience working with individuals and employers applying for the Permanent Labor Certification Process (PERM), as well as working with individuals in obtaining waivers of the two-year home residency requirement for J visa holders, naturalization and citizenship, family-and marriage-based green cards and affirmative asylum.

Ms. Hajavi migrated to the United States from Iran with her family when she was eight years old. Her experience and journey as an immigrant allows her to connect with clients and better serve each client’s needs because she not only understands the law, but she also understands what it means to be an immigrant.​

Ms. Hajavi received her law degree from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and her bachelor’s degree from Villanova University.