Yalda Hajavi

Ms. Yalda Hajavi is a highly skilled immigration attorney with a strong focus on employment-based immigrant visas for professionals, academics, and individuals with extraordinary abilities. Her practice includes:

• EB-1A – Extraordinary Ability Visas
• O-1 – Extraordinary Ability or Achievement Visas
• NIW – National Interest Waivers
• J Visa Waivers – Including two-year home residency requirement
• H-1B Petitions – For specialty occupations
• PERM – Labor Certification for employment-based green cards

Ms. Hajavi began her legal career at Duane Morris LLP’s Philadelphia office in the trial department and also handled substantial pro bono asylum cases. She later worked at Haynes Novick Kohn Immigration, specializing in employment-based immigration matters.

• Naturalization and Citizenship
• Marriage-Based Green Cards
• Family-Based Immigration Petitions
• Affirmative Asylum Applications

Ms. Hajavi immigrated to the U.S. from Iran at the age of eight. This personal journey gives her a deep empathy for her clients' experiences, allowing her to deliver both legal excellence and heartfelt support.

• Juris Doctor – Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
• Bachelor's Degree – Villanova University