Rozanna Pondeva Gasparian is the Senior Immigration Attorney at Maison Law. As an immigrant to the United States, she has a deep understanding of the needs of immigrants and the critical importance of quality representation. Ms. Gasparian has dedicated her legal career to protecting immigrant rights and providing pro-bono legal representation for the disadvantaged.
Ms. Gasparian earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from California State University Northridge in 2009 and graduated with scholastic merit from Western State University College of Law with a Juris Doctorate degree.
Throughout her career, Ms. Gasparian has represented thousands of clients before the Immigration Court, Board of Immigration Appeals, and Department of Homeland Security, including the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). She has handled cases involving family immigration matters, deportation and removal defense, and business employment immigration.
With over a decade of experience exclusively in the immigration field, Ms. Gasparian has vast experience and knowledge in complex immigration matters that other attorneys have often deemed hopeless.
During law school, she participated in the Western State Immigration Clinic, providing pro-bono immigration services to the underprivileged community in Orange County. She also volunteered with Non-Profit Organizations in Los Angeles County, offering pro-bono representation to victims of domestic violence, and interned for a current Immigration Judge.
Ms. Gasparian is a member of the California State Bar, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), American Bar Association (ABA), Armenian Bar Association, and Los Angeles Women’s Bar Association. She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
- Western State University College of Law
- J.D. (2013)
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- California State University - Northridge
- B.A. (2009) | Journalism
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- Senior Immigration Attorney
- Maison Law
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- Lopez-Perez Law Center, Inc.
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- Law Clerk
- Law Offices of Andrew Fishkin, P.C.
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- California State Bar # 291545
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- California
- State Bar of California
- ID Number: 291545
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Contact for details.
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
- English: Spoken, Written
- Q. Will my B2 visa be approved?
- A: When a tourist visa interview is conducted, you are correct that they are looking at your home ties. A tourist visa is a non-immigrant visa meaning, when one applies for it they have to show that they have an intent to return home, and the more ties you can show you have to your home country (the more reasons why you will definitely return to your home country) the better it is. However, there is no set list of things that is a guarantee to get you a tourist visa. Every single case is examined on its own facts.
- Q. Can a legal temporary resident apply to change their name and last name in California?
- A: Yes, as temporary resident, so long as you meet the residency requirements in California and the county that you are residing in, you are able to file for a legal name change.
There is absolutely no relevance of your immigration status in the United States in order to change your name legally. It does not matter if you are a permanent resident, temporary resident, or undocumented. So long as you meet the residency requirements for the county and the state, you are able to file a legal name change for yourself.
- Q. I-864 Form Question: Keep Dates the same as when the original was submitted or change to update information to current?
- A: So a number of questions come up in this situation. Is this for an adjustment of status case or for a consular processing situation. If this is a consular processing situation, an opportunity to update the I-864 will occur regardless as there is a requirement to update that form before any interview. And at that time you would be able to update and include the additional information regarding all income changes and assets.
If this is for an adjustment of status case, you can elect to update the I-864 voluntarily and to include any of the new/additional assets or income.
I would recommend reaching out to a licensed attorney who can review the actual documents and better advise you once ... Read More