Steven D. Heller

Steven D. Heller is an experienced US immigration lawyer, specializing in waivers of inadmissibility, consular processing, and Treaty Traders/Investors. He is the Director of Heller Immigration Law, Ltd., a UK-based US immigration law firm established in 2008, and Of Counsel to Chavin Immigration Law Office in London. He currently divides time between the UK and New York.

Attorney Heller has been practicing US immigration law since 1992, having worked in both the public and private sectors, including positions with the US Embassy-London, USCIS Headquarters in Washington, DC, and INS/USCIS offices in New York and Newark. He was also the supervising attorney with the New York Association for New Americans, and small private law firms in New York, Washington, DC, and London, before establishing his own firm.

A graduate of Binghamton University (BA-English) and the Georgetown University Law Center (JD), Attorney Heller has spoken on US immigration matters before various groups and associations, including the American Bar Association, the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He has been quoted in UK media and appeared on CNN as an expert in US immigration law.

Attorney Heller has published articles on US immigration in various journals and is co-author of US Citizenship for Dummies. He has served as co-chair of the AILA-New York Chapter Consular Liaison Committee, a member of the AILA-EMEA Chapter Consular Liaison Committee, and most recently as a member of the AILA National DOS Liaison Committee.

Georgetown University

J.D. | International Law

1988 - 1991

State University of New York - Binghamton

B.A. | English Literature

1983 - 1987

Principal

SDH US Immigration Law Ltd.

2008 - Current

Manage and direct solo law practice in the United Kingdom devoted solely to US immigration and naturalization law. Assist and represent individuals and businesses in all aspects of visas and immigration matters before US immigration and consular offices.

Associate

Gudeon & McFadden

2008 - 2008

Assist and represent individuals and businesses in various aspect of US immigration and consular practice.

Adjudications Office/Asylum Officer

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

1994 - 2008

Adjudicated asylum and refugee applications. Supervised asylum officers. Responsible for training and policy development for asylum, adoptions, and juvenile issues. Adjudicated petitions filed with the US Embassy in London, including, immediate relatives, adoptions, refugees, military naturalizations, and waivers of inadmissibility.

Branded a Criminal

Solicitors Journal

October, 2008

AILA

Member

2008 - Current

Activities: Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Rome District Chapter

New York

Since 1992

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