Maria Sánchez-Ley Law Office LLC

Maria Jimena Sánchez-Ley is a Colombian immigrant to the United States and a proud naturalized American citizen.  She is both a licensed attorney in Colombia and in the United States. Maria is an attorney with an understanding of both countries' cultures, languages, two separate and different legal systems and how to develop and embrace professional opportunities.

Giving Back to the Community

(ProBono Attorney)

• NWIRP (Seattle, WA)
• The Resurrection Project (Chicago, IL)
• AILAMAP 

Environment: Great Rivers Greenway (St. Louis, MO)

ATTORNEY AT LAW -  LICENSURES 

• UNITED STATES
• Supreme Court - State of Washington 
• COLOMBIA
• Tarjeta Profesional issued by Ministerio de Justicia / Rama Judicial (Consejo Superior de la Judicatura) 
• Current 

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

• Law Degree from Universidad de San Buenaventura – Facultad de Derecho (Cali – Colombia)  
• Juris Doctorate Degree from Saint Louis University – School of Law, with  a Certificate in International and Comparative Law.
• The Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)  (European Union Law) Belgium
• Over twenty years of corporate international experience in Pharmaceutical and Life Reinsurance industries.
• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Member 
• Chicago; Missouri - Kansas and Washington Chapters. 
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We strive to offer ethical and diligent legal representation in immigration matters, among others:

TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

• USCIS      (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) and U.S. Consular Posts as      applicable, including among others:
• Asylum (Affirmative and Defensive)
• E-2 Treaty Investors Visa
• Fiancé / Fiancée Visas 
• www.fiancevisa4us.com
• Intra-Company  Transferee (L-1)
• J-1 Waivers (Two Year Foreign Residence Requirement)
• Labor Certification (PERM)
• Law  Enforcement Visas U and T Visas 
• Military Programs Parole in Place. Naturalization. 
• Naturalization  Appeals
• Non-Immigrant Visas
• B-1 / B-2  (Business / Visitor' Visa)
• F-1  Visas for Foreign Bonafide Students 
• Orphan  Visa 
• TN  Visas for specific professionals from Canada and from Mexico 
• Petitions for Alien Relatives  Immediate Relatives and “Preference      Categories” (Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing)
• Sport Visas O and P Visas professional agents, players and coaches
• Waivers of Inadmissibility and Waivers of Deportability 
• Removal (Deportation) Defense Immigration Courts - Nationwide

TO COLOMBIA (South America)

• Bilingual (English / Spanish)
• Legal Representation with Migration - Colombian Ministry of External Relations 
• Investment, Marriage, Resident, Retirement, Visitor, Work Visas
• Colombian: Cedula de Extranjeria and Passport