Dedicated to immigration
Watson Immigration Law is a Seattle-based law firm with immigration attorneys practicing exclusively in the area of United States Immigration and Naturalization law. We can assist you with all investment visa matters, as well as all family-based and employment-based immigration matters.
Visa for Investors and Entrepreneurs
For those who do not have a US citizen family member or a US employer to sponsor them, The EB-5 Green Card program is an alternative solution to apply for legal permanent residence in the US.
Passionate Advocates
We are passionate advocates for our clients, their businesses, and their families. We are equally passionate about immigration reform and bringing change.
Tahmina’s Radio Show on Desi 1250 am
Tahmina is the host of the talk show “Immigration with Tahmina Watson” on Desi 1250AM, a local radio station that airs in the Seattle Tacoma area to the South Asian community.
Tahmina’s Book: The Startup Visa
In her book, Tahmina Watson strips away the rhetoric and uses her remarkable skills as an immigration attorney to make a compelling argument for how and why U.S. immigration policy is working against our own best interest.
Our Team
At Watson Immigration Law, we all strive to meet your needs in the most efficient and dedicated manner.
Tahmina Watson
Nicole Lockett
Jacqui Starr
Luka Jurić
Naira Delli-Bovi
recent blog posts
September 2019 Visa Bulletin Released
The September 2019 visa bulletin was released. Here is a link and our usual commentary to follow soon.
Tahmina Talks Immigration with WA Solicitor-General Noah Purcell Who Argued The First Travel Ban Case
It was an honor to interview Washington State’s fearless Solicitor-General Noah Purcell who argued the first travel ban lawsuit and won! Noah discusses the events leading up to the lawsuit and the aftermath, as well many of the other immigration actions he has taken on behalf of the WA Attorney General’s office. Listen to our[…]
Breaking: USCIS Announcement of Final Public Charge Rules
Copied from USCIS: Regulation promotes self-sufficiency and immigrant success Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule that clearly defines long-standing law to better ensure that aliens seeking to enter and remain in the United States — either temporarily or permanently — are self-sufficient and rely on their own capabilities and the[…]
Breaking: Public Charge Rule Finalized and Published
On Monday August 12, 2019, DHS released the unpublished final rules making drastic changes to the ‘public charge’ will be considered for those applying for green card. I have not read the rule yet but will write more soon. Keep an eye on the news, this will be a big deal. The rule will be[…]
USCIS to Publish Final Rule Revising EB-5 Regulations
Tomorrow, 7/24/2019, USCIS and DHS will publish the final rule revising EB-5 regulations. Among other changes, the most significant are that the minimum investment amount has been increased from $500k to $900k (although less than the $1.3M that was initially rumored), the standard investment amount has been increased from $1M to $1.8M, and a mechanism[…]
Tahmina Talks Immigration with team of Sincerely America, a play telling immigrant stories.
Dear readers, listeners and viewers, here is our latest podcast! Hope you will listen and share widely. Sincerely America is a play about immigrant stories in today’s America. More information about the play can be found at www.sincerelyamerica.bpt.me We are so proud to say that our very own Nicole Lockett will be acting in[…]
Read Tahmina’s Op-Ed in the Puget Sound Business Journal
Read Tahmina’s latest article in the Puget Sound Business Journal. If you are a subscriber, you will find it in this week’s newspaper. Thanks to @PSBJ for publishing our article!
USCIS Announces Plan to Improve the Naturalization Test
USCIS announced today that it is revising the current naturalization test which, among other things, tests applicant’s knowledge of civics and U.S. history, government, and constitutional values. Earlier this spring, former USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna issued a memorandum instructing USCIS to revise and update the test, and also formalized a decennial (every 10 years) revision[…]
DHS and DOJ Publish New Asylum Rules
Today, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice published an interim final rule regarding asylum eligibility. The rule, among other things, establishes a mandatory bar for asylum eligibility for individuals who pass through a third country and then enter or attempt to enter the United States via the southern border, without having[…]
August 2019 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The August 2019 Visa Bulletin was just released, and with it came unprecedented retrogression in almost all employment-based categories. EB1 All Countries retrogressed nearly two years, to a final action date of July 1, 2016. In addition, EB2 All Countries and EB3 All Countries, which had remained current for a significant amount of time, also[…]