Presentations & Other Appearances

Public Engagements, Presentations, and Podcasts

• Wellbeing and Career World Podcast “Expat Pilots Visa requirements to work in the USA with Immigration Lawyer, Tahmina Watson”, February 17, 2022.  

• Presenter and organizer of Afghan Humanitarian Crisis – Immigration Pro Bono Attorney Training, with WIDEN, VABAW, CAIR-WA, Viets for Afghans, MAPS-AMEN, and SABAW, February 1, 2021. 

• EDGE Podcast with Brandon White, “How Immigration Laws Work for Business Owners in the United States with Tahmina Watson | Ep. 237”, January 20, 2022.  

• Authority Magazine interview, “Top Lawyers: Tahmina Watson of Watson Immigration Law On The 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law”, January 16, 2022.  

• Speaker at KCBA’s 2022 ANNUAL REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. LUNCHEON, January 14, 2022.

• A Moment with Erik Flemming Podcast “On Immigration: Featuring Tahmina Watson, J.D.” December 14, 2021. 

• CAIR-Washington “Outstanding Community Ally Award” 2021, December 4, 2021. 

• All Ears English Podcast “How to Get the Elusive Startup Visa to the United States with Tahmina Watson” December 2, 2021.

• Break Fear, Find Freedom Podcast “How A Supportive Approach To Immigration Can Change The World,” November 17, 2021.  

• 11:11 Calling Podcast “A calling to protect immigrant rights with Tahmina Watson”, November 3, 2021.  

• University of Washington CoMotion Presents “Immigration Options for Startups – Current Laws and New Developments with Tahmina Watson”, October 29, 2021.  

• Life Well Lived Podcast, “E228: Sustainable Immigration Solution With Tahmina Watson”, October 27, 2021.  

• Justice Counts Podcast, “Fighting for Immigration Justice with Tahmina Watson”, October 2021. 

• The Lean to the Left Podcast, “Protecting the Dreamers”, October 3, 2021.  

• Justice Counts Podcast, “Fighting for Immigration Justice with Tahmina Watson”, September 30, 2021. 

• Enterprise Podcast Network, “Entrepreneurship and the Need for a Startup Visa”, August 2, 2021.  

• AdVocation Nation Podcast with Cambria Judd Babbitt, “AdVocation Nation ft. Tahmina Watson”, July 20, 2021.  

• Niskanen Center Webinar, “Stop the Incinerator: The high cost of green card slots going unused and the benefits of recapturing them” moderated by Tahmina Watson, July 14, 2021.  

• CausePods “Go Do Something About It with Tahmina Watson of the Tahmina Talks Immigration Podcast,” July 5, 2021. 

• Lady Empire Podcast, “Tahmina Watson”, June 14, 2021.  

• Home Malone Podcast, “Tahmina Watson”, June 13, 2021.  

• Kerry Lutz, Financial Survivor Network, “New Opportunities For Foreign Entrepreneurs In America – Tahmina Watson #5181”, June 10, 2021. 

• The Compassionate Educator’s Show, “Episode 39: The Intersection of Inclusive Education and Immigration with Tahmina Watson”, June 10, 2021.  

• Dr. D’s Social Network Podcast “292. Tahmina Watson – Immigration Lawyer, Author of Legal Heroes in the Trump Era and the Start Up Visa”, May 31, 2021.  

• Gener8or “The ‘Startup Visa’ International Entrepreneur Rule” Webinar featuring Tahmina Watson, May 28, 2021.  

• Amplifying Her Voice “In Moms We Trust” Summit, May 11-13, 2021.  

• Lawyerpreneur Podcast, “Applying Solutions to Unprecedented Problems with Tahmina Watson”, April 22, 2021.  

• Wellbeing & Career World Podcast, “Tahmina Watson: My Journey to Becoming an Attorney”, April 9, 2021.  

• Kailan’s Conversation Podcast – Tahmina Watson, March 29, 2021. 

• Tahmina appears on Channel S UK, ROYAL FAMILY: CONTROVERSY ONGOING | Reality with Mahee, March 18, 2021.

• Conversation ex Nihilo Podcast, A Bit of Humanity is Better Than… (With Tahmina Watson), March 26, 2021.

• Puget Sound Business Journal, Bizwomen Mentoring Monday, Mentor Tahmina Watson, February 22, 2021 

• Humanity in Action USA, Book Talk with Tahmina Watson, “Legal Heroes in the Trump Era”, February 13, 2021. 

• How Did I Get This Far? Podcast, With Immigration Lawyer Tahmina Watson, February 9, 2021.   

• Brunel University London, Brunel Law Week: Brunel Law Live Event with Immigration Lawyer and Brunel Alum Tahmina Watson, January 26, 2021.  

• South Asians For Biden, Presidential Inaugural Gala Pannel, January 22, 2021.  

• Kemtail Podcast, Let’s Talk Immigration With Tahmina Watson, January 16, 2021.  

• Legal Heroes Book Launch Party – A Celebration of Global Legal Heroes, January 9, 2021.  

• The Maximum Mom Podcast: With Elsie Blue, “Whatever You Do is Heroic with Tahmina Watson”, January 4, 2021. 

• Woo Woo Working Women Blog, “Tahmina Watson, Immigration Attorney & Activist”, January 4, 2021.  

• Bangladeshi Americans For Political Action! GOVT-3: Discuss GA Runoffs with Political Leaders, Co-moderator Tahmina Watson, December 27, 2020.

• B. Real Podcast by Brandon Mosley, Immigration Policy: Where Do We Go From Here? With Tahmina Watson, November 15, 2020.  

• SAPAC, IAWW, SAAT-WA present Desi Vote Matters – South Asian Solidarity in Action Co-moderator Tahmina Watson, October 20, 2020. 

• South Asians for Biden and Asian American and Pacific Islanders for Biden, U.S. Economic Policies Under a Biden/Harris Administration, panelist Tahmina Watson, October 15, 2020.  

• Changes Big and Small Podcast, Finding Purpose Through Immigration Law to make an Impact with Tahmina Watson September 30, 2020.  

• A Pretty Normal Podcast, How Trump Has Changed Immigration and More with Immigration Lawyer, Tahmina Watson, September 23, 2020.  

• Activate Your IELTS: Be Determined Podcast, USA Immigration Issues 2020-2021 with Tahmina Watson, September 15, 2020 

• Aman Magazine Podcast, Legal Heroes in the Era of Trump ft. Lawyer and Passionate Advocate Ms.Tahmina Watson, Esq., September 12, 2020. 

• AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Nonimmigrant Overview, Panelist Tahmina Watson, July 20, 2020.  

• Better America Podcast, Better Immigration with Tahmina Watson, July 4, 2020. 

• The Washington State Indivisible Podcast, Helping Immigrants During COVID featuring Tahmina Watson May 9, 2020.  

• Modern Immigrant, Immigration Law and COVID19 with Tahmina Watson, May 1, 2020.   

• The Alien Chronicles: Immigrant Stories, “#15 – Immigrants Make America Great“, February 20, 2019.

• LSAT Unplugged – LSAT Blog Podcast / YouTube, “Thinking LSAT / Law School? Immigration Lawyer Tahmina Watson Podcast“, February 16, 2019.

• 2019 NW Regional Immigration Law Conference, “Ethics in the Trump Era”, February 14, 2019.

• WIDEN – Washington Immigrant Defense Network, “WIDEN Launch CLE on Removal Defense”, January 29, 2019.

• The Swell CollectivePodcast, “Ask an American Immigrant: Meet Tahmina Watson”, July 7, 2018.

• BritEvents Northwest, “Experts Forum on Tax, UK Pensions, and Immigration for Brits”, November 14 & 17, 2018.

• Seattle Irish Immigrant Support Group and Irish Network Seattle, “Immigration Round Table“, November 8, 2018.

• Washington State Paralegal Association, “2018 NFPA Annual Convention CLE Session“, October 25, 2018.

• SEA NO H8, “#MyVoteMyVoice“, October 22, 2018.

• Lawyers of Color: Scaling the Small Firm Conference, “Scaling the Small Practice to Advance Diversity, Social Justice, & Public Interests”, with Tahmina Watson, October 3, 2018. 

• Seattle Globalist, “Tahmina Talks Immigration: Student visa enforcement ramps up”, August 28, 2018.

• Seattle Indivisible Podcast, “#70: Talking Immigration with OneAmerica, Lawyer Moms of America, and Indivisible Austin”, June 28, 2018.

• Lawyers of Color, Speaking engagement, May 5, 2018.

• Radio Punjab re-launch of “Tahmina Talks Immigration”, May 4, 2018.

• KCBA, Elected as New Associated Board Director, April 11, 2018.

• Indian Association Western WA, “Hate Crime & Immigration Policy Forum with a Free Legal Clinic”, March 29, 2018.

• Aaina 2018 South Asian Women’s Focus Festival, “Community Speaks”, March 25, 2018.

• Sanaya Set, Brand Ambassador Nomination, March 8, 2018.

• WA Governor’s Immigration Working Group participation, March 5, 2018.

• The Washington State Senate Members of Color Caucus, “Washington’s Elected Officials of Color Celebration”, February 21, 2018.

• iTunes launch of “Tahmina Talks Immigration”, February 21, 2018.

• MAPS, “Faith Over Fear: Empowering Faith Leaders to Combat Islamophobia”, January 28, 2018.

• Washington State Bar Association, “Decoding the Law, Immigration: Policy Perspective”, August 1, 2017.

• The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) California Chapters, Speaking engagement at the 29^th Annual Conference, November 11, 2016.

• The Federation of Bangladeshi Associations of North America (FOBANA), Speaking engagement at the 30^th Annual Conference, September 2nd-4th, 2016.

• 19th Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference, Speaking engagement, August 25th & 26^th, 2016.

• Desi Radio Show on Radio Azad, “’Ek Cup Cha’” with Uzwal & Co”, June 14, 2015.

• Bangladeshi Expatriate Society of Texas, “Immigration Seminar”, June 13, 2015.

• SATX Global Innovator, “Pitch Challenge”, June 12, 2015.

• SATX Global Innovators Challenge, “The Startup Visa“, May 28, 2015.

• Seattle Select Attorneys, “Startup Visa and the state of immigration reform”, January 28, 2014

• Minority Chamber of Commerce, Miami, FL, “Invest in America”, August 1-2, 2013.

• Washington Women Lawyers, “Plugging the Leaky Pipeline”, February 27, 2013

• Startup Law Talk, “Legal Workshop for Entrepreneurs: H1b & The Startup”, January 14, 2013

• “Legal Workshop for Entrepreneurs: Start-Up False Starts”, May 2012.

• American Immigration Lawyers Association and Northwest Regional Conference attendance, March 15-16, 2012.

• King County Bar Association, “Solo & Small Firm Success Strategies, Continuing Legal Education”, October 30, 2009.