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Sweta Khandelwal - San Jose, CA
95 S Market StreetSuite 410 San Jose, CA 95113
Law Offices of Sweta Khandelwal
San Jose Immigration Lawyer
Overview
Sweta has been practicing law for more than 13 years and has represented a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple nationalities. Sweta has been recognized as a "Super Lawyer, Rising Stars", and as amongst the “Top 40 under 40” immigration attorneys in California (American Society of Legal Advocates). She is also the recipient of the Advocacy Award by the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Sweta is also a Chartered Accountant- equivalent of a CPA...
Sweta has been practicing law for more than 13 years and has represented a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple nationalities. Sweta has been recognized as a "Super Lawyer, Rising Stars", and as amongst the “Top 40 under 40” immigration attorneys in California (American Society of Legal Advocates). She is also the recipient of the Advocacy Award by the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Sweta is also a Chartered Accountant- equivalent of a CPA...
Sweta has been practicing law for more than 13 years and has represented a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple nationalities. Sweta has been recognized as a "Super Lawyer, Rising Stars", and as amongst the “Top 40 under 40” immigration attorneys in California (American Society of Legal Advocates). She is also the recipient of the Advocacy Award by the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Sweta is also a Chartered Accountant- equivalent of a CPA. This makes her uniquely positioned to understand the immigration needs of her business clients in the broader context of their corporate objectives. Sweta is actively involved with immigration issues and immigrant communities in various capacities. She has assumed key roles at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), both at the local and national level. She has been a past chair at the Santa Clara Valley Chapter at AILA and has also been involved in various practice area committees at AILA National. Sweta has addressed multiple conferences/forums in the United States and world-wide on immigration and business issues.
About Sweta Khandelwal
Practice Areas
- Immigration 100%
Litigation
- 10%
Current Employment Position(s)
- Principal Attorney
Languages
- English (Primary)
- Hindi
- Spanish
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California
- Delhi
- Supreme Court of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
Other Affiliations
- National Board of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Business Immigration Committee, 2014 - Present (Member)
- Law Student Committee, AILA National, 2014 - Present
- Silicon Valley Chapter of AILA (AILA-SCV), 2013 - 2014 (Chair)
- AILA-SCV, 2012 - 2013 (Chair-Elect)
- AILA-SCV, 2014 - 2015 (Media Liaison)
- AILA, 2014 - 2015 (Advocacy & Media Liaison)
- San Jose Customs and Border Protection unit of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2011 - 2012 (AILA liaison)
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California
LL.M. - University of Delhi, India
LL.B.
Past Positions
- Malvi Ranchodas & Company
- Mumbai and Vaish Associates, New Delhi
Pro Bono Activities
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Sweta Khandelwal
Honors
- Top 40 under 40” immigration attorneys in California, American Society of Legal Advocates
- “Top Rated Immigration Attorney”; SuperLawyers, Rising Stars 2018
- “Best Immigration Law Firm(s) 2014”; SiliconIndia Magazine
- “2014 Advocacy Award” Recipient; American Immigration Lawyers Association
Office Information
Address
95 S Market StreetSuite 410 San Jose, CA 95113
Phone
Fax
- 408-624-4527
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Publication
Articles
- Speaker at American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Santa Clara Valley (SCV) Chapter, 2017
As one of the three Business Immigration Attorneys chosen to be on the panel discussion at the engagement with USCIS and DOL officers, Sweta discussed the proceedings at the engagement with other immigration attorneys at AILA-SCV. - Panel Member, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, San Jose, 2017
Sweta was one of three Immigration Attorneys from the Santa Clara County on the panel discussion at the engagement between Federal Government representatives and the immigrant community to share the latest information on employment visa processing. - Speaker at Procopio Law, Palo Alto, CA. Organized by Access Silicon Valley
Sweta addressed a community of Silicon Valley business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, designers and developers: US Immigration Laws & Facts – the Black, White, Grey, Red & Blue. - Speaker at Live Webinar. Organized by ASV
Sweta addressed an international community of aspiring professionals looking to immigrate to the US via a Webinar that was broadcasted to 45 ASV Chapters world-wide: U.S. Immigration of, by and for Entrepreneurs - Speaker at Founder’s Floor, San Jose, CA
Sweta addresseed the entrepreneur community at Founder’s Floor. Immigration of, by and for Entrepreneurs- Attract and retain the best global talent (including yourself)! - Speaker at Lifograph & Founders Floor Accelerator, San Jose, CA, 2016
- Coach/Mentor, Start-up Weekend, Santa Clara, CA,, 2016
- Speaker at Access Silicon Valley, 2016
- Conducted Workshop on the H-1B Visa and H-1B Quota, Hackerdojo, Mountain View, CA
- Speaker at the “Special Seminar—Does the New USCIS L-1B Memo Change Things?”, 2015
- Speaker at Plug & Play, HR Immigration Compliance, STEM-OPT, H-1B Visa & latest immigration updates, 2015
- Speaker, 27th Annual AILA California Chapter’s Conference, 2014
- Panelist, an Immigration Debate; Policies towards immigrants and guest workers, 2014
- Speaker at the Winter CLE organized by Southern CA Chapter of AILA, 2014
- Key Speaker at the Meet-up “Igniters: Stanford Entrepreneurs & Silicon Valley Founders”, 2014
- Visa Options for Foreign Entrepreneurs, Presentation/Case Study/Discussion at Capital Factory, Austin, TX, 2014
- Visa Options for Foreign Entrepreneurs, Speaker at the Legal Education for Attorneys organized by AILA-SCV, 2013
- AILA Press Event – The Path to Reform, 2013
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