Sonseere H. Goldenberg
is a Lawyer in Minneapolis, MN
Areas of Law
 - ......................... 100%Immigration Law
Other Areas Of LawFamily Immigration Law; Business Immigration; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals
We offer immigration solutions designed just for you. Our experience has taught us that every case is unique. Everyone, from your best friend to your uncle, has an opinion about how you should address your immigration question.
Unfortunately, U.S. immigration law is extremely complicated; so, what worked for your friend, might prove to land you in immigration court.
You will be able to speak directly with Ms. Goldenberg about your case when you make your first call. We want you to feel at ease when you describe your case and ask questions regarding:
Business/Employment/Work
Immigrant Visa Categories; Green Card; EB-1 Self-Petition; Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Professor or Researcher, Multinational Manager or Executive; EB-2; Advanced Degree Professionals, Exceptional Ability in Arts, Sciences or business; EB-3; Skilled Workers, Professionals, Other Workers; and Schedule A Nurses; EB-4; Special Immigrants; and EB-5; Investors who will create employment; NIW; National Interest Waiver filings; PERM; Labor Certification; Nonimmigrant Visa Categories; Temporary Stay for Employment; O-1; Individuals of Extraordinary Ability; L-1; Intracompany Transferees; H1-B and TN; Temporary, Professional Workers; H2-A and H-2B; Temporary Agricultural and Seasonal Workers; J-1; Exchange Visitors; and Waivers of the Two-year Home Residency Requirement; F-1; Student Visa; Family/Spouse/Parent/Fiancée or Fiancé
Family-Based; Spouse, Parent, Child; Green Card Petitions; Visitor, Fiancé/Fiancée and Other Non-immigrant petitions; Naturalization and N-648 Medical Waiver matters; Litigation in U.S. District Court and Appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals; BIA; and U.S. Courts of Appeals; Obtaining entry into Canada for US Citizens barred by prior DUI charges; Difficult Immigration Matters Requiring a Creative Solution.
Or, send us a short email describing your situation and Ms. Goldenberg will respond to you as soon as possible.
Contact Information
| Currently Employed At |
410 N. 2nd St. #143
Minneapolis, MN 55401
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| Phone |
612.349.9894
Fax: 866.941.4960
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| Website |
goldenbergimmigration.com
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Experience & Credentials
| Admission Details | 1984, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Seventh Circuits | | Education | University of Minnesota, B.A. 1980; William Mitchell College of Law, J.D. 1984 | | Birth Information | St. Paul, Minnesota, May 29, 1958 | | Associations & Memberships | American Immigration Lawyers Association. | | Representative Clients | EB-1 Visa application approved for an extraordinary violinist from Moscow, Russia. Approved within two months of filing, well in advance of the posted INS processing time. She and her husband received their green cards within days of INS approval of the petition. The client was thrilled with the quick approval time and was able to make plans to visit her family during the holiday season. Thorough preparation and documentation of this client?s credentials facilitatied the INS officer?s review, and eventual approval.
EB-1 Visa application approved for an extraordinary violinist from St. Petersburg, Russia. This client originally received a job offer from an orchestra in Florida. When the orchestra?s management changed, neither the former nor the current artistic director would honor their previous job offer and assist with the O-1 petition. The client was forced to return home to avoid overstaying his current student status. Dismayed by the orchestra?s actions, and believing that the client was eminently qualified for EB-1 status, Ms. Goldenberg prepared the EB-1 petition while the client and his wife were in Russia. The application was approved nine months after filing and the client and his wife are free to work with whatever organization they choose after they arrive.
EB-2 with NIW Visa application approved for a software developer in the highly specialized area of image translation being developed for and used by the U.S. military in Iraq. The client is among the world?s elite OCR software developers for real-world images as evidenced by his many conference presentations, publications and original work. The INS approved the application and granted a waiver of the labor certification process based upon the profound impact his work has on the national interests of the United States, especially the troops serving in combat around the world. Two other law firms told this client that his work would not qualify for a National INtererst Waiver of the PERM process. Ms. Goldenberg?s skillful writing, thorough documentation and proper legal research resulted in a timely approval and green card for this client.
EB-3 Visa application approved after the client?s first attorney improperly documented the petition for a software engineer from India. The client first retained Ms. Goldenberg after receiving a ?Notice of Intent to Deny,? generally referred to as a ?NOID.? Usually, at this point, the INS intent on denying the application but for this one last opportunity to overcome their opinion that the case merits a denial. Ms. Goldenberg rehabilitated the existing file, obtained additional supporting docuentation and wrote a clear legal memorandum about why the case should be approved and that the evidence presented supported an approval. After supervisory review, this petition was approved. After years of uncertainty, the client and his family finally have closure and the security of remaining in the United States to raise their daughter and work.
Adopted child allowed to remain with his family in the United States. This is a situation in which a woman, who raised an infant dropped on her doorstep and loved as much as her own natural-born child, could not imagine immigrating to the United States without him. Yet, she had no birth certificate for him and had not legally adopted him in the Philippines. After her arrival, marriage and ultimate denial of her and her children?s green card applications, she and her husband retained Ms. Goldenberg. Ultimately, this case was resolved partially in immigration court and then by the INS. An attorney in South Dakota facilitated the official U.S. adoption as well. Now, the two boys are in high school, doing well and are becoming U.S. citizens along with their mother. This case was quite strategically challenging and required substantial legal research and novel thinking. This family is celebrating another holiday season together and is extremely grateful and thankful for the peace resulting from having this nightmare behind them.
Many successful family petitions for spouses, parents, children, and siblings.
Successful litigation in U.S. District Court on delayed green card and naturalization applications.
Working with you, working for you, working together! ? | | Additional Bio Details | Honors: Outstanding Performance in Fighting Human Trafficking, Civil Society 2006. Cited on: "The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery," Minneapolis Star Tribune, 3/3/2006 (Author, Heron Marquez Estrada); "Human Trafficking has come to Minnesota," Minnesota Public Radio, 3/14/2006 (Author, Marisa Helms); "For Better, Then Worse," City Pages, 6/11/2003 (Author, David Schimke). Author and Presenter, "Summary of VAWA Provisions for Professionals Working with Abused, Immigrant Spouses," Civil Society, September 2002, 2004. Staff Writer, William Mitchell Law Review, 1982-1983. Community Service: Past Member, Board of Trustees, Temple Israel; Past Member, Board of Trustees, Minneapolis Jewish Federation; Pro Bono Immigration/Naturalization Services and Advisory Council Member on Access to Healthcare for Russian Speaking Population, Jewish Family and Childrens' Service; Breck School; Girl Scouts; Minneapolis Jewish Community Center. Founding Partner, Goldenberg & Goldenberg P.A., 1986-2000. Contract Attorney, Civil Society, 2002-; District Delegate, Hennepin County DFL Nominating Convention. |
Office Information
Sonseere H. Goldenberg
410 N. 2nd St. #143
Minneapolis, MN 55401
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