Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Ms. Anderson has been working in the field of U.S. immigration law since 1995. Ms. Anderson is experienced in nonimmigrant visas, employment and family-based immigrant visas, labor certification application, consular processing, applications for adjustment of status, applications for waivers of inadmissibility, J-1 hardship waivers, naturalization applications, and I-9 compliance. She also lectures at colleges and universities on immigration issues.

Ms. Anderson worked in our London office from 2004 to 2007. She returned to her native Minnesota in December 2007 and opened our Minnesota office. Prior to joining Ferman Law, she worked at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. and Ingber & Aronson, P.A., (now Aronson & Associates, P.A.) which are both located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Ms. Anderson was awarded a Juris Doctor degree from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 2002 and was admitted to the Minnesota Bar that year. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota.

While an undergraduate student, Ms. Anderson lived and studied in Santiago, Chile. She is proficient in Spanish. Also during her undergraduate studies, Ms. Anderson served as President of the Board of Directors of the International Study and Travel Center at the University of Minnesota and was honored with the President's Student Leadership and Service Award.

Areas of Practice

• Immigration and Nationality Law 100%

West Practice Categories

Immigration, Naturalization & Citizenship, Visas

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Ramsey County Bar Association
• Minnesota Women Lawyers

Classes and Seminars

• Overview of U.S. Immigration, North Hennepin Community College
• Overview of U.S. Immigration, McNally Smith College of Music
• U.S. Immigration Options for Physicians, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, (London, U.K.)
• U.S. Immigration Options for Nurses, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, (London, U.K.)

Past Employment Positions

• Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Paralegal (Immigration Practice Group), 2001 - 2004
• Aronson & Associates, P.A., Legal Assistant, 1997 - 2001

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota, 2002
  J.D.
  Honors: Jurist Scholarship (1998-2001)
  Honors: CALI Award of Excellence in Immigration and Naturalization (Spring 2001)
  Honors: Dean's List (Fall 2000 and Spring 2002)
  Honors: Who's Who: American Law Students (21st ed. 2001)
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1994
  B.A.
  Honors: Dean's List
  Honors: President's Student Leadership and Service Award (1994)
  Honors: President, International Study & Travel Center Board of Directors ('93-'94)
  Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society
  Major: Political Science

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Recent Changes to Religious Worker Visa Processing, 2009
• Can't Buy Me Love - Overcoming the Sham Marriage Visa Denial

Address

5671 Geneva Avenue North
P.O. Box 9008
Oakdale, MN 55128-1018

Phones

888-810-9510
651-315-8059

Faxes

651-784-3340

Emails

vicki@fermanlaw.com

Websites

http://www.fermanlaw.com