Prashanthi Reddy

Top rated Immigration attorney in New York, New York

Law Offices of Prashanthi Reddy, PLLC
Prashanthi Reddy
Law Offices of Prashanthi Reddy, PLLC

Practice Areas: Immigration

Licensed in New York since: 1997

Education: University of Pennsylvania Law School

Languages Spoken: English, Hindi

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2023

Law Offices of Prashanthi Reddy, PLLC

505 Eighth Avenue
Suite 1402
New York, NY 10018 Phone: 212-354-1010 Email: Prashanthi Reddy Visit website

Prashanthi Reddy, Esq. Ms Reddy attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School LL.M. (1996). She has experience in the Immigration field since 1997. She has experience in working with IT companies, health care and other businesses to provide them end to end services for their employees, like filing for a H-1 or a Green Card. She also helps individuals with their family based cases.  She is the Immigration advisor to  the Indian Consulate in New York and has been recognized as the top 100 Lawyers by the National Advocates and other as a top attorney by many other Organizations.

First Admitted: 1997, New York

Professional Webpage: https://reddyesq.com/about/team/

Newsletters:
  • USCIS Announces Extension of Parole for Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens
  • A program that is supposed to bring renewed optimism among foreign entrepreneurs allows them to enter and stay on U.S. soil and actively engage in running their high growth U.S. startups. Opening doors to foreign entrepreneurs through this program is one of the most popular immigration reforms after President Biden took over office.A Bit of History, Decoding the international entrepreneur parole program, All
  • USCIS recent policy update announced in  June 2021 aims to make the process more flexible and accessible, looking at the challenges people faced during the phase of the pandemic. Alejandro N Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, explained the new policy change as a new way to make the application process fast and ensure better accessibility to the legal system around immigration., USCIS Update on making the Immigration process more humane, All
  • The Biden administration announced new policy guidance on July 20, 2021, significantly changing international students' treatment in the United States. The new policy aims to eliminate the need to file the "bridge applications" to extend or change the non-immigration status for applicants who have timely filed the Change-of-Status (COS) Applications requesting F-1 status.  F1 visa is a popular non-immigrant visa status for international students who want to pursue full-time academic courses with any U.S. university. To maintain this special visa status, one needs to complete a full-time course, i.e., 12 credits for undergraduates and nine credits for graduate students. A person may apply at the schools through Form I-20 to obtain an F-1 visa. (Form I-20 is a certificate for eligibility for non-immigrant student status).What was the old policy?Under the previous policy, a new applicant must maintain status for up to 30 days before the program starts, listed on their Form I-20. USCIS mentioned that the adjudication of the change of status to F-1 was challenging to align with the different program dates, which often required the applicants to file for multiple extensions so that they do not have a "gap" in status.  The older policy brought different problems for people filling for change from existing status to F1. Let's first understand the basic guidelines which need to be complied with to file for a change in status. , International Students, All
  • The October Visa Bulletin has been a disappointment for most, though the dates for filing have been allowed which is a relief for some, the date for filing for EB-3 has retrogressed by a year since October 2020 and have been retrogressed by two months since last month. Another piece of bad news for EB-3 is the hint that EB-3 will retrogress in November, this is a sharp turnaround from the previous predictions of no retrogression at least until the end of this Fiscal year, promised by Charlie Oppenheim, the Chief of Visa Control and Reporting Division, who is a household name with many IV applicants. As per his latest updates, it may soon become necessary to retrogress EB-3 as he has been updated by the USCIS that there are sufficient applications filed to use up the existing visa number available for this year and more. The downgrades from EB-2 to EB-3 filed by Indian Nationals in October and the following months are sufficient to use up the worldwide availability of Visa Numbers, therefore, the need for Retrogression in EB-3 India. He has also said that USCIS has been working at a much faster pace than expected, processing 7-8 thousand applications each month, which has also increased the use of the numbers. Charlie has also stated that he sees no point in moving the numbers forward if USCIS is not able to process cases, as this only increases the backlog. He has confirmed that 150,000 spillovers for this year from the Family-based categories have been moved to the Employment visa number pool, however, we are not seeing any forward movement as the pending applications are sufficient to use up these numbers.  , October Visa Bulletin , All
  • http://www.reddyesq.com/news-updates
  • The Impact Of United States Presidential Election, 2016 On Immigration
  • Understanding the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program
  • Understanding the H-1B Requirements & H-1B Visa Cap
  • DHS Proposed Rule On Parole For Foreign Start-Up Entrepreneurs: Potential Benefits And Limitations
  • Changes to Visa Bulletin Allow for Early Filing of Permanent Residence Applications
  • New Guidance Filing Amended H-1b Petitions for change in work site
  • DHS Extends Eligibility for Employment Authorization to Certain H-4
  • DHS Final Rule on Retention of Immigrant Workers & Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers
Educational Background:
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School LLM, 1996
  • Bachelor of Law, Osmania University, India, 1994
  • Bachelor of Arts, Osmania University, 1989
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • NY State Bar, 1997
Videos:
Other Outstanding Achievements:
  • Friend of the Consulate Award given by the Consulate General of India. The Indian Consulate, New York has jurisdiction over Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. The award was given "In recognition of your deep commitment and dedication towards serving the Society. Your Legal guidance to members of the India Consulate in Tri-State area is deeply appreciated. Your selfless service, compassion and kindness makes the work a better place. We consider you a close "Friend of the Consulate"., 2021
Honors/Awards:
  • For 25 years, SiliconIndia has been a leading print and digital publication in the U.S. and the trusted choice of accomplished C-level executives, burgeoning entrepreneurs, outstanding technologists, and accomplished C-level executives like Indian-origin CEOs, CIOs, VP of HR, Vice Presidents of technology, Director HR Operations, VCs, and industry leaders. , '10 Best Immigration Attorney Firms 2022' , Silicon India Magazine , 2021
  • The Indian Consulate, New York has jurisdiction over Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. The award was given "In recognition of your deep commitment and dedication towards serving the Society. Your Legal guidance to members of the India Consulate in Tri-State area is deeply appreciated. Your selfless service, compassion and kindness makes the work a better place. We consider you a close "Friend of the Consulate"., "Friend of the Consulate" , Consulate General of India, New York, 2021
  • , 10 Best Immigration Attorneys, American Institute of Legal Counsel, 2019
  • One of the largest non profit organization serving the Telugu Community in North America, In recognition of her outstanding leadership and service to the community-Presented on Women's Day Celebrations on March 10, American Telugu Association , 2019
  • TDF is a Non Profit Community Organization, Impeccable Community Service , Telangana Development Forum, 2019
  • TDF is a community non profit Organizations with branch offices all over the US, Thank you for your continued support to the Community, Telangana Development Forum, 2019
  • , 5 Star rating-Recognizing Excellence in Immigration Law, Lawyers of Distinction , 2018
  • , Top 100 Lawyers, The National Advocates , 2018
  • , Top 100 Immigration Lawyer in the State of New York for the Year 2017, The American Society of Legal Advocates, 2017
  • The main purpose of the organization is to assist and promote literary, cultural, educational, religious, social, economic, health and community activities of the people of Telugu origin as well as to promote exchange programs for students, scientists, and professionals of telugu origin between the United States of America, Canada and India and other countries., Chair-Legal Services, American Telugu Association , 2016
  • Issued by Government of India for helping them to launch a successful Cultural Event in Times Square, New York. I helped them get P and O visas for all the performers in a very very short period of time., Certificate of Appreciation, Govt. of Maharashtra (India), 2013
  • The South Asian Bar Association of North America (SABA North America) (formerly North American South Asian Bar Association or NASABA) provides a vital link between South Asian lawyers and the South Asian community across North America. As a bar association, SABA North America affords South Asian lawyers across the continent a recognized forum for professional growth and advancement. By promoting the South Asian bar and focusing on the legal needs of the South Asian community, SABA North America is the fastest growing organization of South Asian lawyers in the world., Immigration Chair, National South Asian Bar Association, 2007
  • The American Immigration Lawyers Association is the national association of immigration lawyers established to promote justice, advocate for fair and reasonable immigration law and policy, advance the quality of immigration and nationality law and practice, and enhance the professional development of its members., Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2007
  • Awarded for my work with 9/11 Victims and Families to help them get compensation under the Victim Comiensation Fund., Thousands of Hero's, Trial Lawyers Care, 2001
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Pro bono Immigration services to Hindu Temple Flushing, New York, 2021
  • Provided Pro bono services to cases referred by the Telugu Development Fund (community organization) , 2021
  • Provided Free Legal Advise to needy people referred by the American Telugu Association (Community Organization), 2021
  • Provided Probono services to needy cases referred by the Indian Consulate, New York, 2021
  • Free Immigration Advise to needy members of TLCA (Telugu Literary and Cultural Organization), 2021
  • Provided Probono services to needy cases referred by the Indian Consulate, New York, 2020
  • Free Immigration Advise to needy members of TLCA (Telugu Literary and Cultural Organization), 2020
  • Pro Bono Services for Sakhi (Women's Organization) dealing with victims of Domestic Violence, 2020
  • Probono Immigration Services to Hindu Temple Flushing, New York, 2020
  • Provided Free Legal Advise to needy people referred by the American Telugu Association (Community Organization), 2020
  • Conucted free legal clinics and gave Free consultations for Victims of Domestic Violence through Manavi which is a Womens Organization in New Jersey that helps battered women.  , 2000
  • Provided Pro bono services to cases referred by the Telugu Development Fund (community organization) , 2020
  • Free Immigration Advise to needy members of TLCA (Telugu Literary and Cultural Organization), 2019
  • Provided Probono services to needy cases referred by the Indian Consulate, New York, 2019
  • Provided Free Legal Advise to needy people referred by the American Telugu Association (Community Organization), 2019
  • Pro Bono Services for Sakhi (Women's Organization) dealing with victims of Domestic Violence, 2019
  • Provided Pro bono services to cases referred by the Telugu Development Fund (community organization) , 2019
  • Free legal advise to Manavi (Women's Organization) , 2019
  • Filed Asylum and SJIS probono cases for The New York Immigration Coalition and Safe Passage (The Safe Passage Immigration Project, a division of the Justice Action Center at New York Law School)., 2013
  • Conducted free legal seminars, gave free consultations and filed Probono cases for members of the American Telugu Association who could not afford legal fee., 2012
  • Trials Lawyers Care-Helped Victims of 9/11 get compensation from the Victim Compensation Fund., 2001
Verdicts/Settlements:
  • Administrative Appeals Office Non Precedent Decision-File # A088 567 050/LIN 20 901 33883 The I-140 was filed with the Nebraska Service Center and was approved. Upon approval a Notice of Intent to Deny was sent to the petitioner and upon response the petition was denied for "ability to pay" the prevailing wage. On appeal the AAO decided that the decision of the District Director was incorrect as all the facts were not considered. The Decision was set aside. The case is therefore reverted to an approved status., 2021
  •  Administrative Appeals Office Non Precedent decision- File #EAC 19 167 52659/EAC 20 900 16351 The Vermont Service Center denied the H-1b case based on Employer-Employee relationship and qualifications of the beneficiary, we filed an appeal and the decision made by the District Director was overturned and withdrawn, the case was approved on appeal. , 2020
  • Administrative Appeal Office-File # EAC 1917352857 The Vermont Service Center denied the H-1b based on Employer Employee Relationship and Specialty Occupation, The AAO reversed the decision of the District Director on Appeal. The H-1b was approved., 2020
  • Administrative Appeals Office-File # A209-927-068/LIN1890343351 The Nebraska Service Center denied the I-140 application based on the issue of Ability to Pay the prevailing wage. The AAO overturned this decision and ordered the the petition be approved as it was found that the grounds for the denial have been overcome., 2018
  • Administrative Appeal Office-File # LIN1490172966/LIN130823630 The Nebraska Service Center denied this I-765 case and upon appeal it was approved by the AAO, 2014
Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Featuring on an Immigration Show on Sakchi TV every Wednesday. "Immigration Show by Prashanthi Reddy". Sakshi TV is a Telugu News Television channel launched on 1 March 2009 by Indira Television Limited group. Its headquarters are at Hyderabad and regional office is at Vijayawada. This channel carries a mix of news across all genres along with political, current affairs and other programming. Apart from serious reporting, the channel also has programs like Sports, Business, Features and Cinema. It has a network in both Telugu speaking states, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and also in New Delhi. The company is headed by a board. It has a wide audience in North America among the Telugu Speaking people., 2021
  • Immigration Seminar on "Benefits & Limitations Of EAD/AP while I-485 is Pending, Jobs, Business & Travel" on Facebook live and other Social Media, hosted by Karun Agarwal. Conducted 2 Seminars this year., 2021
  • Conduct Immigration Seminars Four times a year at the IT Serve National Weekly meetings. ITServe Alliance is the largest association of IT Services organizations. The alliance is the voice of all prestigious IT companies functioning with similar interests across United States., 2021
  • Conduct Immigration Seminars every month at the IT Serve monthly meetings. ITServe Alliance is the largest association of IT Services organizations. The alliance is the voice of all prestigious IT companies functioning with similar interests across United States., 2021
  • Guest Speaker at TV Asia show "The Bottom Line" "Entrapment of Indian Skilled Workers". , 2021
  • Immigration show hosted by Indus TV, 2021
  • Main Speaker at the Immigration seminar Conducted by the American Telugu Association. The main purpose of the organization is to assist and promote literary, cultural, educational, social, economic, health and community activities of the people of Telugu origin as well as to promote exchange programs for students, scientists, and professionals of telugu origin between the United States of America, Canada and India and other countries. , 2021
  • Main speaker at an Immigration Seminar conduced by the Indian Consulate in New York, 2021
  • Immigration Seminar with NATA (North American Telugu Association), 2020
  • Invited as Guest for TV Asia for an Immigration TV Show "October Visa Bulletin, With Prashanthi Reddy, Esq". , 2020
  • Immigration seminar hosted by TV Anchor Jyotsna Sharma on Facebook Live. "October 2020 Visa Bulletin EB-2 eb-3 movement and next steps, special interview with Attorney Prashanthi Reddy". This Show had 40K views on facebook., 2020
  • Immigration Seminar on "Benefits & Limitations Of EAD/AP while I-485 is Pending, Jobs, Business & Travel" on Facebook live and other Social Media, hosted by Karun Agarwal. Conducted 3 Seminars this year., 2020
  • Presented at the Immigration Seminar at "Synergy" IT Service event with all the US Chapters, 2020
  • Invited as a guest on TV Asia for Immigration Shows twice. "Live: People and Perspective, passage of Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, Prashanthi Reddy, Esq"., 2020
  • Featured in an Immigration Show on Sakchi TV every Wednesday. "Immigration Show by Prashanthi Reddy". Sakshi TV is a Telugu News Television channel launched on 1 March 2009 by Indira Television Limited group. Its headquarters are at Hyderabad and regional office is at Vijayawada. This channel carries a mix of news across all genres along with political, current affairs and other programming. Apart from serious reporting, the channel also has programs like Sports, Business, Features and Cinema. It has a network in both Telugu speaking states, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and also in New Delhi. The company is headed by a board. It has a wide audience in North America among the Telugu Speaking people., 2020
  • Main Speaker at the Immigration Seminar conducted by the American Telugu Association (ATA). The main purpose of the organization is to assist and promote literary, cultural, educational, social, economic, health and community activities of the people of Telugu origin as well as to promote exchange programs for students, scientists, and professionals of telugu origin between the United States of America, Canada and India and other countries. , 2020
  • Participated as a guest speaker in two shows hosted on the Radio by Sri Srinivasan, NYC, 2020
  • Immigration Seminar with TLCA (Telugu Literary and Cultural Association) in New York, 2020
  • Immigration Seminar at the Indian Consulate, New York, 2020
  • Immigration Seminar with ATA (American Telugu Association), 2019
  • Immigration Seminar at the IT Serve NJ Chapter meeting every month. , 2019
  • Conducted Legal Seminar on H-1b , L-1, EB-5 and other issues at Indian Start Ups.Com, Hyderabad, India. Indian Startups, a 30,000+ member community,strives to build the Startup ecosystem with necessary talent, education, mentors, incubators and accelerators with connections to Funding agencies., 2016
  • Conducted Legal Seminar on H-1b , L-1, EB-5 and other issues at Indian Start Ups.Com, Hyderabad, India. Indian Startups, a 30,000+ member community,strives to build the Startup ecosystem with necessary talent, education, mentors, incubators and accelerators with connections to Funding agencies., 2015
  • Conucted a Business Immigration Seminar at the Asian Indian Chambers of Commerce. The Chamber is committed to working with its members to create a positive business environment and bringing our members together to help them recognize, create and act on business opportunites. The  Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization which is evolved in July 1994 to meet the entrepreneurial and business needs of our growing Asian Indian Community AICC was created to provide a forum for Networking for our Community and to build on the strengths of all members., 2015
  • Conducted a Seminar at the North American Telugu Association annual conference on various Immigration related topics., 2014
  • Conducted Legal Seminar on Immigration and Domestic Violence at the American Telugu Association Conference.  , 2013
  • Conducted Seminar on Immigration updates and Immigration Reform at Immigration Voice. Immigration Voice is a not-for-profit organization representing the concerns of over half a million engineers, doctors, MBAs and scientists are stuck in the quagmire of processing delays resulting in a wait of up to 10 years for their green cards. The organization has grown to over 22,000 members, drawn from various fields and nationalities, since its inception in December 2005.  , 2012
  • Conucted a Seminar on H-1b visa at the H-1b Finders Organization in New Jersey., 2010
Representative Clients:
  • Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA, 2021
  • Abhra, Inc Abhra, Inc is a technology company in Missouri, we have successfully filed many Employment based Immigrant and Non Immigration petitions for their employees that has lead to the steady growth of this company over the years., 2007
  • Netrovert Software, Inc is a provider of specialized IT Services in the areas on integration /Analytics, Mobile, Systems Software, Storage and Cloud Bases Solutions. We have succesfully represented them in all there Immigration matters such as H-1b and Green Card cases for the last 10+ years., 2006
  • Cinemaya Media Inc was established in March 2000, and is a pioneer in the South Asian media, entertainment and marketing space with a vertically-integrated business model. The company has since grown with multiple business units through value-chain partnerships. Whether measured by quality, track record, and client roster our divisions are amongst the top in their categories. We engage audiences, deliver results to clients, and build platforms of synergy between businesses. The company has robust future-ready businesses within the following areas: The Indian Express North American Edition A globally recognized English language newspaper published as a weekly with three regional editions in the US and a Canada. Divya Bhaskar North American Edition A highly respected Gujarati language newspaper and a premium magazine for the largest sub-ethnic Gujarati community published as a weekly with US and Canada Editions. Telugu Times The Telugu Times is the first global Telugu Newspaper published and distributed in the USA. Tamil Times The Tamil Times is a Tamil-language publication targeted at the major South Indian community from the state of Chennai (formerly Tamil Nadu) in the USA. Sher-e-Panjab Sher-E-Panjab is the first and only nationally subscribed Punjabi-language weekly in the USA, and is one of the most respected media properties among Punjabi immigrants in the US. Radio Zindagi Radio Zindagi is the only leading South Asian 24 x 7 radio station in California, available on 1550 AM and online at www.radiozindagi.com CROSSINGSTV Network CROSSINGSTV Network is a leading and fast growing multi-cultural TV network on Time Warner and Comcast cable systems in two of the most populous South Asian markets. The channel broadcasts premium South Asian programs with a focus on Asian Indians such as BIG NEWS, EYE ON SOUTH ASIA, The Leading Force, Bollywood, Spiritual Special, Chalo Gujarat etc, daily at prime-time in am and pm hours. PTC Punjabi TV Channel PTC Punjabi TV Channel in the US is a premium 24 hour Punjabi language general entertainment and news television network with 18 hours of daily fresh programming from PTC, India’s #1 Punjabi TV network group and locally produced international programs. We have been using Prashanthi Reddy, Esq as our Immigration attorney for several years now, her knowledge of the law is excellent, her years of experience enable her to professionally and successfully tackle the most difficult cases, she is always prompt to respond and her firm files cases quickly and efficiently. We are very happy with her services., 2006
Transactions:
  • We filed an EB-1 Green card case under the Researcher and Scientist category, the client did not have any patents or awards, but was involved in ground breaking research on Diabetes. It was a difficult case as he was involved in discovering a research methodology that was then used by other researchers to make Diabetes related discoveries. This case was approved., 2014
Industry Groups:
  • Energy
  • Entertainment
  • Finance
  • Health Care
  • Technology

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