Senior Associate
Basim Kamal
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Languages
- English
- Urdu
- Hindi
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
1101 15th St NW STE 700
Washington DC 20005
United States
Basim is a Senior Associate at Fragomen’s Washington, DC office, where he advises clients on all aspects of employment-based immigration, including nonimmigrant visas, immigrant visas and permanent labor certification (PERM). He provides strategic immigration and compliance counsel to clients and their employees in a variety of sectors, including higher education, nonprofit, finance and information technology.
Basim joined Fragomen as an Associate in 2016 after serving as a law clerk in the firm’s Boston and Chicago offices. He then practiced immigration law at another firm for a few years before re-joining Fragomen in his current role.
During law school, Basim interned at the Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Detroit Immigration Court and USCIS’s Office of the Chief Counsel.
Prior to attending law school, Basim provided immigration services, including case management and compliance auditing, for international faculty, staff and students at one of the largest public universities in the U.S.
Basim speaks English, Hindi and Urdu.
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2016
- University of Michigan, B.A., 2010
More from Basim
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Virginia, District of Columbia
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Publications and lectures
Speaker, “Recent Executive Orders and Agency Actions Impacting International Students/Scholars.” 2025 NAFSA Region II Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 25 October 2025.
Speaker, “Self-Sponsored Green Card Options for International Students, Staff, & Faculty.” 2025 NAFSA Region II Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 24 October 2025.
Speaker, “Strategies to Optimizing your Success for an EB-1, NIW, or O-1 Approval.” Fragomen and Interstride, Webinar, 25 June 2025.
Speaker, “Derailed: Navigating Obstacles When Things Go Wrong With Government Agencies.” NAFSA 2025 Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, 29 May 2025.
Speaker, “Immigration Update: Regulations for International Students and Scholars.” The 22nd Washington International Education Conference, Washington, DC, 8 April 2025.
Speaker, “Green Card Pathways for Students and Faculty/Staff on Humanitarian Visas.” 2024 NAFSA Region VII Conference, Jacksonville, FL, November 2024.
Speaker, “Green Card Pathways for Students and Faculty/Staff on Humanitarian Visas.” 2024 NAFSA Region XII Conference, Orange County, CA, October 2024.
Speaker, “Developing Green Card Sponsorship Policies for Foreign National Employees.” NAFSA 2024 Annual Conference & Expo, New Orleans, LA, 29 May 2024.
Speaker, “Strategies for Responding to RFEs for International Faculty and Staff.” NAFSA 2024 Annual Conference & Expo, New Orleans, LA, 28 May 2024.
Speaker, “Developing Screening Policies and Processes for Hiring International Faculty and Staff.” NAFSA 2023 Annual Conference & Expo, Washington, DC, 2023.
Panelist, “Developing Compliance Policies for Remote International Faculty & Staff.” National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA) National Conference, Denver, CO, 1 June 2022.
Panelist, “F-1 Issues on Future Immigration Applications.” National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA) Region VIII, Baltimore, MD, 2019.
Panelist, “Developing Policies for International Faculty and Staff.” NAFSA Region VIII, Baltimore, MD, 2019.
Panelist, “Impact of BAHA on U.S. Immigration.” DC Bar, Washington, DC, 2018.
Basim’s insights
October 23, 2025 — October 26, 2025 | Meeting
May 27, 2025 — May 30, 2025 | Conference
