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Christina Marie Turovskiy
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- English
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
3200 North Central Avenue, Suite 900
Phoenix AZ 85012
United States
Christina (Christy) is an Associate at Fragomen’s Phoenix office, where she focuses her practice primarily on overseeing lawful permanent resident pathways involving EB-1A Extraordinary Ability, EB-1B Outstanding Researcher/Professor and EB-2 National Interest Waivers. She also oversees O-1 Extraordinary Ability nonimmigrant visa options for many new hire and essential worker populations. Christy plays a vital role in strategic decision-making related to planning creative immigration options, providing pathways for derivative family members and advising on travel abroad.
Christy’s experience ranges from representing and advising Fortune 500 companies to self-sponsored entrepreneurs. She has gained vast exposure to various industries, including computer and electronic product manufacturing, apparel manufacturing, automobile manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, research, higher education, healthcare, banking, spectator sports, telecommunications and energy. She has represented clients before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of State (DOS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), and has also acted as the Oregon DMV Liaison through the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
Prior to joining Fragomen, Christy most recently served as a Senior Associate at a mid-size immigration firm. In 2018, she opened and oversaw a satellite office for that firm. In addition, prior to focusing her practice on employment-based immigration matters, Christy gained wide-ranging experience in family-based immigration matters, including matters involving overlapping criminal case and/or removal proceedings. Her past practice has involved a broad range of matters, including naturalization, removal of conditions, petitioning for family members abroad or in the U.S., Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions and U visa petitions.
Education
- Cleveland State University College of Law, J.D., 2014
- Case Western Reserve University, B.S., 2011
More from Christina
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Ohio
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Listed in Immigration Lawyers Toolbox Magazine’s Top 10 Linkedin Immigration Lawyers to Follow in 2020
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Experience
Represented clients in-person and telephonically before USCIS in well over 100 Adjustment of Status (AOS) interviews across the nation.
Publications and lectures
Author, “Attention All Immigrant Scientists, Inventors, and Entrepreneurs.” ILW.com, 1 December 2021.
Panelist, “Navigating Consular Posts in a Pandemic.” AILA 2021 Northwest Regional Immigration Law Conference, Webinar, October 2021.
Author, “O-1 Visa May Be A Path To US Amid Travel Restrictions.” Law360, 19 October 2020.
Contributor, “Trump Immigration Policy Now Blocks World’s Most Highly Skilled.” Forbes, 12 August 2020.
Author, “Protecting an Employee's Green Card Status Amid Pandemic.” Law360, 19 June 2020.
Author, “Does My Job Title Need to Match a TN Occupational Classification?” ILW.com, 8 June 2017.
Author, “New Legal Framework for Adjudicating NIW Petitions.” ILW.com, 11 January 2017.
Speaker, “Immigration Law 101.” Cleveland State University College of Law, 2015.
