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Los Angeles CA 90071

United States

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Esther is an Associate at Fragomen’s Los Angeles office with more than 15 years of immigration experience. She advises multinational corporate clients and high-net-worth clients on a wide range of immigrant and nonimmigrant matters and has extensive experience preparing and filing EB-5 petitions. She also represents clients in nonimmigrant visa matters including intra-company transferees, treaty investors and specialty occupations.

Esther speaks Cantonese, Chinese Mandarin and English.

Education

  • The University of Manchester, LL.M.
  • Manchester Metropolitan University, LL.B.

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Admissions

Bar Admissions: California, New York (inactive)

Court Admissions: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law

Professional accomplishments

Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Former Member, EB5 Investors Magazine, Editorial Board Chinese Edition, 2017-2018

Publications and lectures

Speaker, “EB-5 Process: The Impact of Trump’s Current Executive Order on Hong Kong Nationals for EB-5.” 2020 Fall EB-5 Expo Hong Kong & Vietnam, Webinar, 13 October 2020.

Speaker, “EB-5 Myths and Truths.” 2020 EB-5 Expo Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Webinar, 10 April 2020.

Author, “Compare Short-Term Business and Leisure Visit (B1/2 Visa) with the EB-5 Investment Green Card Program.” EB5 Investors Magazine, 16 June 2015.

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Esther 是 Fragomen 洛杉矶分所的律师,拥有超过15 年的移民经验。她为跨国公司客户和高净值客户提供广泛的移民和非移民事务咨询,并在准备和提交 EB-5 申请方面拥有丰富的经验。她还代表客户处理非移民签证事务,包括公司内部人员派遣、条约投资者和特殊职业。

Esther 会说粤语、普通话和英语。

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Esther’s insights

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Esther’s insights

February 28, 2026 | Webinar

Golden Gate Global: US Immigration WebcastRead more

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[email protected]

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F:+1 310 820 2702

Los Angeles

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444 South Flower Street, Suite 500

Los Angeles CA 90071

United States

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[email protected]

T:+1 949 862 9446

F:+1 310 820 2702

Los Angeles

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

444 South Flower Street, Suite 500

Los Angeles CA 90071

United States

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Esther’s insights

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Golden Gate Global: US Immigration WebcastRead more

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[email protected]

T:+1 949 862 9446

F:+1 310 820 2702

Los Angeles

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444 South Flower Street, Suite 500

Los Angeles CA 90071

United States

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