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Joanna is a Senior Associate in Fragomen’s New York office. She has more than a dozen years of experience handling various employment-based temporary and permanent visa petitions, family-based matters and immigration compliance matters. She is keenly interested in process improvement, developing written procedures and creating processes to standardize, streamline and improve the workflows of law firms, and she was instrumental in developing an employee manual and training program at a previous firm. During law school, Joanna served on the Executive Boards of both the Michigan Immigration and Labor Law Association and the Racial Justice Coalition.
Joanna’s pro bono experience includes analyzing information and documents about important civil rights cases across the United States for the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse.
Joanna speaks English and Polish.
Education
- University of Michigan, L.L.M., 2018
- Columbia University, B.A., 2015
- Nicolaus Copernicus University, Master of Laws, 2003
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Senior Counsel Anna Boucher is quoted in ABC News regarding Australia's migration debate and what more than 165 years of migration data reveals about long-term immigration trends.

Blog post
Senior Immigration Consultant Alessandra Rüede discusses Switzerland’s 2026 work permit quota utilisation and what current availability, canton-level allocation practices and processing considerations mean for employers planning international hiring and mobility.
Blog post
Director Isobel Neilson and Manager Sophie Jo Wasson discuss Malta’s shift from citizenship by investment to merit-based naturalisation and outline what may contribute to a compelling application based on exceptional merit and national interest.
Blog post
Partner Naomi Goldshtein discusses the UK Right to Work changes taking effect from 1 October 2026 and what employers should do now to strengthen identity verification, workforce oversight and compliance across direct and extended worker populations.
Awards
Senior Associate Tuğba Özyakup has been appointed to the Dutch Bar’s Legislative Committee on Immigration Law, where she will contribute input and advice on proposed and existing immigration legislation.
Media mentions
Fragomen has opened a new Denver office to strengthen its support for Colorado businesses navigating evolving immigration requirements and talent needs.
Podcast
Canada Managing Partner Cosmina Morariu and Senior Director Leah L. Rogal discuss how immigration, demographic, labor market and economic data can help organizations interpret policy developments, anticipate talent needs and make more strategic workforce and mobility decisions.
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Fragomen opens a Denver office to expand immigration support for Colorado employers and growing businesses.
Video
Manager Mihaela Dumitru discusses key requirements for ordinary naturalisation in Switzerland, including residence, integration, language skills and local knowledge assessments.
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From documentation gaps and certification errors to missed deadlines, Senior Immigration Consultant Patricia Rezmives highlights 8 common FBR pitfalls and how applicants can avoid them.
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Entrepreneurs français : anticipez votre projet d’installation aux États-Unis avec un visa E-2. Découvrez les étapes clés pour préparer votre investissement, votre demande de visa et le déménagement familial avant la prochaine rentrée scolaire.
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