Senior Associate
Olivia LaSalle Minnis
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Languages
- English
- Spanish
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
800 NW 62nd Avenue, Suite #590
Miami FL 33126
United States
Olivia is a Senior Associate at Fragomen’s Miami office, where she counsels multinational companies, individual business owners, investors, entrepreneurs, individuals of extraordinary ability, executives and other professionals on their immigration needs. She strives to provide each client with individualized solutions, taking into account their short- and long-term goals and professional and family related priorities.
Olivia has experience advising multinational businesses seeking nonimmigrant and immigrant visas for their employees and successfully responding to USCIS Requests for Evidence and DOL PERM audits. Olivia has also represented individuals in deportation proceedings before the U.S. Immigration Courts and those applying for adjustment of status and citizenship before USCIS.
Prior to joining Fragomen, Olivia managed a broad range of employment-based immigration matters at a national law firm. During law school, she interned for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, where she first-chaired various cases in deportation proceedings. She has also interned for the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service in the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, Spain, where she assisted in processing immigrant and nonimmigrant visas.
Olivia speaks English and Spanish.
Education
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., 2015
- Florida State University, B.A., 2010
More from Olivia
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Florida
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Named to Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, 2021 to 2024
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Member, AILA South Florida Chapter, Business and Investment Committee
Member, AILA South Florida Chapter, Wellness Committee
Member, Florida Bar Association
Member, Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL)
Member, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder Program
Experience
Secured National Interest Waivers for a diverse clientele, including finance executives, artists, and data and microfinance specialists.
Helped individuals self-sponsor in the extraordinary ability category to obtain permanent residence.
Assisted employers with permanent residence sponsorship through the entire Labor Certification (PERM) process.
Advised employers on permanent resident sponsorship through the EB-1 multinational manager or executive category and other routes.
Represented foreign national investors and entrepreneurs seeking to open businesses in the United States through the E-2 treaty investor process.
Represented multinational corporations seeking to hire foreign workers temporarily, through the E-2 and L-1 visa processes.
Publications and lectures
Speaker, “Fueling the Next Generation of Innovators.” James Madison Institute’s 2023 Florida Tech & Innovation Summit, Coral Gables, Florida, 20 September 2023.
Speaker, “L and E Visa Trends.” AILA South Florida Chapter Business & Investment Committee, Webinar, Miami, Florida, April 2022.
Speaker, “Simply the Best – The Extraordinary, Exceptional and in the National Interest.” AILA South Florida Chapter’s 41st Annual Immigration Law Update, Miami Beach, Florida, February 2020.
Speaker, “New Developments in Business Immigration: Policies and Memos on F and L visas, TN visas, FLAG system, EB-5 regulations.” AILA South Florida Chapter Business & Investment Committee, Miami, FL, August 2019.
Speaker, “Public Charge Rule.” AILA South Florida Luncheon, Miami Beach, Florida, October 2019.
Olivia’s insights
August 19, 2024 | Awards
August 17, 2023 | Awards
August 22, 2022 | Awards
