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Sela A. Stockley

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Sela is a Senior Associate at Fragomen’s Boston office, where she advises multinational corporate clients and their employees on a wide range of employment- and family-based immigration matters. She has worked extensively on immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, with a focus on PERM labor certifications, EB-1 petitions, National Interest Waivers, H-1B, L-1 and O-1 petitions. Sela also has experience with J-1 waivers, family-sponsored petitions, tourist visa applications and naturalization applications. She has represented clients in both family-based and employment-based Adjustment of Status interviews at local USCIS field offices and represented the needs of diverse clients, including multinational corporations, small businesses, research institutions, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and universities, among others.

Sela’s pro bono work includes assisting clients with filing naturalization applications.

Sela speaks English and Swahili.

Education

  • Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D., 2014
  • Bryant University, B.S., 2010

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Admissions

Bar Admissions: Massachusetts

Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law

Professional accomplishments

Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Association Leadership Academy (2022-2023)

Member, National Black Lawyer, Top 40 Under 40 (2022-2023)

Former Liaison, AILA New England Diversity & Inclusion Committee (2020-2021, 2023-2024)

Publications and lectures

Speaker, “Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) Compliance.” MCLE | New England, 10 February 2025.

Speaker, “Build Back Better Immigration Update.” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, 17 February 2022.

Sela’s insights

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Afghanistan and Reuniting FamiliesRead more

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  • English
  • Swahili

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T:+1 857 305 5392

F:+1 617 226 4561

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Boston MA 02110

United States

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