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Movahedi Law Group runs an immigration-focused practice from a Washington DC immigration law office in Friendship Heights. Attorney Babak Movahedi handles every case personally. He has practiced law for more than three decades and has focused exclusively on immigration since 2018. Clients across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia work with one attorney from start to finish.
The office sits at 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 440, just steps from the Maryland border. It is easy to reach by car or Metro. That matters when your case involves court deadlines, USCIS interviews, or last-minute filing pressure. The same attorney handles your case from intake to approval. That covers family green cards, asylum representation, business visas, and EB-2 NIW petitions.
Call (202) 255-3355 to speak with attorney Babak Movahedi about your immigration case. Your first consultation is free, and most clients schedule a time within a few days of reaching out.
Washington DC residents make up a steady share of the firm’s caseload. The District of Columbia is one of the most internationally connected cities in the country, and that shapes the kind of immigration work DC clients tend to need. Federal employees, embassy staff, international organization workers, university researchers, healthcare workers, and small business owners all live and work in the District. Each group brings its own immigration profile, and the firm handles cases across every quadrant of the city.
Many DC clients need work-authorization help tied to a federal job offer, an international organization assignment, or a long-term position with a local employer. Others are filing family green cards for a spouse or parent, applying for asylum based on country conditions, or seeking naturalization after years of permanent residence. Some are facing removal proceedings before the Arlington Immigration Court, which handles a significant share of cases involving DC residents. Direct attorney representation in those court matters makes a meaningful difference in how a case is presented.
DC clients filing family-based petitions often deal with binational marriages, long-distance fiancé filings, and parent petitions for relatives still living abroad. The firm prepares the I-130 or I-129F petition, gathers the supporting evidence, and walks the client through the USCIS interview process. Marriage green card cases are common in the District, particularly among federal workers and international organization staff who married outside the United States.
Asylum cases for DC clients often involve country conditions tied to political persecution, religious persecution, or membership in a particular social group. The firm prepares affirmative asylum filings with USCIS and defensive claims raised in court. DC residents facing removal usually appear before the Arlington EOIR, and Babak handles those hearings directly. Bond hearings, cancellation of removal, and withholding of removal cases all run through the same one-attorney process.
DC employers regularly need H-1B and L-1 filings for international hires, particularly in consulting, technology, healthcare, and academic research. Individual professionals working in the District often qualify for EB-2 NIW petitions based on advanced degrees and high-impact work. The firm handles employer-sponsored petitions and self-petitions with the same level of attorney involvement.
Maryland residents make up one of the largest portions of the Movahedi Law Group caseload. Babak is admitted to the Maryland Bar and has been since 1991, which means Maryland clients work with an attorney who has practiced in the state for more than three decades. The firm handles cases for clients across Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, Howard County, Frederick County, Baltimore County, and Anne Arundel County. Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rockville, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, Potomac, Columbia, and Baltimore residents reach out regularly.
The Maryland client base reflects the state’s mix of federal workers, healthcare professionals, tech workers, university faculty, and family-sponsored immigrants. Montgomery County in particular, has one of the highest concentrations of foreign-born residents in the region, and family-based filings, asylum claims, and business visas all come through. Prince George’s County and Baltimore-area clients often need help with removal defense, asylum applications, and family petitions for relatives still living abroad.
Maryland family cases cover the full range of petitions. Marriage green cards, K-1 fiancé visas, parent and sibling petitions, and adjustment of status filings all run through the same direct attorney process. Many Maryland clients are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents trying to bring family members from abroad, and the firm handles consular processing as well as adjustment for relatives already in the country. Same-sex couples and binational families are part of the regular caseload.
Maryland-based immigration court cases generally run through the Baltimore EOIR. The Baltimore court hears asylum cases, removal proceedings, bond hearings, and cancellation of removal cases for clients across the state. Babak handles those hearings personally and prepares each client well in advance of any court date. That includes testimony preparation, cross-examination practice, and building the documentary record needed to support each application for relief. Maryland clients facing removal get the same direct attorney involvement on every filing and every appearance.
Maryland is home to a large concentration of federal contractors, biotech companies, hospitals, and research institutions. That produces steady demand for H-1B, L-1, and E-2 business visa work. Researchers and physicians at Johns Hopkins, the National Institutes of Health, and the University of Maryland often qualify for EB-2 NIW petitions based on advanced degrees and the national importance of their work. The firm handles those petitions for Maryland clients in academic, medical, and technical fields.
Virginia clients come from across the northern part of the state, with Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax County, Loudoun County, and Prince William County producing the largest share of cases. The firm regularly works with residents of Tysons, Reston, Herndon, McLean, Falls Church, Vienna, Centreville, Manassas, and Leesburg. Northern Virginia is one of the most internationally connected regions in the country, and the immigration profile of the area reflects that. Tech professionals, federal contractors, healthcare workers, embassy-connected families, and small business owners all come through.
Virginia immigration work covers the full range of practice areas. Family petitions for spouses, parents, and siblings are common across the region. Asylum claims, naturalization filings, and business visa work all come through regularly. Removal defense cases for Virginia residents typically run through the Arlington Immigration Court, one of the busiest immigration courts in the country. The firm handles those hearings directly and prepares each client well in advance of any court date.
Family-based filings make up a large share of the Virginia caseload. Marriage green cards, K-1 fiancé visas, and parent petitions are filed regularly, often for relatives still living abroad. The firm handles both consular processing for relatives outside the United States and adjustment of status for relatives already in the country. Same-sex couples and binational families are part of the regular caseload, and the firm prepares each petition with the documentation needed to clear the USCIS interview.
Virginia immigration court cases typically run through the Arlington EOIR, which handles a high volume of removal proceedings, asylum hearings, and bond hearings. The pace of that court is fast, and government attorneys often press tight evidentiary deadlines. Babak handles those hearings personally and prepares clients for testimony, cross-examination, and the documentary record required for each form of relief. Removal defense, cancellation of removal, withholding of removal, and asylum claims raised defensively all run through the same one-attorney process.
The Northern Virginia tech corridor produces steady demand for business visa work. H-1B and L-1 petitions for engineers, consultants, and analysts moving between U.S. and foreign offices are common, particularly from companies clustered around Tysons, Reston, and Herndon. E-2 investor visas come up regularly for foreign nationals opening or expanding businesses in the region. EB-2 NIW petitions are also common among Virginia-based researchers, physicians, and STEM professionals who qualify for the national interest track based on advanced degrees and high-impact work.
Movahedi Law Group is a single-attorney practice. That is unusual in immigration law, where most firms route clients through paralegals, intake staff, and rotating associates. At this firm, every call, every filing, and every court appearance involves Babak Movahedi directly. Clients in DC, Maryland, and Virginia hire him, work with him, and hear from him until the case closes.
The credentials behind that practice run deep. Babak has more than 35 years of legal experience and has focused exclusively on immigration since 2018. He earned his JD from Georgetown University Law Center in 1991 and his LLM in International Law from Georgetown in 1995. He is admitted to the Maryland Bar, the District of Columbia Bar, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is licensed to handle immigration matters in all 50 states under federal practice rules. He also teaches law in Barcelona, Spain, which gives him direct exposure to the international issues that often shape immigration cases.
The firm takes cases carefully. Babak only accepts matters he believes have a realistic path to approval, which means initial consultations sometimes end with an honest recommendation that the client not file or that the client wait until circumstances change. That selectivity protects clients from spending money on filings that will almost certainly fail. It also means the cases the firm does take tend to move forward with strong supporting records.
Selective intake is not a guarantee of any particular outcome. Immigration law involves shifting policy, USCIS discretion, and individual case facts that no attorney can fully control. What clients get is a frank assessment of their case at the start and an attorney who only takes the matter on if there is a real reason to move forward.
Most immigration firms use a layered model. A paralegal collects documents, an associate drafts the petition, a senior attorney reviews it, and the client rarely speaks to the person whose name appears on the filing. Movahedi Law Group does not operate that way. Babak handles intake, drafts the filings, prepares the client for interviews and hearings, and signs every petition that goes to USCIS or the immigration court.
That structure changes how cases move. Clients reach their attorney directly when questions come up, and there is no internal handoff that slows down a response to a USCIS request for evidence. The tradeoff is that the firm cannot take unlimited cases. Selective intake is what makes direct involvement possible.
If you live in DC, Maryland, or Virginia and need help with an immigration case, the next step is a free consultation with attorney Babak Movahedi. The conversation usually runs twenty to thirty minutes. You explain what is happening in your case, Babak gives you an honest assessment of where things stand, and together you decide whether the firm is the right fit. There is no obligation to move forward after the call.
Most clients reach the Washington DC immigration law office one of two ways. Calling (202) 255-3355 connects you directly with the firm during business hours. Booking through the online scheduling page lets you pick a time that works for your schedule, including evenings if needed. Whether your case involves a family green card, an asylum claim, a removal hearing in Arlington or Baltimore, a business visa, or an EB-2 NIW petition, the same direct attorney process applies from your first call through final approval. Reach out today to get your case in front of an attorney who will handle it personally from start to finish.
Need an immigration attorney? Movahedi Law Group helps clients handle every stage of the U.S. immigration process. With more than 30 years of legal experience, attorney Babak Movahedi works directly with you to resolve your case.
Need an immigration attorney? Movahedi Law Group helps clients handle every stage of the U.S. immigration process. With more than 30 years of legal experience, attorney Babak Movahedi works directly with you to resolve your case.