Ms. Puertollano is the Managing Attorney of the law offices of Jacob Sapochnick and an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Born and raised in France, she earned two Master Degrees in Law; one in France in Public Law and one in the United States in Comparative Law (LL.M). She is fluent in French, English and Spanish.
As an attorney, Ms. Puertollano represents clients in removal before the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the BIA and immigration court. She also practices all areas of immigration law: family based, employment-based, and investment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visas.
More precisely, Ms. Puertollano files family based (marriage, fiancé, I-751), employment based (H-1B, H-3, TN, R-1, L-1, PERM, EB1C), and investment based petitions (E-2), as well as naturalization, DACA, F-1 reinstatement, visas based on extraordinary abilities (O-1, NIW and EB-1A), athlete visas (P-1), I-360 Victim of Violence Visas (VAWA) and asylum cases. She prepares clients for their marriage first or second (fraud) interviews, I-751 and citizenship interviews and attend the interview with them. She also deals with complex motions to reopen as well as I-601A and 212(d)(3) waivers.
In her free time, Ms. Puertollano enjoys exercising and spending time with her family and friends. She is a motivational speaker as well as a mentor to high school students.
- Immigration Law
- California
- 9th Circuit
- English: Spoken, Written
- French: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken
- Attorney
- Law Offices of Jacob J. Sapochnick
- - Current
- Managing Attorney 2016-Present
- Intern
- ABA Immigration Justice Project
- Intern
- San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program
- Law Clerk
- Communaute Urbaine de Strasbourg (CUS)
- Intern
- Conseil General du Bas Rhin
- California Western School of Law
- LL.M. (2011)
- Université Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV
- Master, Local Counties Law (2007)
- Top 40 Immigration Lawyers under 40 in California
- The American Society of Legal Advocates
- Pro Bono Award
- ABA Immigration Justice Project
- Appreciation Award
- Law Offices of Jacob Sapochnick
- Wiley W. Manuel Award
- SDVLP
- The State Bar of California
- Member
- Current
- American Society of Legal Advocates
- Member
- Current
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
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- Marie Puertollano's Website Profile
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- Law Offices of Jacob J. Sapochnick
- Blog
- Immigration Lawyer Blog
- Learn How to Check the Form I-751 and I-90 Processing Times
15 July 2019 - Special Visa Bulletin Update: EB-3 Philippines is Now Current!
8 July 2019 - Spouses and minor children of Green Card Holders can now file for Adjustment of Status
3 July 2019 - New Zealanders can now apply for the E-1 and E-2 Visa!
25 June 2019 - Did Your Foreign Spouse Use You to Get a Green Card? What Can You Do?
18 June 2019 - How can International Athletes compete in the United States?
10 June 2019 - Seasonal Visas for Construction Workers, Landscapers, and Housekeepers
3 June 2019 - What does it mean to be Undocumented? Illegal? What’s the Difference?
27 May 2019 - ויזה לארה”ב :מסוג E-2 – הכרזה של שגרירות ארה”ב בישראל על החלת אשרה למשקיעים E-2 על ישראלים
20 May 2019
- Blog
- Visa Lawyer Blog
- DHS and DOJ Announce Interim Final Rule Limiting Asylum Eligibility
16 July 2019 - House of Representatives Passes Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 to Eliminate Per Country Numerical Limitations
11 July 2019 - USCIS Returns Unselected H-1B Petitions Filed in FY 2020
8 July 2019 - August Visa Bulletin Trends and Visa Projections
3 July 2019 - Spouses and minor children of Lawful Permanent Residents can file for I-485 Adjustment of Status starting July 1, 2019
28 June 2019 - This Week in Immigration News: Immigration Raids Cancelled, Digital FOIA System, and More
25 June 2019 - ICE to Conduct Immigration Raids Nationwide Beginning Sunday
21 June 2019 - USCIS Announces Strategy to Reduce N-400 and I-485 Processing Times
17 June 2019 - July Visa Bulletin Trends and Visa Projections
14 June 2019
Denial without issuing an RFE: USCIS’s Policy starting September 11, 2018 LIVEJacob Sapochnick, founder of the Sapochnick Law firm is sharing weekly Immigration Law short video updates. Among the topics we discuss: Immigration Reform, Green Cards via Marriage, Green Card through...
Live Update: NTA (notice to Appear), Students Visa F1 changes and E2 visa major changesIn this YouTube Live we tackle some of the following issues: 1. NTA notice to Appear memo is now on hold 2. De naturalization issues: how to protect yourself 3. Most...
