Sidra E. Cheema

Currently licensed in California only. Practice limited to federal immigration law.

Sidra Ehsan Cheema is an associate at Ogletree Deakins’ Raleigh office. She focuses her practice on employment-based immigration. She has extensive experience with employment-based visa categories and adjustment of status. She advises clients on non-immigrant visas, such as H-1B, L-1, TN, E-3, H-1B1; O-1, and the various paths to immigrant visas. She also directs the preparation of J visas, and F-1 STEM extension applications. She has extensive experience in handling immigrant, non-immigrant RFEs and advises clients regarding visa stamping and international travel guidance.

Sidra is fluent in Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi.

Sidra is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).


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