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Sonila Guerrero has been a paralegal with Gjoka Law Firm since July 2018. She finished her Bachelor of Law and Diplomacy in Tirana, Albania. Prior to working with our firm, Sonila worked as an immigration visa specialist for the Department of State at the United States Embassies in Tirana, Albania and Kabul, Afghanistan from 2000 to 2017.
During Sonila’s seventeen-year tenure with the United States Embassies she received several professional development trainings including:
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Immigration Law and Visa Operations Course
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Immigration Workshop at Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Arlington, Virginia
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Nationality Law and Consular Procedures
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Workshop for Senior Consular Foreign Service National, FSI
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Fraud Prevention Management Course, FSI
During Sonila’s years at the Gjoka Law Firm, her areas of expertise include a broad spectrum of immigrant and non-immigrant visas, including:
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Fiancé Visas
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I-130 petitions
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U-Visa and VAWA Petitions
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Adjustment of Status
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Removal of Conditions on Green Card
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National Visa Center and Consular Processing
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Waivers (I-601, I-601A and I-212)
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Employment-based immigration
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Diversity Visas
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E-2 visas- Investor visas
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B-1 Temporary for Business
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B-1 Temporary for Tourism
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Citizenship and Naturalization
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Law and Diplomacy in Tirana, Albania
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Albanian (native)
Sonila’s family ties with Albania and Mexico, and her long-time employment in a diverse environment have contributed to her being multi-lingual and culturally proficient.
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