Benjamin A. Snyder

Benjamin A. Snyder is a Charlotte immigration attorney and partner at Charlotte Immigration Law Firm. A North Carolina State Bar Certified Immigration Law Specialist, he manages employment- and investment-based immigration work. His practice serves employers, business owners, and foreign nationals who need assistance with work authorization and immigration options. He advises on nonimmigrant visa petitions and employment-based immigrant visa matters, with attention to the documents and requirements involved in each application. His experience also covers immigration options that allow employers to recruit specialized workers or transfer personnel from international operations.

Benjamin earned his J.D. from Elon University School of Law in 2012. While at Elon, he received recognition connected with leadership and humanitarian immigration law work and participated in moot court. He is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar and several federal courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. His legal training supports detailed petition preparation, immigration analysis, and advocacy before federal immigration authorities.

His employment immigration practice includes E, H, L, O, P, R, and TN visa categories as well as PERM-based EB-2 and EB-3 petitions. He has handled matters involving multinational managers and executives, outstanding researchers, extraordinary ability, national interest waivers, and religious workers. Benjamin also has experience across family immigration, asylum, citizenship, and removal-related matters, allowing him to identify options for people and organizations with different immigration needs. PERM labor certification and employment-based green card petitions require different documentation from temporary work visas, both within his practice.

Benjamin A. Snyder received Business North Carolina Legal Elite recognition for immigration law in 2018 and 2020. He has participated in the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Carolinas Chapter and presented immigration-related programs for bar groups, educational institutions, and community organizations. His practice brings together employment immigration planning and broader immigration advocacy, helping clients understand available pathways and the responsibilities involved in maintaining lawful immigration status.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Charlotte Immigration Law Firm
• Member, The North Carolina State Bar
• Member and Carolinas Chapter Media Liaison, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Member, Mecklenburg County Bar
• Member, North Carolina State Bar Immigration Specialization Committee

Licensed State

• North Carolina

Education

• Elon University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Guilford College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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