Caroline Ostrom

Caroline Ostrom is a Minneapolis immigration lawyer who advises corporate and individual clients on employment-based, family-based, and individual immigration matters. She assists companies and individuals with visas, green cards, citizenship, waivers, DACA, TPS, and consular processing. Her business immigration work includes H-1B, TN, L-1, E-2, O-1, PERM, EB-1, and EB-2 NIW matters. She advises employers on I-9 compliance, LCA public access files, and E-Verify.

Caroline earned her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School, where she received honors in legal writing and research. She earned her B.A. in History, cum laude, from Carleton College. Her legal education supports detailed analysis of immigration statutes, regulations, agency procedures, and complex petition requirements. She is admitted in Minnesota and before the US District Court for Minnesota and the Eighth and Ninth Circuits.

Caroline has more than 20 years of legal experience, including service as associate general counsel for an information technology consulting company. She has represented established companies, start-ups, professionals, investors, researchers, executives, and families seeking immigration benefits in the US and abroad. Her experience includes difficult Requests for Evidence, HR immigration compliance, family petitions, waivers, citizenship applications, and employment-based permanent residence. She previously clerked for the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Caroline Ostrom serves on the American Immigration Lawyers Association Board of Publications and previously chaired its Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter. She has held additional chapter leadership roles and serves as a liaison with US Customs and Border Protection. Her professional work includes frequent speaking engagements on business immigration, employer compliance, visa strategy, and ethics. She has volunteered with the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota since 2009, reflecting sustained service to immigrant communities.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Ostrom Law Office
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Licensed State

• Minnesota

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Carleton College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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