John A. Nicelli

John A. Nicelli is a New York City immigration lawyer and the founder of John Nicelli & Associates. His practice covers family-based immigration, employment immigration, citizenship and naturalization, waivers of inadmissibility, nonimmigrant visas, and immigration litigation. He has more than three decades of immigration experience and has been a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association for over 40 years. His work focuses on helping individuals, families, employers, and other clients navigate federal immigration requirements.

Nicelli earned a J.D. from Western State University School of Law and a B.A. from St. John’s University. His legal education prepared him to analyze immigration statutes, regulations, agency procedures, and evidentiary requirements across a range of family and employment matters. That background supports careful case preparation for petitions, applications, waivers, and contested immigration proceedings where timing, documentation, eligibility rules, and procedural strategy can directly affect a client’s options.

Nicelli spent several years practicing deportation defense for a nonprofit organization before establishing his own practice. His experience includes employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, immigration litigation, citizenship matters, and visa work. The firm also handles matters involving employer immigration needs and waivers. This background gives him practical familiarity with both affirmative immigration filings and contested proceedings in which clients face removal concerns or other significant immigration consequences.

John A. Nicelli has built his practice around immigration law and long-term involvement in the field. He represents clients from a New York City office and works across multiple immigration categories that affect families, workers, and businesses. His experience in deportation defense and broader immigration practice supports a careful approach to case strategy, documentary preparation, and procedural compliance while helping clients understand the available paths under federal immigration law.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, John Nicelli & Associates
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Licensed State

• New York

Education

• Western State University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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