Kelly H. Bu

Kelly H. Bu is the founding attorney and principal immigration lawyer at her law office in Pleasanton, California. She represents clients in U.S. immigration matters, including employment-based petitions, investor immigration, temporary work visas, family immigration, adjustment of status, and citizenship applications. Her practice includes petitions for executives, professionals, academics, individuals with extraordinary ability, and investors. She draws on legal experience in both the United States and China.

Bu earned a Bachelor of Law from Fudan University School of Law and an LL.M. from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. She is admitted to practice in California and New York and is also legally qualified in China. Her education and cross-border professional background inform her understanding of immigration processes involving businesses, workers, families, and people with international ties.

Bu began her U.S. legal career in 2004 with a San Jose law firm handling immigration and corporate matters. She also worked as a contract attorney with several national and international firms before establishing her own practice in 2008. Earlier, she served as in-house counsel at Shanghai General Motors. Her immigration work includes EB-5 investor cases, EB-1 and EB-2/3 petitions, H-1B and L-1 visas, naturalization, and waivers of inadmissibility.

Kelly H. Bu is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and serves on the executive team of the Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area. She speaks English, Mandarin Chinese, and Cantonese. Her prior corporate work and U.S. immigration practice provide experience relevant to employers, international professionals, business investors, and families. She guides clients through application requirements and the practical issues that arise when immigration matters involve multiple jurisdictions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Principal, Law Offices of Kelly H. Bu
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Executive Team, Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area (CALOBA)

Licensed State

• California
• New York

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• Fudan University School of Law
  Bachelor of Law

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