About
Monica Saran-Nace is a Queens immigration lawyer based in Astoria, New York. She represents individuals, families, and businesses in immigration matters that affect their ability to live, work, and build a future in the United States. Her practice includes family immigration, business immigration, green cards, consular visas, naturalization, immigration waivers, Temporary Protected Status, VAWA cases, student visas, and criminal removal defense. She also assists clients with uncontested divorce matters when they are ready to move forward amicably.
Monica earned an LL.M. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Her legal education supports her work in immigration matters that require careful analysis, strong documentation, and a clear understanding of changing federal requirements. This background helps her advise clients on eligibility, filings, interviews, and case strategy while explaining each step in plain language. Her training also supports her ability to prepare organized applications and guide clients through complex legal procedures.
Monica works with clients whose cases involve family reunification, lawful employment, permanent residency, citizenship, humanitarian relief, and defense against removal. She helps spouses, fiancés, parents, children, employers, employees, students, and survivors seeking protection under available immigration laws. Her experience includes preparing petitions, reviewing supporting evidence, communicating with immigration agencies, and helping clients understand deadlines, risks, and next steps. She focuses on practical guidance shaped around each client’s goals.
Monica Saran-Nace is known for a client-focused approach that emphasizes personal attention, compassion, and up-to-date immigration guidance. She has been admitted in New York since 2011 and serves clients throughout Queens and New York City. Her work reflects an understanding that immigration matters often involve family, work, safety, and long-term stability. By combining careful preparation with clear communication, she helps clients move through important legal decisions with greater confidence.
Law Office Affiliations
- Attorney/Owner, Monica Saran-Nace, P.C.
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Licensed State
- New York
Education
- Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Master of Laws (LLM)
Awards & Badges


- Citizenship & Naturalization
- Deportation
- Family-Based Immigration
- Green Cards
- Student & Exchange Visitor Visas
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS) & Humanitarian Relief
- Uncontested Divorce




