About
Nikolay Iordanov is an immigration attorney who operates his own law practice in Annandale, Virginia. He focuses on immigration and nationality law, particularly removal defense, asylum, family and employment immigration, and waivers of inadmissibility. He represents clients before immigration agencies and courts in matters affecting their legal status, eligibility for relief, and ability to remain or work in the United States.
Nikolay received a Juris Doctor from Sofia University Law School and a master’s degree from American University Law School. He is a member of the New York State Bar and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. His legal education and immigration practice support the analysis of removal grounds, statutory relief, agency decisions, and complicated procedural questions. He also communicates in Spanish, Russian, and Bulgarian.
Nikolay has represented clients in asylum and cancellation of removal proceedings, including matters under VAWA and NACARA. His work includes family- and employment-based adjustments of status, inadmissibility waivers, consular matters, and nonimmigrant visas. He represented a client in Matter of Castro-Rodriguez, a published 2012 Board of Immigration Appeals decision later discussed by the U.S. Supreme Court. His experience also includes hundreds of immigration agency interviews and waiver applications.
Nikolay Iordanov brings extensive immigration litigation and agency practice to cases with significant personal consequences. He has challenged visa refusals and worked on matters before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, immigration courts, and federal courts. His practice emphasizes evaluating the legal grounds for relief and preparing clients for demanding procedures. He continues to represent immigrants and families seeking to resolve questions of status, removal, or permission to enter the United States.
Law Office Affiliations
- Attorney, Iordanov Law, LLC.
- Member, New York State Bar Association
Licensed State
- New York
Awards & Badges

- Asylum
- Citizenship & Naturalization
- Deportation
- Employment-Based Immigration
- Family-Based Immigration
- Immigration
- Immigration Appeals
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS) & Humanitarian Relief
- Visa & Permits





