Virginia D. Gorostiaga

Virginia D. Gorostiaga is the founder and principal attorney of Gorostiaga Law Firm, PLLC, a multilingual immigration law firm serving individuals, families, executives, and multinational companies across New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Originally from Uruguay, Virginia immigrated to the United States at age 13. That personal experience informs every aspect of her advocacy — she understands the immigrant journey not just as an attorney, but as someone who has lived it. She began her legal career at one of America's top-100 law firms and holds a J.D. magna cum laude from DePaul University College of Law, graduating Order of the Coif and serving on Law Review, and a B.A. cum laude from the University of North Carolina Asheville. Virginia represents clients across the full spectrum of U.S. immigration law. Her practice includes family-based immigration, asylum, deportation defense, removal proceedings, adjustment of status, consular processing, VAWA, U and T visas, TPS, SIJS, and I-601A waivers. On the business and investor side, she handles L-1A, L-1B, EB-3, EB-5, EB-2 NIW, O visas, and E-2 visas, including the full PERM labor certification process before the Department of Labor. She practices before USCIS, EOIR, ICE, CBP, the Department of State, the National Visa Center, the Department of Labor, the Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and U.S. District Courts. Recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 10 Immigration Attorney. Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the American Bar Association, and the Hispanic National Bar Association. Fluent in English and Spanish; firm services available in English, Spanish, Hindi, and Gujarati.